The facsimiles of Peary's observations of April 7, 1909, (_q.v._) on pages 292 and 293 have been similarly made but are in the exact size of the originals.

_The Publishers._] [Illustration: I.( _a_) FACSIMILE, SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE, OF MARVIN'S OBSERVATIONS OF MARCH 22, 1909] [Illustration: (_b_) FACSIMILE, SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE, OF MARVIN'S OBSERVATIONS OF MARCH 22, 1909] [Illustration: II.

(_a_) FACSIMILE, SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE, OF MARVIN'S OBSERVATIONS OF MARCH 25, 1909] [Illustration: II.

(_b_) FACSIMILE, SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE, OF MARVIN'S OBSERVATIONS OF MARCH 25, 1909] [Illustration: II.

(_c_) FACSIMILE, SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE, OF MARVIN'S OBSERVATIONS OF MARCH 25, 1909] [Illustration: III.