Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-09-11

well us a memorial 20 the same effect. signed
/ by the leading geographers Of England. and
/ by all the Arctic explorers who could be
reached. were left unanswered until tho sea-
son--one ofuncxampled opennoss was past
/ and that then, when no more could be done
/ for that year, their Lordships informed Lady
/ Franklin that they had come 20 tho docis-
ion not to send any expedition TO the Arctic
region iu the present year : while Co the me-
morialists il was. still later. answered that
" Her Mai9sty's Government would give the
subject their serious consideration during the
recess The consequences of which serious
consideration seem 20 have been the dismant-
ling Of the Rcsoluto, which came to the hands
of Great Britain nearly in readiness for an
immediate start and subsequent inaction on
"a subject which would seem to have demand
ed at least the very serious and open consid-
Grafton Of the government concerned, if for no
other reason than from respect for the expo
ncnce, ripe Judgment, and public character
of those mon. ointment os geouaphcrs and
Arctic explorers. who took so prominent q
part in urging the matter upon The attention
Of the British Government
I'm this emergency OF governmental iuacton,
Lady Franklin IS dcvotug hcr last remaining
means to the fitting out of the For screw
Yacht now lying at Aberdeen. The new OK
pcdltion is 20 be commanded by Captain Nc
Clintock, a we'll known Arctic commander
10 is also understood that an expedition is
shortly TO depart under command of DR.. Rae,
of the IIudsons Bay Company, with the
same object. Tho two will cooperate. 1t is
distinctly stated that, come what may. in no
event viii any one be sent ont TO aid these
adycnturcrs. who hope 20 accomplish what is
aimed at without oxtrcmc danger TO them
selvcs-but 20 depending entirely upon them
selves
We have thought this good moment to
present our readers with a portrait and notice
of DR.. Rae. lie is one of the leading men o
our timc. and his character and adventure.
comport admirably with his striking oiVsigue
Born i'm the Orkney Islands. in Che wear 1873
he passeI as SURGEON at Edinburgh. in 1888
tbourh hardly twenty years Of ago., and th,
same wear became servant of thc Hudsou's
Raw Comnapv and removed his household
yods 10 Moose Factory. ON the shores OF Hud.
.op's Raw At that miserable station, lrozet
In from nine 10 ten months of the wear, with
ont a raw of civilization to cheer him. voun.
Rae spent tho ten best wears of his life. pre-
scribin1 for the hunters and the Indians
Tho sacrifice was poorlv compensated by TIA,
1cr.lopr,ont of enormous pbvsical strength
arl tbr ocou;sition of tbe arts most neede,
,ho~c--tbs nana,omont of boats. snowshoe
i,, and hunting TRAINING. such as his dn
tios davolvod unon him enabled him to wall
from, fortv-fye to dfv miles per dav withou
ftrue lie has ON some occasions. Wake,
ovo, sixtv
Uis first Arctic expedition was undortakci
n 1916 He wintered that season witt
r.a',, mon at Repulse Bay. in a stone house
IN h. sprc hut without fuel The party sub
sf.tod an the product of the chase, scrapin
,...,,i,o, bor.l, oror,b moss and andromed
IN warm tbeir food. For twelve month
j nono nftbem ever knew what it was to warn
D themselves at a fire. In the following sprin-
DR.. Rae was again in the Arctic regions on
surveying expedition In the conrso of tn
summer over COO miles Of coast-lne wor
laid down by him from Lord Mayors Bay t
D the Straits of Fury and liccia.
Next year l8isl Witnessed the first of ID
y p,cs se,rcbn. for Sir John Franklin. II
a accompanied Sir John Richardson on his Ion
and hopeless journey, and returned, hardI
sharing the gloomy iorobodings Of his chic
T., hc nllovinr season he renewed Il
Is search by way of thc Coppermine River, wl
- q lit, disbaarteuinr result
lu lNuN. the AruNetNiitNt iiaiA nun AilN ii-
'- compliment of selecting him TO command
now expedition, and leaving the selection
IS the scene of operations to his own iudsmen
9 lie chose the southern shores Of Wallastc
n and Victoria Land aud searched them tho
10 oughly. but again fiuitlcssly. The only CO..
ISOLATION he had was in the knowledge that
" added 700 miles of the new coast-line TO Il
lie man Few persons realize the stupendo
ie character of undertakings like this. Subsis
ne in, entirely on the rare game to be found
tbo ice. living for months together witho
o' fire in climate whore the mercury will co
i- real Obliged to march rapidly and draw
lie heavy load. the Arctic explorers of these ia
'c for davs really seem the greatest heroes
l. the ace. On the return Journey from Il
C. search DR.. Rae actually walked 1000 mil'
le nj an AVERAGE of twonty-scyen and half mil
lie per day. drawing sledgo weighing over /
a. noppds
a. II was in 1854 that DR.. Rae achiev
It. tbo work which has made him famous
ay wasa lucky accident. lie had been sent q
n ~ comnloto tbo survey of the North Anne
ly con coast and met on his way the Esq
e- mapx who sold him the relies of Sir Jo
se Fronlrn For this he has obtained the
or VIVID oferod bv the British Goyernmc
ly ,ar,ol,, s,o on6 Tho iourney was the mi