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The Roosevelt left NEW YORK to go to CAPE SHERIDAN.
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At Oyster Bay,NEW YORK,president Theodore Roosevelt came on board to wish them luck.
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The expidition arrived at CAPE SHERIDAN on the ROOSEVELT.And began training the new men for the art of dog driving,igloo building,and survival.
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The expidition is ready to go to the NORTH POLE.The expiditon each brought a special possesion.
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Captain Bob Barlett and Georg Borup both left CAPE COLUBIA to pioneer the trail.
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At 6:30 the next morning Henson and Peary lead the group out of Cape COLUMBIA.
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MATT and PEARY caught up with captain BOB Barlett at the BIG LEAD on MARCH,4.
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On MARCH,5 the expidition was still waiting along the BIG LEAD till it was frozen over.
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On MARCH 11 the BIG LEAD was frozen at -45f so the expidition rused over MATTHEW saw the sun reapear.
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On MARCH,26 86 38; it was ROSS MARRIN'S turn to go back to the Roosevelt.
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Bob Barlett set out again as a pioneer and found a BIG LEAD .Peary an HENSON caught up with him on MARCH 29,1909 later in the night Barlett got sepprated from the group becouse he was on a different ice flow then he jumped back where everyone els was.
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Bob Barlett had to go back to the ship Barlett he was disappointed. The expidition repaired the sleges and had aspecial treat boild dog.
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At midnight Robert Peary and four excomose started out on foot in the front .
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Henson came up to a BIG LEAD he tride to cross it with his sledge but his runners broke though.Ootah save his live when he fell in.
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April 6 before midnight the expidition raced off again.Matt and PEARY were 35 miles to go.
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At 6:30 the next morning Peary took observaions.then Peary crisscrossed an area of 8 by ten mileles an took fourth set of observaion at noon.
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On APRIL 23 the expiditon made it back to the Roosvelt the trip took 68 days.
