The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09

d.. JOHN RAE. connected with the Hud-
son Bay Companys service, and gentleman
well known by reputation, to the people of
Minnesota, delivered most interesting lee.
ture, on the 18th inst, before the Geograph-
ical Society Of New York, on the subject
Oft surveys and explorations Of the country
lying between York Factory and the outer
sea. We quote few extracts from Dr..
RAx's lecture:
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.
The lecturer then alluded To the last ex-
petition Of Sir John Franklin, begun in
la45, at which time he was sixty three years
OF age. The Instructions given to Sir John
were to pass through Baflins Bay, Barrow
Strait4, and Lancaster Sound, and when he
had reached longitude 95 deg. and latitude
"a deg, TO direct his course to Point Barrow.
efforts to carry out these instructions. His
belief is Sir John became Fixed in the ice and
was borne down gradually from Wellington
Channel, through Peels Sound, and that
he was compelled to abandon his vessel in
the strait, at some point west of Boo,hia
Felix. Rcsuming the narration OF bis own
expedition in company with Sir John Rich
ardson, in search Of Sir John Franklin, the
lecturer gave an account Of their voyage
down the Mackenzie River in boats, their
survey Of the coast, and other incidents OF
the expedition which afforded them no clue
OF Sir John. In 1880. the lecturer started
on his third expedition, proceeding to Great
Bear Lake where he constructed two boats,
and by April started on surveys OF the coast
of Wellington Lanl and Victoria Land.
Had he not been detained by the dcsttution
Of some of the Esqnimaux, he would have
reached a point North in time 10 have met
Collinson's expedition. At Victoria Land
they found pieces Of wood OF Government
vessel and identified 10 be such in England,
but there were no marks by which the YES.
, sci could be designated lie returned thence
TO York Factory. DIR. Rae then produced
case containing portion OF the various
relics Of the Franklin expedition. which he
had become Possessed Of They consisted
Of spoons and forks, with the family cres. Of
Sir John. two silver and one gold watch
cases, two needles with thread iu them, but
tons and other small artielcs They were
examined with much interest by the audience
HUNTING.
ca his last trip, when he discovered the
only remains which had ever been found oI
FgANKLiS
They arrived in August a, the Istbmus oI
Melville Peninsula; found no Esquimauy
there OF first, and he very much feared that
that they night not have come the right
way 10 tinl plenty Of game for. although
the game always come north 10 the sam
mer II did not always come by the same
route. Bu, really they were extremely for
tuuAte 10 making their winter quarters there
In the on,h u, september alone, they xii
le,l o. deer ~ which he killed 10 himself
On the two occasions on which hs sarty
bal bseu dcpepden, on what game they
could Nill for support, he had the good ilr
tune 20 Kill twohiths of all their game h,
meut.oavd I. merely To snow hos 'mpor-
tani 4, vas upon such expeditions 20 haye q
VII tra'ned ladCr During this month o
September bis ludian hunter. the b,,t thai
eoaii be procured, Killed oay eighie4
deer Tie woad dytai u single days hunt
.as. F,r,t, * pA,r.dgrs wi'h I've shots
shoa,.rr them IN the bead With bit 90,
SHIT. q, as 70 SPAR ammunition Then IL
the course os the cay. six d'Vr upon whiel
BE- lli 10 Pile stone ~ lrGer 20 pyo;gc
I'm from the wo.y,s gln m.s cagN C 10,
4l4 1Arsy Ialm to tac.r waiter gg4I.,gs
. ia h.s f.sasr, . s'rram n's' ,0r'r quar- .rs