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f the ice was carrying him daily back, almost as much as they were able to make in the day's work. Retreat was therefore begun.
Parry's accomplishments, marking a new era in polar explorations, created a tremendous sensation. Knighthood was immediately bestowed upon him by the King, while the British people heaped upon him all the honors and applause with which they have invariably crowned every explorer returning from the north with even a measure of success. In originality of plan and equipment Parry has been equaled and surpassed only by Nansen and Peary.
In those early days, few men being rich enough to pay for expeditions to the north out of their own pockets, practically every explorer was financed by the government under whose orders he acted. In 1829, however, Felix Booth, sheriff of London, gave Captain John Ross, an English naval officer, who had achieved only moderate success in a previous expedition, a small paddle-wheel steamer, the Victory, and entered him in the race for
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British Arctic expedition, 38, 129.
Bryant, Cape, 168, 188, 190, 191, 330-348.
By-pass, 101, 104.
Cabot Strait, 35. Cache of supplies, 110, 119, 191. Cagni, xxvi. Cairn, Alert, 129; Roosevelt, 129. Camp, Abruzzi, 308; Morris K. Jesup, 290; No. 4, 237; No. 5, 237; No. 8, 327; No. 11, 310; No. 19, 249. Canada, xx, 334, 335. Cantilever, 55. Cape, Bathurst, 345; Beechey, 90; Belknap, 134, 138, 188; Breton, 28; Brevoort, 188; Bryant, 168, 188, 190, 191, 339-348; Colan, 134, 179, 190, 191; Columbia, 4, 6, 7, 130-237, 280, 295, 310-329, 338-341, 347; Fanshawe Martin, 325; Farewell, xv; Frazer, 91; Hecla, 141, 159, 190, 217, 226, 280, 317; Joseph Henry, 92, 222, 337; Lieber, 102; May, 337; Morris K. Jesup, 13, 21, 253, 254, 295, 326, 328, 338, 348; Rawson, 120, 317; Richardson, 134, 138, 140, 168; Sabine, 39, 89, 94, 95, 124, 332; Saumarez, 74, 332; Sheridan, 5, 6, 38, 77, 88-129, 157, 168, 178, 193, 213, 325, 330, 332, 339-349; St. Charles, 34; St. George, 35; Thomas Hubbard, 21, 110, 295, 325; Union, 110, 118, 188, 332; York, 32, 35, 39-46, 70-73, 271, 334. Cape Sheridan River, 184. Cape York Bay, 55 Carnegie Institution, 76. Cary Islands, 38. Casco Bay, 27. Central Polar Sea, 38. Char, 128. Chester, C. M., 363. Chicago Geographical Society, medal of, 365. China, xv, 169. Christmas, 185. Clark, 271. Clements Markham Inlet, 141, 145, 156, 157, 179, 188, 190, 330. Coady, John, 23, 326. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 337, 339, 340. Colan, Cape, 134, 179, 190, 191. Collinson, Richard, xxi. Columbia, Cape, 4, 6, 7, 130-237, 280, 295, 310-329, 338-341, 347. Columbus, xxxii. Connors, John, 23, 326. Cook, Dr. Frederick A., 75, 76, 333. Coppermine River, xix. Cornell University, 252, 254, 322. Crafts, C. C., 76. "Crane City," 223, 316. Crane, Zenas, 16, 25. "Crimson Cliffs," 72. Crocker Land, 5, 341, 345, 346. Crow's nest, 105, 112. Crozier, xix, xx.
Daily ration, 209. Dante, 255. Daughters of the American Revolution, 30. Davis, John, xv. Davis Strait, xxi, 3, 73. Dawn, 160. Deep-sea soundings, 210. Deer, 65, 87, 138, 140, 144, 145, 182. De Long, Com., xxiv, 344. Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, 30, 296. Departure from Roosevelt, 213. Diagram of soundings, 338. Dickson, Capt., 331. Discovery, s.s., 91. Dividing line, 40. Dobbin Bay, 99. Dogs, Eskimo, condition of, 169; feeding on return march, 305; harnesses, 136. Douglas H. Thomas, s.s., 334. Duck Islands, 37, 38, 39. Duke of the Abruzzi, 12, 180, 236, 252, 254, 298, 308.
