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Nearest the Pole / a narrative of the polar expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906

Chapter 4: ILLUSTRATIONS
By Robert E. Peary
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The narrative recounts the 1905–1906 Arctic expedition aboard the S.S. Roosevelt, detailing voyages over polar ice, sledging journeys, logistical planning, and variable ice and weather that thwarted a final push to the Pole. The author documents equipment, travel techniques—particularly the central role of indigenous dog teams—camp life, scientific observations, and mapped routes, accompanied by photographs and charts. Interspersed reflections assess the expedition’s achievements and shortcomings and offer recommendations for follow-up work, arguing that the refined methods and chosen routes make a future attainment of the Pole practicable.

ILLUSTRATIONS

“Nearest the Pole”: Commander Robert E. Peary Planting the American Flag, Latitude 87° 6′, April 21, 1906 (Coloured) Frontispiece
  FACING PAGE
Commander Robert E. Peary viii
Morris K. Jesup ix
Steward Percy 7
Dr. Wolf 7
Commander Peary 7
Captain Bartlett 7
Mr. Marvin 7
Mate Bartlett 8
Chief Engineer Wardwell 8
Matthew Henson 8
“Bo’sun” Murphy 8
The Sailors 8
The Firemen 8
Interior of Peary’s Cabin Aboard the “Roosevelt” 13
A Melville Bay Iceberg 14
Typical Whale Sound Glacier 14
Oomunui, the Peculiar Peak at the Entrance of the North Star Bay 23
Coaling at Etah 24
Transferring Walrus Meat at Etah 24
The Auxiliary S. S. “Erik” in the Harbour of Etah 27
The Barrier at Cape Collinson 28
Entering the Smith Sound Ice 37
Open Water Off Cape Lupton 37
The Squeeze Near “The Gap” 38
Bringing Off the “Polaris” Boat from Boat Camp, Newman Bay 41
Cape Sumner, Greenland 42
Birthday Cape, Wrangel Bay, Grinnell Land 42
The “Roosevelt” Immediately After Arrival at Cape Sheridan 65
The Alert’s Cairn, at Floeberg Beach 66
Petersen’s Grave, Overlooking Floeberg Beach 66
Cape Sheridan and the Polar Ocean 75
The “Roosevelt” at Cape Sheridan, After a Southerly Gale 76
A Day’s Hare Shooting at Sheridan 81
Return of Hunting Party from Cape Henry with First Specimens of New Reindeer 81
Last View of the Sun, Black Cape, October 12, 1906 82
Shaping the Runners 85
Eskimos Making Sledges on Board the “Roosevelt” 85
Salmon Trout from Lake Hazen 86
Eskimos Fishing on Lake Hazen 86
Moonlight View of the “Roosevelt” in Winter Quarters at Cape Sheridan 89
The Bow of the “Roosevelt” in Winter Quarters 90
Weighing Musk-Ox Meat 99
Reindeer and Musk-Ox Meat in the Rigging 99
Crossing Fielden Peninsula 100
Cape Hecla with Cape Joseph Henry in the Distance 103
Captain Bartlett at Cape Hecla 104
Delay Camp at the “Big Lead,” 84° 38′ 107
Eskimo Drawings Made at Storm Camp 108
A Sample of the Arctic Pack 157
As They Rounded up the Herd of Musk-Oxen, Nare’s Land 158
After the Killing 158
Egingwah and the Morris K. Jesup Sledge 175
My Entire Western Party on the Road to Cape Columbia 175
The Twin Peaks at Cape Columbia With the Morris K. Jesup Sledge in the Foreground 176
Live Bull Musk-Ox at Close Quarters, Cape Columbia 179
Musk-Ox at Cape Columbia 180
The Alpine Summit of Cape Colgate 197
Cape Thomas Hubbard. Northern Extremity of Jesup Land. (Heiberger Land of Sverdrup’s) 198
Cape Colgate. Northwestern Angle of Grant Land 198
Egingwah and Reindeer at Cape Hubbard 221
Crossing a Stream on the Glacial Fringe 222
Our Camp on Land West of Aldrich’s Farthest 222
Typical Eskimo Dog 237
The Crush Near Cape Union. Where the “Roosevelt” Lost Rudder, Stern-post, and Part of Propeller 238
Sipsu and His Family. Returning to the Ship from Fort Conger 241
The “Roosevelt” Forced Aground in Wrangel Bay 242
The “Roosevelt” in Wrangel Bay 242
Eskimo Family Going Ashore at Lady Franklin Bay for Winter at Fort Conger 251
Taking Soundings in Kane Basin 252
Bringing the Bear to the Ship 255
Polar Bear Killed in Kane Basin 255
The Ship Beached for Repairs at the Head of Etah Fiord 256
View of the Stern 263
Eskimo Houses at Kookan 264
Cape York, 76° North Latitude. Northern Limit of Melville Bay, and Most Southerly Settlement of the Whale Sound Eskimos 267
Hanging our New Rudder at Hopedale 268
Sawing Wood to Feed the Furnaces 268
Hulda, a Labrador Eskimo Girl at Nain 273
Hopedale. Moravian Missionary Station on the Labrador Coast 274
Ooblooyah, Young Eskimo Man of about Twenty-three 277
A Group of Eskimo Women 278
Head of Rangifer Pearyi, Allen 347
Eskimos of the “Farthest North” Party 348
Captain Chas. B. Dix, Builder of the “Roosevelt” 357
The “Roosevelt” on Her Trial Trip, June, 1905 357
The Peary Arctic Club’s S. S. “Roosevelt” 358
A Study in Bronze; Typical Face of Eskimo Woman 367
Ahweahgoodloo, Four-year-old Eskimo Girl 368
Inuaho, Eskimo Girl 377
Akatingwah, Wife of Ooblooyah 378
Detail Map of the Polar Regions showing the routes and Explorations of Robert E. Peary, U. S. N. from 1892 to 1906; and General Map of the North Polar Regions END