Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . Hecla wasreached April 29, and Conger May 3. Leaving Conger May 6, CapeSabine was reached on the 15th. The ice broke up earlier than in 1901, and Payer Harbor wasblockaded almost continuously. The Windward bored her way throughthe ice and entered the harbor the morning of August 5, and got outagain the same afternoon with scarcely fifteen minutes to spare before ROBERT E. PEARY. 517 the harbor was closed by the ice. The summer voyage has been withoutmishap, and Windward, with her new engines, has made as good timeas the larger and mo
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . Hecla wasreached April 29, and Conger May 3. Leaving Conger May 6, CapeSabine was reached on the 15th. The ice broke up earlier than in 1901, and Payer Harbor wasblockaded almost continuously. The Windward bored her way throughthe ice and entered the harbor the morning of August 5, and got outagain the same afternoon with scarcely fifteen minutes to spare before ROBERT E. PEARY. 517 the harbor was closed by the ice. The summer voyage has been withoutmishap, and Windward, with her new engines, has made as good timeas the larger and more powerful ships that have beeu going north thepast ten 3ears. The year at Payer Harbor was passed comfortably, though ananxious strain, caused by the ravages of disease amoug my faithfulpeople, was not light. Food was abundant, and our supply of musk oxand deer meat continued throughout the year. The northern sledgetrip in the spring was arduous but uot marked by special exposure)suffering or danger more than is necessarily incidental to serious Arctic. MUSK-OX HUNTING. work. Equipment and personnel were satisfactory, and further advancewas vetoed by insuperable natural conditions. This was Pearys de-liberate abandonment of his well-equipped expedition. Though he has not yet reached the goal of his ambition, LieutenantPeary has achieved a record as a most indefatigable, earnest and success-ful Arctic explorer. His last year was the twelfth consecutive year, andthe thirteenth in all, some portion of which he spent in the Arctic went to Greenland in 1886, and practically crossed that continent atthat time. When he went again, in 1891, he wintered on the west coast,and in the spring went diagonally over the ice cap to a point on tlienortheast coast of Greenland, never before visited. As he was yet on 518 ROBERT E. PEARY. the spot on Jvily 4, 1892, lie named tlie great indentation of the continentwhich he found there, Independence Bay. The next time he visited the Arct
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