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Peary Reaches 87 Degrees North

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Dec 12, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 48.

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Peary Reaches 87 Degrees North

Commander Robert E. Peary, in his search for the North Pole, has reached the highest point north, 87 degrees, 6 minutes, 203 miles from the pole. In his ship "Roosevelt," he met fearful and incessant storms, and suffered terrible privation. But no deaths are reported. Gales broke up the ice, destroyed his caches, where food was stored, and cut off communication with supporting bodies. On the return, his party was forced to eat eight dogs.