January 15, 1903, Bryant to Commander Robert Peary, stating his skepticism toward the Smith Sound route to the North Pole: The chances of failure are too great to warrant further endeavor on the old lines. Suggests repeating the Fram experiment of forcing a ship north of Spitzbergen or better routes. Pledges $2000 to the Peary Arctic Club for this alternate proposal.
Letterbooks.
Bryant, Henry. APS Mss. Collection 38, Vol. 1.
- 1891-1920 Robert Peary and the Search for the North Pole.
- Arctic Reading: United States
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