Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-12
CLEVELAND, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER l2, 1859.

hnd iallen from the top OF this cairn, was tOund
a small tin case containing record, tho sub
stance Of which is briefly as follows.
"1his cairD was built by the Franklin expe-
dition, upon the assumed site Of Sir James
Roses pillar. which had not been found The
Erebus aud Terror spent their fret Winter at
Beechy Island, after having ascended Yelling
ton Channel to lat. ~ deg. n. and returned by
the West side Of CORVALLIS Island. On the 10Th
Of Sept, 1916, they were beset in lat. 80 deg
90 min n and long 90 deg % min W. Cir
j. Franklin died ON the llth Of June, lS47. On
the 22i of April, l945. the ships were aban-
doued Eve leagues " the N. N. W. Of Point
Victoria, and the survivors, los IN number,
landed here under the command Of Capt. Gro
zier I....
This paRer was dated April 25, 1913, and
upon the ijilowing day they intended 10 start
for the Great Fish River The total loes by
deaths in the expedition up to this date was
nine officers and fifteen men. A vast quantity
Of clothing and stores Of all sorts lay strewod
about as IL here every article was thrown
away which could possibly be dispensed with;
pickaxes, shovels, boats, cooking utensils iron.
work, rope, blecks, canvas, dip circle, a sex
tant engraved 'Frcderic HoInby, II NJ" osrs,
small medicine chest DC.
A few mileo southwark across Back Bay, a
second record was found, having been deposited
by Lieut.. Gore and NJ dos Voeux in May, ls47.
Il afforded no additional information
Lieut. Hobson continued his search until
within a iew days march of Cape Herschs
without finding any trace Of the wreck OF Of
natives. lie left full information Of his impor-
tant discoveries for me; therefore, when re-
turning northward by the west shore Of King
Williams Islands, | had the advantage of know.
ing what bad already been found
Soon after leaving Capo llcrschell the traces
Of natives became less numerous and less recent
and after rounding the west point Of the island
they ceased altogether. This shore is extreme
ly low and almost utterly destitute of vegeta
ton. Numerous banks OF shingle and low is
lets lie of it, and beyond these Victoria Strait
is covered with heavy aud impenctrable packed
ice
When in lat. GO deg 90 min. and lon. 90 deg.
~ min W., we came to a large boat, discover.
ed by Lieut. Hobson few days previously, as
his notice informed me. 1t appears that this
boat had been intended far the ascent Of the
Fish River, but was abandoned apparently upon
q return journey to the SHIPS the slcJge upon
which che was mounted being pointed in that
! direction. She measured % feet in leng tn, 10y
| Z feet wide, and was most carefully lifted.
and made as light as possible but the sl,dpe
was Of solid oak and almost as heavy as the
boat.
/
in her also two human skeletons One Of
these lay in the after part Of the boat, under a
| pile Of clothing the other, which was much
more disturbed, probably by animals, was found
| in the bow Five pocket watches, a quantity
of silver spoons ana forks, and a few religious
books were alec found, but no journals, pocket
! books, or even names upon any articles of cloth
ing. Two doube-bauellel guns stood uprigh'
against the boats side precisely as they had
been placed eleven years before One barrel
in each was loaded and cooked there was am-
munitlon in abundance, also thirty pounds or
forty pounds of chocolate, some tea and tobac-
co. Fuel not wanting; drift tree lay within
one hundred yards Of the boat
Many very interesting relics were brought
away by Lieut. llobsOn, and some few by my
self. On the 9th of June / reached Pout Vic.
tory without having found anything further
The clothing, DC, was again examined for doc
unents, notebooks, DC without success,
record placed in the cairn, and another buried
10 feet true north Of it.
Nothing worthy Of remark occurred upon my
return journey 10 the ship, which we reached
ON the 10Th of June, five days after Lieut. Hob
son.
The shore of King William Island, between
its north and west extremes, Capcs Felix and
CrOZier has not been visited hy EsquimnuN
since the abandonment of the Erehus aud Ter
ror, as the cairns and articles lying sircwed
about, which are in their eyes of priceless val
no. remained untouched
If the wreck still remains visible, it is proba
bic she lies upon some Of the off lying isles &
tho southwark between Cnpes Crozier and
Herschcl.
On June IS Capt Young and his party re.
turned, having completed their portion Of the
search, by which the insularity OF Prince o
NJ | and Inta o,,A tI,n l',,s
intervening between the extreme points reached
by Lieutenants Osborne and Browne discover
ed also between Bellot Strait and Sir Jamc
Ross furthest in ls40, at -Four River Bay.
Fearing that his provisions might not last GU
the requisite period, Captain Young sent blcl
four of his men, aud for 40 days journcyed oi
through iogs and gales with but one man am
the dogs, building snow hut each night bu
= few men could stand so long continuance q
labor and privation,and its effects upon Captai
. Young wore painfully evident.
d Lieutenant Hobson was unable TO stan
g without ,sistance, upon his return on board
he was not in good health when he commence
his long journey, aud tho sudden severe expo
sure brought on serious attack Of scurvy, We
70 he most nobly completed his work and sucl
facts will more clearly evince the ut linchinl
spirit with which the object of our voyage hu
\ been pursued in these detached duties than an
praise OF mine
: We are now, at length, all on board again.
> AS there were some slight cases Of scurvy, al
= our treasured resources of Burton ale, lemo
juice and fresh animal food were put into requi
sition, sO that in a comparatively short time al
were restored TO sound health.
y During our sojourn in Port Kennedy W
were twice called upon to follow n shipnate t
, the grave M. George Brands, engineer dict
y OF app pleTy on the 6th Of November, 1858 =
lie had been out deer shooting several hOur
' that day, aud appeared in excellent health
3 On tho l4th Of June, 1859, Thomas Black
well. ships steward died Of scufvY, This maj
had served 10 two of the former searching ex
: petitions Tho summer proved a warm onr
We were able 10 start upon our hOmeward vOy
. age on tho 9th Of August, and although III
9 loss Of the engine'drveF in 1857, aud of th
. engineer in 1903, left us with oui, .'9o stokcn
yet, with their RAsis ance, was al le t0 cOntrl
tho engines aud steam the ship up to Fur
a Point.
b For six days we lay there closely bese
j. when a change of wind removed the ice, Ou
u voyage continued almost without further in
! torruption TO GOdhaSen, in Disco, whence W
arrived on the 9th Of August, and were II
ceived with great kindness by Mr. Oiiek .inspeC
tor OF North Greenland, and the local author
}, ties, who obligiDgly supplied our few wants
The two Esquimauz dog-dryers were no'
, discharged, and on the LIST Sept VIC sailed fC
). England fa. f....
1t From all that can be CLEANED from tho recor
8 paper, aud tho evidence afforded Ivy the boa
and various articles Of clothing and equipmef
discovered it appears that the abandonment
n the Erebus and Terror had been deliberatel
% arranged, and every effort eIerled during tl
% third Winter TO render the travelling equipment
o complete