Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Adventure OF John Franklin.
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The following is an secoun; Of hort'hle SUI
f,ring endured By the Persons connected Will
a hp1 sxpcInion of S,r John Fnuklin, 10
which he Va. engaged about the time Of Cap,
Fsrry', noted VOYAGES.
The pressn, Sir John Richardson, Sir
George Back. snJ Mr.. Hy,4, aloar with
Guides auj Canadians accompanied him
They set OF, eaily 10 summer from the COP.
permne River in canoes, TO search the coas'
lirc Of America, supplied. as they Thought
with ample provisions and maisrills 10, hun'-
ING. Bu, In a boulh provisions began To iail,
and BY September they were all exhausted
The rarty row len the c,1ors for lard ,rav-
cling. and suhs.,,cJ on What they could gath
erof trips DC roche, or rock moss. Sometimes
they came upon a skeleton carcass len 10y the
Wild animals, and lived on the PuiIid marrow
and pounded bones Then the canoes were
aun- away, fr the bearers bad no strength
cary them 50 when they reached the
or bank a-aia they bad 90 means Of cr'ss.
Three DAYS. sH DAYS pass, ani tlsy
..., only the rocl-moss ard The remains OF
-.rfd OK len hy the wolves At length
r.. is ,ous,ruc,ci. and they &c, across.
Then began the i1urnsy to %. hut, Fort
..a,srrr.se, where provisions had been prom
.,cJ. This bors ksr, them alive. Herds Of
rsinls,, came IN sigh, bu, they had no
strength o. Ina Gun. - jays passed, and
ihey Travelled oo,-ihcig bufllo c'oaL', the
leJce esvsrs, their oIj shoc., The bones lc,'
., the wol,ls-on these they lived. Some
JruPp,I sy OBJ, wly, and the others had not
strength to help ,hem On.
A,lsag,h, Richardson, HePaaru, al NJ.
llool oH,rcl Co rcnaiu At aHy SPOT where
rosg-uoss could be bal, Will. Fi-a.lin -Rd
h.srauy Prossg'cd Co the tort, and .su' 'h'm
back provision, Michel, an lroquo.s guide,
aud the Canadians vent with frAn.la.
Nc,, Jav, ,hrce of ,hs Canadians, 1sO sea.
,a,rayel. said, they would reluu TO R.SL.'d.'n.
Michel volunteered o. ACCOMPANY 'h-m. OF
this party none were ever sen ai'sr bot Nj
chsl. who arrived at richardson. hut alone.
The others, be SAID, had len h.m, aud one
bad i.,!.
traoNn and '"a '''' "''' '"' ,.'s
'ea'''i 10, ',.'-" vi, ''''',,-. ~,
They sank TO the .'oarI .a bt'Plrs. despair;
but tic Old bones and sans '"'' 80 ''' Nv,
mo0'h' before N''- ''.'' '''''' Az, "'.,''''.,
with rapture. DAILY 'hSN WATCHED and ''ie'
ior he'F, ior H'e" had s'ae a'''h'' ''-,e Do
search Of lua.-r' ""' n..-h'-.1 "'n. l..''
iy-oac DAYS passed ana n' ",'i came. '"'
frll dead, and ''e o'hs'' ''l no strength ''
bury them. They sa' ia me 'l' VAN '"'
dead men.
Au- Richardson mean"'..'' WIN ".' WV
friends, Vas awaiting The provisions '''' new
,- came. Each ''y ''e' p'e'e' 'n''' ''-'''
r"l, OF r'c,-'n''s asi oa ''.' 'h,' N''e
'r.ns, ro' living b-' Michel, The u 'i1'''
r-.N ias a7l ''r-n: YET though he a''eH'-
-.sslf frrIaen'.y on preface OF h1n'n-'
bad never 'rocSa' ~ c'"s.
Hood Tent b,m h.s Sun shared his '-.'-
10 cloak with nm al NIGHT '.' ,"' ,."'',
vas 'N'aS ano ''.' TO '"''.' -'- .'''' ''..''-
to h,m Tor preservation. Su.' VIC missing
Canadians never appeared. Michel sa.' '"''
must have Died by 'u' way.
one DAY be brought them 0" What he ''.l
vas pant 'he hssa OF a WOLF and '--' '''.'
glf linen their suspicious were afNaHf.s