[The North Pole by Robert E. Peary]@TWC D-Link bookThe North Pole CHAPTER XXXV 8/45
They included canned vegetables, potatoes, hominy, rhubarb, pemmican, tea, and coffee.
Strange to say, after the lapse of a quarter of a century, many of these supplies were still in good condition, and some of them were eaten with relish by various members of our party. One of the finds was a text book which had belonged to Lieutenant Kislingbury, who lost his life with the Greely party.
Upon its flyleaf it bore this inscription: "To my dear father, from his affectionate son, Harry Kislingbury.
May God be with you and return you safely to us." Greely's old coat was also found lying on the ground.
This also was in good condition and I believe that MacMillan wore it for some days. All hands were now beginning to look forward to the time when the _Roosevelt_ should again turn her nose toward the south and home. Following our own housecleaning, the Eskimos had one on June 12.
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