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Expedition Starts
The Roosevelt left New York to go to Cape Sheridan. -
At Oyster Bay
At Oyster Bay, New York, President Theodore Roosevelt came to wish henson and peary luck. -
The Roosevelt arrived
The Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan on Sept. 5 1908. -
special possestion
Each man took a special possestion for Matt. It was in the bible. -
Cape Columbia
On Feb. 28 two people Barlett and Broop left Cape Columbia to pioneer the trail. -
Watied for a command
At 6:30 the next morning, the learder of the main group, Henson waited for a command. -
Caught up to Barlett
Peary and Henson caught up with Barlett at the big lead. -
Matt saw the sun reaper
On March 5, Matt saw the sun reaper ,a crimson spherethey were still waiting at the big lead. -
Frozen over
On March 11, it was -45 degrees and the lead was still frozen over and they scampteerd across. -
Continuing Henson's wish
On March 5, at 86 degrees 38 degrees, three men had already returend when it was Ross Marvins turn. He congraugulated Henson for continuing his wish to get to the North Pole. -
Slepping in there igloos
Barlett and there team of eskimos were slepping in there igloos when they caught up with Peary. -
Disappointed for not going to the Pole
Barrelt went back but he was disappointed for not going to the Pole but he knew Henson should go.In Aprilthey reparied sledges all day and rested,the Eskimos had a great treat- boild dog -
Walking to find a great way
Peary started out on foot on April 2at midnight,thenhe rode on a sledge then they marched for 10 hours. -
Marched 100 miles
On April 5 they had to march 100 miles to Matts calculated.They were so happy they only had 35 more miles to go. -
At the Pole
Peary had to be absolutely sure he was in the right plase. So the next morning at 6:00 he took more obsercations by 8-by-10 radious and he found out he was at the Pole. -
Going over the lead
Matt and his crew members came to the lead coverd with thin ice .He started going across the lead with a sledge and the runners broke through,he started to yell at the dogs to get to saftey. -
Back at Cape Columbia
On April 23 they were back at Cape Columbia when Peary heardy ahead when Matt and Peary and there team of Eskimos where a day amrch away.
