The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-01-05


| d. Xt,,itv of the three Iroquos roia,enfS
whom Sir. George Simpson had prudcnuy
forwarded from l.aclline to join the eXpedi,io
the three best men of his own canoe.
The party reached the outlet or estuary Of
the river on the 30;h of july, and skirtcd
along It's eastern shore as far as Point Beau
fort but found no traces to reward their
search. Thence they crossed over to Nor
,rcal Island. twelve miles distant, lying near
the western shore of TIE estuary; probably, in
that crossing. mourning as great peril as
any in the gloomy record Of Arctic travels,
pushing their bark canoes boldly out into the
Arctic Ocean, and forcing their way through
drifting masses Of Arctic ice seven or eight
feet thick. But they were prepared to make
any ,!ort to reach The island, which, as well
i as Point Aiglc. ncarit had been the places Dr.
Rae understood the Esqi!ilaauX 10 mean wIicn
describing where the White party persisted in
1850 and ih,y had. the melancholy saisfac-
ton of procuring, on that very spot. the full
lest possible confirmation Of DR.. RAGS re-
port. They also met Eslumaux in thai Vi
entity who had seen the whites and gave
much valuable information. Suffice it to say,
,llat on the island were discovered the re-
mains of Il boat which had been partially
destroyed by the natives for the sake Of the
wood and the metal fnstc0ings.
Although there was sufficient left TO ilrnti-
fv it AS belonging to the franklin expedition
one fragment of wood tnow, as well as some
| other small relies. IN the possession of the
iIu,lson's Bay Company. at Larhinc) having
the name Tc!r3r" branded on it, while an
other piece has the name of Mr.. Stanley, (sur-
| gcon of the EIebus) cut upon it, this latter
| hcing part Of snow shoe, evidently of Eng
| lish manufacture being made Of oak, Spc-
cicS Of wood no man accustomed to use snow
shoes would ever select for the purpose. No
papers or books, and no human Remains were
| found nor was it likely, aS four years had
elapsed since this tragedy was enacted upon
Il low sandy beach exposed TO the storms OF
four Arctic Winters, and there is little louht
that either the sea has washed oft or the sand
has buried deep the unfnrunatcS who persisted
on this spot. The ESqumauX were very
friendly. and freely displayed all their trca,
Surcs obtained from the boat, ortound near it.
and these consisted principally of the oars
used by them as tent-pocs, the hoat-kcttlc>
the empty preserved mcat.caScS, &c., but no
papers and the natives stated, with every
evidence of sincerity, that none had cvc'
| been seen or found.
Everything portable was scared by MCsSrS
ahaers"h ana Ht'Wart anu .'""T N' n"'N' CIV
are now ON 'heir way 10 'anaua II "onio
DC useless 10 recount tAeln an, p,'. we ma,
mention par IRON, rope WIN ','e "o,Vr''','e'l'
ma k Oh it. oars branded with the broad ar
row, pieces Of bunting, (rcmains of flag 4
ie'lcr hn,aer' sep or %, lla''' "o. ..,;a'
clearly European ana ali ''o'ef''iic''t s"PPi'e'
Is anything more wanted!
The weather is described as having been
| "cXccrable GO Instant Stolms. with lct
snow, rain slcct, hail, thunder and whatever
else, can he conceived that is disagrccablc.-
1t is part of the coast the natives even con-
sicr htaDlc-mcrcly visiting II Tor
Short time in Summer when the deer pass that
way.
On l,c Lib nr Auoust when the eypcli.
,ion commenced lis retreat from the coast
the ground was covered with fresh fallen
snow and the ice WAS forming in fact Nm.
ter boJ 81, ~. Few further details of the last
moments Of the lost marty have been collected
we may mention one mournIul incident re-
portcd bv an Esouimn,lx women, who saw
the las, m y, dir. he was LARGE and strong
she said. and sat on the sandy beach, his
head resting on his hands, and thus the last
survivor of Franklin's Expedition yielded uT
his brave 81 irit Mcssrs Anlcls son and Sew
art retrac d their steps to Great Slave Lake
whence the latter continued his Journey on
warl to Rcd River settlement, and hence ric
the Minnesota Territory to Montreal, where
he arrived on Friday evening last. direct from
the Arctic SEA, after upward o! 5000 m''c,
travel in open craft, and through unlnhahlcd
regions, without halt. a few facts taken
at random may serve to bring home to our
appreciation VIVA, ''',s No'.,' "e.t cAf'u''
''oh accomplished a'1' "cht u''o.'"i
III .l''l'ce'' '',on'hs, W WY, .ns '"i.',I
VINO were sem lro'n i'I';,1le - :'r :"
.he tNpcoi''o'' re'ur'''u '''''''e' ';' IT,, 81,
ing IN one year ,e same service '' E. S rl
"eorge PACK gov ,hfo''sii III .'!ee' a.d io ".
Gays ana nights inc parry 81" NV, no iIc ..'e''
oe'nS no 1inncf on ,''c "',"t r's ga n,.', W
A'c'ic coast ana curing '"oSv w va, .''io
uaVeled necessarily III open c'a'' III I.''n'
ca ci',hate' never had airy cIo'n'S ol Siept o
ary blankets and never cat COOKE" Vlc''''',
except ON rare OCCASIONS when thcy mace
iit'le Tea by means OF lamp, LOIS parry VI
sixteen IN all travelled IN Dark canoes oo"'
one OF inc most 'ui h"'eht rivers k'''""' even
10 Northwest voyagcES Vch'urea among oa'
Ice on The Arctic sea and returned 10 '"e.'
starting point without meeting Si'isie accI'
had thcv coma on, f,rr or five wears Garlic,
would No 5onbt Love hoo, Instrumental in
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