Eagle, s.s., 28. Eagle Island, 27, 28, 31. East Greenland, xxvii. Edinburgh University, Degree of ll.d., 365. Egingwah, 69, 76, 142, 143, 146, 147, 148, 167, 251, 267, 269, 271, 299, 312. Eider-ducks, 138. Ellesmere Land, 76, 89, 90, 93. Emergency outfit, 96. Erebus, s.s., xx. Erik, s.s., 73, 74, 75, 76, 77. Eskimos, astronomers, 67; burial customs, 65; characteristics of, 46; clothing, 131; dogs, 70, 135, 169; fear of "Big Lead," 191; fish spear, 127; home of a little tribe of, 36, 39; housecleaning on Roosevelt, 330; human qualities, 44; language, 50; marriage, 59; method of fishing, 127; money, 72; music, 65; of Danish Greenland, 46; on shipboard, 98; religion, 63; rewarded, 323; sledge, 135, 217, 219, 237; theory as to origin, 49; villages, 42; whip, 136. Etah, 6, 38, 39, 43, 46, 73, 79, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 103, 106, 124, 170, 213, 333. Expedition, Austrian-Hungarian, xxvii; British Arctic, 38, 129; first of Peary Arctic Club, 11, 12; German North Polar, xxvii; Greely's, 329; Hayes', 38; Kallistenius, 38; Koldewey's, 180; Lady Franklin Bay, 168; of 1905-6, 2, 91, 184, 302; Polaris, 38.
Fanshawe Martin, Cape, 325. "Farthest North" of 1906, 188. Farewell, Cape, xv. Field work, 188. First Despatch from Peary, 334. Flag, American, 30, 294, 296, 335; North Pole, 335. Flaxman Island, 344, 345. Fort Conger, 93, 148, 168, 329, 339-348. Fort Totten, 26. Fourth of July, 331. Fox, 54, 127, 257, 307, 315, 328. Fram, s.s., xxv, 121, 338, 345. Franke, Rudolph, 75. Franklin, Lady, xx. Franklin, Sir John, xix, 9, 298, 321; record of death, xxi. Franz Josef Land, xxvi. Frazer, Cape, 91. Frederiksthaal, xxvii. Fricker, Carl, 180.
Gannett, Henry, 363. Generosity of the public, 18. German North Polar expedition, xxvii. Gjoa, sloop, xxi. Glacial fringe, 194, 216, 314, 315. Goodsell, Dr. J. W., career, 21; extract from his journal, 157; exploring, 106, 128; hunting, 141, 179, 188; moving supplies, 138, 191; reached ship, 325; recording temperature, 190; slips from floe, 108; turns back, 235. Grant Land, 4, 6, 7, 38, 40, 90, 93, 134, 142, 168, 179, 193, 195, 300-315. Great Britain, xv, xxiii, 269. Great Fish River, xix. Great Greenland ice-cap, xxix, 53, 275, 276, 284. "Great Night," 161, 183. Greely, Lieut. A. W., xxx, xxxi, 39, 94, 180, 329, 340, 346, 348. Greenland, xxiii, xxix, xxx, 4, 11, 28, 32, 38, 45, 50, 89, 90, 102, 130, 187, 188, 195, 211-219, 303, 304,
Cabot Strait, 35. Cache of supplies, 110, 119, 191. Cagni, xxvi. Cairn, Alert, 129; Roosevelt, 129. Camp, Abruzzi, 308; Morris K. Jesup, 290; No. 4, 237; No. 5, 237; No. 8, 327; No. 11, 310; No. 19, 249. Canada, xx, 334, 335. Cantilever, 55. Cape, Bathurst, 345; Beechey, 90; Belknap, 134, 138, 188; Breton, 28; Brevoort, 188; Bryant, 168, 188, 190, 191, 339-348; Colan, 134, 179, 190, 191; Columbia, 4, 6, 7, 130-237, 280, 295, 310-329, 338-341, 347; Fanshawe Martin, 325; Farewell, xv; Frazer, 91; Hecla, 141, 159, 190, 217, 226, 280, 317; Joseph Henry, 92, 222, 337; Lieber, 102; May, 337; Morris K. Jesup, 13, 21, 253, 254, 295, 326, 328, 338, 348; Rawson, 120, 317; Richardson, 134, 138, 140, 168; Sabine, 39, 89, 94, 95, 124, 332; Saumarez, 74, 332; Sheridan, 5, 6, 38, 77, 88-129, 157, 168, 178, 193, 213, 325, 330, 332, 339-349; St. Charles, 34; St. George, 35; Thomas Hubbard, 21, 110, 295, 325; Union, 110, 118, 188, 332; York, 32, 35, 39-46, 70-73, 271, 334. Cape Sheridan River, 184. Cape York Bay, 55 Carnegie Institution, 76. Cary Islands, 38. Casco Bay, 27. Central Polar Sea, 38. Char, 128. Chester, C. M., 363. Chicago Geographical Society, medal of, 365. China, xv, 169. Christmas, 185. Clark, 271. Clements Markham Inlet, 141, 145, 156, 157, 179, 188, 190, 330. Coady, John, 23, 326. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 337, 339, 340. Colan, Cape, 134, 179, 190, 191. Collinson, Richard, xxi. Columbia, Cape, 4, 6, 7, 130-237, 280, 295, 310-329, 338-341, 347. Columbus, xxxii. Connors, John, 23, 326. Cook, Dr. Frederick A., 75, 76, 333. Coppermine River, xix. Cornell University, 252, 254, 322. Crafts, C. C., 76. "Crane City," 223, 316. Crane, Zenas, 16, 25. "Crimson Cliffs," 72. Crocker Land, 5, 341, 345, 346. Crow's nest, 105, 112. Crozier, xix, xx.
