Gary Reeder
some pics of that expedition plus their
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 14:30

list of supplies..
Supplies from the trek. Among the ship's crew and cargo were Matthew Henson, Peary's longtime assistant; 49 Inuit men, women, and children; 246 sled dogs; 70 tons of whale meat; and the blubber of 50 walruses.
Admiral Peary
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I read up on this many years ago for some reason. I thought it interesting that the site Peary listed as the North Pole was actually 60 miles off from the actual pole's location. Guess they didn't have a GPS with them.


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