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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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348, 350-355, 359, 362.
Ocean, Arctic, 4, 49, 193, 216, 337, 344;
Atlantic, xx, xxi, 343;
Pacific, xxi.
Odometer, 211.
Ohlsen, 38.
Onkilon, 49.
"On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea," 180.
Onwagipsoo, 142.
Ooblooyah, 117, 142, 143, 146, 147, 149, 153, 155, 167.
Oomunnui, 78.
Ooqueah, 52, 69, 73, 117, 141, 203, 247, 253, 269, 271, 304.
Ootah, 7, 69, 76, 117, 141, 235, 253, 267, 269, 271, 316.
Oyster Bay, 26.
Pacific Ocean, xxi. Panikpah, 141, 191, 230. Paraselene, 175. Parhelion, 176. Parish, Henry, 16. Parr, 337. Parry, xvii, xviii, xix, xxiii, xxx; Peninsula, 145, 159. Payer, xxvi, 180; Harbor, 92, 93, 94. Peabody, Geo., xxii. "Pearyaksoah," 52. Peary Arctic Club, 13, 15, 25, 26, 27, 95, 103, 124, 204, 253, 326, 334, 335. Peary Land, 342. Peary, Marie Ahnighito, 31, 130. Peary, Mrs. Robert E., xxix, 19, 26, 27, 29, 30, 45, 49, 93, 186, 294, 299, 334. Peary, Robert E., Jr., 29, 113. "Peary," sledge, 122, 135, 174, 217, 219, 237, 277. Peary's observation, April 6, facsimile, 362. "Peary system," 201. Percy, Charles, 20, 23, 32, 99, 113, 130, 164, 181, 184, 186, 326, 327. Percy, George, 23, 326. Permanent monument, 325. Petersen, 38, 128. Philadelphia Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Phipps, J. C., xvi. Piblokto, 166, 167, 178. Pilgrim Fathers, xv. Pingahshoo, 184. Pioneer party, 203-205, 214, 237, 241. Pitlekaj, 344, 345. Plan, 3. Plymouth Rock, xv. Point, Aldrich, 339, 340, 343, 345, 347, 348; Amour Light, 33, 34; Barrow, 344-346; Good, 159; Moss, 4. Polar, Basin, 345; bear, 54, 75, 79, 130, 132, 146, 156, 169, 252, 309, 315; Sea, 5, 88, 90, 134, 193, 195, 206, 207, 237, 255, 262, 315, 320. Polaris, s.s., xxiii, 38, 91, 102. Polaris Promontory, 188, 190. Polar pack, 337. Poodloonah, 141, 167, 230, 253. Porter Bay, 118, 120, 134, 140, 142, 143, 276. Pressure ridges, 194, 196, 205, 207, 217, 250, 260, 261. Prince Patrick Island, 346. Princess Marie Bay, 100. Pritchard, William, 23, 75. Proteus, s.s., 91. Protococcus nivalis, 72.
Rae, xx. Raven, Anton A., 16. Rawson, Cape, 120, 317. Record of 1906, 262. Recrossing the "big lead" in 1906, 41. Redcliffe Peninsula, 74. "Red snow," 72. Regan, 331. Reindeer, 54, 110, 118, 143, 183. Relay parties, 187. Return in November, 1906, 32. Return of the sun, 227. Richardson, Cape, 134, 138, 140, 168. Robertson Bay, 74. Robeson Channel, 77, 102, 122, 134, 168, 188, 190, 328, 329, 342. Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, 26, 27. Roosevelt, the, after deckhouse, 31; aground, 115; American built, 19; at Lincoln Bay, 112; bucking ice, 100, 110; cairn, 129; caught off Victoria Head, 95; collision with berg, 89; damaged by ice, 114, 119; departure from, 213; Eskimo quarters on, 98, 124; goes on to Etah, 73; gripped in the ice, 177; igloos on deck, 175; in storm, 1906, 32; in winter quarters, 126; leaves Etah, 89; leaves Lincoln Bay, 118; leaves New York, 25; leaves Sydney, 29; leaving Cape York, 72; leaving winter quarters, 331; loaded deep, 77; loading walrus, 87; method of procedure, 91, 92; passing Cape Sabine, 94; passing Payer Harbor, 93; Peary's cabin on, 30; put in fighting trim, 75; reaches Cape Breton, 334; reaches Cape Sheridan, 120; reaches Cape York, 42; repairs and changes, 13; return to, 317, 325; return to Battle Harbor, 334; standing by hunters, 80; steaming northward, 36; unloading, 122; visits Eagle Island, 27; winter home on the, 162, 166. Roosevelt, Theodore, viii, 26, 27, 30, 339; his good-by to Peary, vii. Ross, James Clark, xix, 334. Ross, Capt. John, 72, xviii. Route of return in 1906, 304. Royal Belgian Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Royal Geographical Society of Antwerp, medal of, 365. Royal Geographical Society of London, 49; medal of, 365. Royal Italian Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Royal Netherlands Geographical Society of Amsterdam, honorary membership, 365. Royal Scottish Geographical Society, special trophy, 365.