Daily ration, 209. Dante, 255. Daughters of the American Revolution, 30. Davis, John, xv. Davis Strait, xxi, 3, 73. Dawn, 160. Deep-sea soundings, 210. Deer, 65, 87, 138, 140, 144, 145, 182. De Long, Com., xxiv, 344. Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, 30, 296. Departure from Roosevelt, 213. Diagram of soundings, 338. Dickson, Capt., 331. Discovery, s.s., 91. Dividing line, 40. Dobbin Bay, 99. Dogs, Eskimo, condition of, 169; feeding on return march, 305; harnesses, 136. Douglas H. Thomas, s.s., 334. Duck Islands, 37, 38, 39. Duke of the Abruzzi, 12, 180, 236, 252, 254, 298, 308.
Eagle, s.s., 28. Eagle Island, 27, 28, 31. East Greenland, xxvii. Edinburgh University, Degree of ll.d., 365. Egingwah, 69, 76, 142, 143, 146, 147, 148, 167, 251, 267, 269, 271, 299, 312. Eider-ducks, 138. Ellesmere Land, 76, 89, 90, 93. Emergency outfit, 96. Erebus, s.s., xx. Erik, s.s., 73, 74, 75, 76, 77. Eskimos, astronomers, 67; burial customs, 65; characteristics of, 46; clothing, 131; dogs, 70, 135, 169; fear of "Big Lead," 191; fish spear, 127; home of a little tribe of, 36, 39; housecleaning on Roosevelt, 330; human qualities, 44; language, 50; marriage, 59; method of fishing, 127; money, 72; music, 65; of Danish Greenland, 46; on shipboard, 98; religion, 63; rewarded, 323; sledge, 135, 217, 219, 237; theory as to origin, 49; villages, 42; whip, 136. Etah, 6, 38, 39, 43, 46, 73, 79, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 103, 106, 124, 170, 213, 333. Expedition, Austrian-Hungarian, xxvii; British Arctic, 38, 129; first of Peary Arctic Club, 11, 12; German North Polar, xxvii; Greely's, 329; Hayes', 38; Kallistenius, 38; Koldewey's, 180; Lady Franklin Bay, 168; of 1905-6, 2, 91, 184, 302; Polaris, 38.
Fanshawe Martin, Cape, 325. "Farthest North" of 1906, 188. Farewell, Cape, xv. Field work, 188. First Despatch from Peary, 334. Flag, American, 30, 294, 296, 335; North Pole, 335. Flaxman Island, 344, 345. Fort Conger, 93, 148, 168, 329, 339-348. Fort Totten, 26. Fourth of July, 331. Fox, 54, 127, 257, 307, 315, 328. Fram, s.s., xxv, 121, 338, 345. Franke, Rudolph, 75. Franklin, Lady, xx. Franklin, Sir John, xix, 9, 298, 321; record of death, xxi. Franz Josef Land, xxvi. Frazer, Cape, 91. Frederiksthaal, xxvii. Fricker, Carl, 180.
Gannett, Henry, 363. Generosity of the public, 18. German North Polar expedition, xxvii. Gjoa, sloop, xxi. Glacial fringe, 194, 216, 314, 315. Goodsell, Dr. J. W., career, 21; extract from his journal, 157; exploring, 106, 128; hunting, 141, 179, 188; moving supplies, 138, 191; reached ship, 325; recording temperature, 190; slips from floe, 108; turns back, 235. Grant Land, 4, 6, 7, 38, 40, 90, 93, 134, 142, 168, 179, 193, 195, 300-315. Great Britain, xv, xxiii, 269. Great Fish River, xix. Great Greenland ice-cap, xxix, 53, 275, 276, 284. "Great Night," 161, 183. Greely, Lieut. A. W., xxx, xxxi, 39, 94, 180, 329, 340, 346, 348. Greenland, xxiii, xxix, xxx, 4, 11, 28, 32, 38, 45, 50, 89, 90, 102, 130, 187, 188, 195, 211-219, 303, 304,
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