Chapter II: Conclusion: 310

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Stars and Stripes Flying from the North Pole _Frontispiece_

Beginning of the “Roosevelt” 5

Midships Cross Section of the “Roosevelt” 5

Stem, Forefoot, and Bow Frames 11

Massive King-Post Trusses Strengthening the “Roosevelt’s” Sides
Against Ice Pressure 11

Bow of “Roosevelt” in Dry Dock 18

Stern of “Roosevelt” in Dry Dock 24

Putting on the Greenheart Ice-Sheathing 30

Bow of the “Roosevelt” in Ice 35

Launching the “Roosevelt” 35

Captain Robert Bartlett 41

Matthew A. Henson 47

Henson in Full Winter Costume with Snowshoes 47

Oo-tah 53

George Borup 53

Whale Meat for Dog Food 64

Labrador Whaling Steamer 69

Off for Whales--Labrador Coast 69

Dunham Snowshoes 76

Items of Sledge Rations 76

Beginning the North Pole Voyage 85

Drying Sails on the “Roosevelt” at Cape Sheridan 95

Shear-Poles for Handling the “Roosevelt’s” Injured Rudder 95

Comparative Pictures of Various Exploring Ships 101

Ice Navigation before the Advent of Powerful Steamers 108

The “Roosevelt” Beset in Wrangel Bay 108

The “Roosevelt” Steaming through the Ice-Pack 117

Floe in Lady Franklin Bay That Lifted the “Roosevelt” Nearly
Clear of Water 117

The “Roosevelt” Lashed to the Ice Foot 123

In the Crow’s-Nest 123

Complete Polar Winter House 130

A Scene at Hubbardville 130

After a Winter Blizzard 139

Unloading Ship at Winter Quarters 139

An Inopportune Snowstorm 150

Polar Clothing 163

A “Tug of War” 163

Polar Clothing--Spring and Summer Working Costume 169

Polar Clothing--Full Winter Sledging Costume 175

Eskimo Dogs 175

Young Eskimo Mother and Baby 181

Eskimo Family and “Tupik,” or Summer Tent 181

Deck Scene on the “Roosevelt” (Not a Pink Tea!) 187

Some of My Hunters 187

Eskimo Man, Summer Costume 194

Eskimo Woman, Full Summer Costume 194

Eskimo King Dog 203

Giant Polar Bear Killed in Buchanan Bay, July 4 209

Bringing Narwhal Ashore 216

Walrus-Hunters and Their Kill 216

A Magnificent Bull Musk-Ox 225

Reindeer of 83° N. Lat. 225

Securing Birds at the Bird Cliffs 236

Hare Hunting at 83° N. Lat. 236

Eskimo Type Sledge 245

One of the Peary Sledges 245

Polar Sledge Costume 251

Compass Course Indicator 258

Peary Sledge in Action 258

Hugging the Shore to Get Around Huge Ice Fields 271

Party Leaving the “Roosevelt” for Cape Columbia 271

Over a Pressure Ridge 281

A Halt on the March 281

Sledge Party on the March with Good Going 287

Hard Going 287

Crossing Narrow Lead 298

Through a Cañon of the Polar Ocean 298

SECRETS OF POLAR TRAVEL