Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-09-11
miscellaneous.
From llarpcr's Weekly.
DOCTOR RAE AND THE NEW ARC
TIC EXPEDITION.


which they have not returned In July Of
the same year $3.50 the ships were seen at
the entrance Of Davis Straits, moored to a
berg, awaiting AN opening in the ice ahead
The following year - nought having been
heard of the adventurcrs moantime-alarm
was iclt for their safety: and then began that
long, frutloss search, in which the bravest,
most chiyalric spirits of the two greatest
tons of the globe united and which has en-
listed the sympathics Of all noble mon and
women. Twelve expeditions have sailed up-
on this errand OF mercy. Four million dol
lars have been expended in Che cause No
traces of the lost vessels have been found.
As early as 1851 distinct traces of the voy-
agcrs were found in the neghborhood of Cape
Riley and Beoohcy Island, where portion Of
them, at least, seemed 90 have passed the
winter aud spring Of 1907. Traces of a
garden spot and various remnants of a camp
were here discovered, and the scenes Of their
sometime stay were in such condition as to
argue 10 the keen observation of the discov-
crors of these remains that the party had sub
sisted in comfort and left in good condition.
In 1850. five years after their departure. a
party of 40 white mou--who must have been
of Franblin's crcw-wcrc seen by the Esqui-
maux near the north shore OF King Williams
Land, travelling toward the south The
ships were then ahandoncd-pcrhaps lost
They were making for the American conti-
nent. Since then DR.. Rae has sent to Eng
land the relics of party who reached land
neat tho mouth Of Back River. These two
parties were probably identical. 1t will be
remembered that of the expeditions first sent
70 searc0 for the lost yoyagors, the overland
expedition descended the Mackenzie River
from Great Slave Lake 90 the ocean. Had
they taken the route by Backs River. it is
not at an unlikely that they would have met
such traces of tho forty men as would have
enabled them Go rescue thcm.
Capt " Clurc saw an old brass button
hanging from the car Of q chief. who stated
that it vas taken from white man killed by
one of bis tribe. This white man had 9r1g-
ed jr.m party which had landed at Port
Warren, built house there and aiterward
gone inland.
Dr. Rae was told by Esquimaux-who had
DO from their companions eye witncsscs-that
thirty white bodies had been found dead ou
the main land opposite the mouth of Back
River. and five on Montreal Island that
there were stores there and that the white
men had eaten of their companions before
they died Mr. Anderson. who was sent ont
+ IN oon-eq qHcnce oil 'ii7 report ,o0'ne" o'1y
r ntreai isiano, whore he lo"nu NOR , '1'
D showing in'' 'ne missing '''"' u, '1g
tn''e' 9"l no oo''o7 "f -iS'
fsar' me oT'''e "'i" ''H" ~. "'
Oapt' fonny was 'o'o oy E,4 u',''1N ,,, ,o''5
e ing NOT jar i'oh lne mouth "l l1' n"-'' nay =.
Be- tAat some years pF''lo's'! ",!' oI ''''
u,oe, A11 ..'''go . '-'-. ~ ',.i.I;.' ta,
~ who "'cd in a 'arFa Foind tent riai'l'' ma, n,'
pe,H '1PPleu "i,' l"S' s''" ol., 'l,'' Ilc
suos.s''0 upon ".el ,lii '"e.''''. J .''t .-.
y s,5 % an I.., ~ ,i ., ,toro en1 fnsy fellow
/. i'o9" o"I 'Wo men 'n'5o an" .,P t.3'
3 sald but a'lsI" "'N' u'N''u .'''
h',leieo t".'e '"o ''e''' ~ ~ ~;
r. a"li'i'n' ln"' 'oe ,'4l'l''''N VIZ .''.'' d.
I- report 20 captain emmy "eIe 5''o'' ava, "
1 '...1 COZ" '@H'ons w ~. p.,,,,
distance "' n"HN'eN "''','
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- lHe'e are l'''7' l'l l''' t,..1l.i;...
hia cohanSNene'' laal som, ut "li''''
party were al'e as Iale us lo'0 lV''
after tae s'a.i's o' 'ne eA' l''" '''e
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