Polar Pathways: Robert E. Peary's Arctic Expeditions
The North Pole - A Note to Marvin
"4th Camp, March 11, 1909.
Have waited here (6) days. Can wait no longer. We are short of fuel. Push on
with all possible speed to overtake us. Shall leave note at each camp. When
near us rush light sledge and note of information ahead to overhaul us.
Expect send back Dr. & Eskimos 3 to 5 marches from here. He should meet you & give
you information.
We go straight across this lead (E. S. E.)
There has been no lateral motion of the ice during 7 days. Only open and shut. Do
not camp here. CROSS THE LEAD. Feed full rations & speed your
dogs.
It is vital you overtake us and give us fuel.
Leaving at 9 a.m., Thursday, Mar. 11.
PEARY.
P.S. On possibility you arrive too late to follow us, have asked captain
take general material from your bags."
- Robert E. Peary in The North Pole, published in 1910