Sabine, Cape, 39, 89, 94, 95, 124, 332. Sagamore Hill, 27. Sail Harbor, 134, 142, 145, 155. Salvo Island, 72. Sanderson Hope, xv. Sandy Hook, 168. Saumarez, Cape, 74, 332. Scoresby, William, xxvii. Scotch whalers, 37. Scott, Banks, 23, 326. Scott, Capt., 180. Seal, 65, 250. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 339. Seegloo, 69, 73, 141, 167, 203, 234, 269, 271, 299. Sheelah, s.s., 334. Sheridan, Cape, 5, 6, 38, 77, 88-129, 157, 168, 178, 193, 213, 325, 330, 332, 339, 349. Siberia, xxiv, 49, 344, 345. "Siege of the South Pole," 180. Skeans, Patrick, 23, 326. Sledge, Eskimo, 122, 135, 217, 219, 237, 277; "Peary," 122, 135, 174, 217, 219, 237, 277. Smith Sound, xxvii, 3, 5, 76, 77, 124, 180, 342, 343. Sontag, 38, 321. Sounding apparatus, 210. Soundings, 210, 222, 227, 236, 246, 262, 304, 309, 329, 337, 338. "Southern Cross Expedition to the Antarctic," 180. Spitzbergen Islands, xv, xvii, 341, 342. St. Charles, Cape, 34. St. George, Cape, 35. Stepping Stone Light, 26. "Storm camp," 243, 306. Straits of Belle Isle, 3, 32. Styx, 225, 226. Summer solstice, 330. Supplies, 23. Supporting party, 204, 206. Sydney, C. B., 3, 6, 23, 28, 29, 32, 42, 77, 299, 334.
Tampa, Florida, 42. Tasmania,
Pacific Ocean, xxi. Panikpah, 141, 191, 230. Paraselene, 175. Parhelion, 176. Parish, Henry, 16. Parr, 337. Parry, xvii, xviii, xix, xxiii, xxx; Peninsula, 145, 159. Payer, xxvi, 180; Harbor, 92, 93, 94. Peabody, Geo., xxii. "Pearyaksoah," 52. Peary Arctic Club, 13, 15, 25, 26, 27, 95, 103, 124, 204, 253, 326, 334, 335. Peary Land, 342. Peary, Marie Ahnighito, 31, 130. Peary, Mrs. Robert E., xxix, 19, 26, 27, 29, 30, 45, 49, 93, 186, 294, 299, 334. Peary, Robert E., Jr., 29, 113. "Peary," sledge, 122, 135, 174, 217, 219, 237, 277. Peary's observation, April 6, facsimile, 362. "Peary system," 201. Percy, Charles, 20, 23, 32, 99, 113, 130, 164, 181, 184, 186, 326, 327. Percy, George, 23, 326. Permanent monument, 325. Petersen, 38, 128. Philadelphia Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Phipps, J. C., xvi. Piblokto, 166, 167, 178. Pilgrim Fathers, xv. Pingahshoo, 184. Pioneer party, 203-205, 214, 237, 241. Pitlekaj, 344, 345. Plan, 3. Plymouth Rock, xv. Point, Aldrich, 339, 340, 343, 345, 347, 348; Amour Light, 33, 34; Barrow, 344-346; Good, 159; Moss, 4. Polar, Basin, 345; bear, 54, 75, 79, 130, 132, 146, 156, 169, 252, 309, 315; Sea, 5, 88, 90, 134, 193, 195, 206, 207, 237, 255, 262, 315, 320. Polaris, s.s., xxiii, 38, 91, 102. Polaris Promontory, 188, 190. Polar pack, 337. Poodloonah, 141, 167, 230, 253. Porter Bay, 118, 120, 134, 140, 142, 143, 276. Pressure ridges, 194, 196, 205, 207, 217, 250, 260, 261. Prince Patrick Island, 346. Princess Marie Bay, 100. Pritchard, William, 23, 75. Proteus, s.s., 91. Protococcus nivalis, 72.
Rae, xx. Raven, Anton A., 16. Rawson, Cape, 120, 317. Record of 1906, 262. Recrossing the "big lead" in 1906, 41. Redcliffe Peninsula, 74. "Red snow," 72. Regan, 331. Reindeer, 54, 110, 118, 143, 183. Relay parties, 187. Return in November, 1906, 32. Return of the sun, 227. Richardson, Cape, 134, 138, 140, 168. Robertson Bay, 74. Robeson Channel, 77, 102, 122, 134, 168, 188, 190, 328, 329, 342. Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, 26, 27. Roosevelt, the, after deckhouse, 31; aground, 115; American built, 19; at Lincoln Bay, 112; bucking ice, 100, 110; cairn, 129; caught off Victoria Head, 95; collision with berg, 89; damaged by ice, 114, 119; departure from, 213; Eskimo quarters on, 98, 124; goes on to Etah, 73; gripped in the ice, 177; igloos on deck, 175; in storm, 1906, 32; in winter quarters, 126; leaves Etah, 89; leaves Lincoln Bay, 118; leaves New York, 25; leaves Sydney, 29; leaving Cape York, 72; leaving winter quarters, 331; loaded deep, 77; loading walrus, 87; method of procedure, 91, 92; passing Cape Sabine, 94; passing Payer Harbor, 93; Peary's cabin on, 30; put in fighting trim, 75; reaches Cape Breton, 334; reaches Cape Sheridan, 120; reaches Cape York, 42; repairs and changes, 13; return to, 317, 325; return to Battle Harbor, 334; standing by hunters, 80; steaming northward, 36; unloading, 122; visits Eagle Island, 27; winter home on the, 162, 166. Roosevelt, Theodore, viii, 26, 27, 30, 339; his good-by to Peary, vii. Ross, James Clark, xix, 334. Ross, Capt. John, 72, xviii. Route of return in 1906, 304. Royal Belgian Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Royal Geographical Society of Antwerp, medal of, 365. Royal Geographical Society of London, 49; medal of, 365. Royal Italian Geographical Society, medal of, 365. Royal Netherlands Geographical Society of Amsterdam, honorary membership, 365. Royal Scottish Geographical Society, special trophy, 365.
Sabine, Cape, 39, 89, 94, 95, 124, 332. Sagamore Hill, 27. Sail Harbor, 134, 142, 145, 155. Salvo Island, 72. Sanderson Hope, xv. Sandy Hook, 168. Saumarez, Cape, 74, 332. Scoresby, William, xxvii. Scotch whalers, 37. Scott, Banks, 23, 326. Scott, Capt., 180. Seal, 65, 250. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 339. Seegloo, 69, 73, 141, 167, 203, 234, 269, 271, 299. Sheelah, s.s., 334. Sheridan, Cape, 5, 6, 38, 77, 88-129, 157, 168, 178, 193, 213, 325, 330, 332, 339, 349. Siberia, xxiv, 49, 344, 345. "Siege of the South Pole," 180. Skeans, Patrick, 23, 326. Sledge, Eskimo, 122, 135, 217, 219, 237, 277; "Peary," 122, 135, 174, 217, 219, 237, 277. Smith Sound, xxvii, 3, 5, 76, 77, 124, 180, 342, 343. Sontag, 38, 321. Sounding apparatus, 210. Soundings, 210, 222, 227, 236, 246, 262, 304, 309, 329, 337, 338. "Southern Cross Expedition to the Antarctic," 180. Spitzbergen Islands, xv, xvii, 341, 342. St. Charles, Cape, 34. St. George, Cape, 35. Stepping Stone Light, 26. "Storm camp," 243, 306. Straits of Belle Isle, 3, 32. Styx, 225, 226. Summer solstice, 330. Supplies, 23. Supporting party, 204, 206. Sydney, C. B., 3, 6, 23, 28, 29, 32, 42, 77, 299, 334.
Tampa, Florida, 42. Tasmania,
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