New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-10

inhabitants. They gathered about Us without the
slightest appearance Of fear shyness although
had ever seen living white people before. They were
most willing to communicate ali their knowledge, and
barter all their goods but would have stolen thing
had they not been very closely watched. Many more
relics Of our countrymen were ootained-we could not
TO the inlet had crossed the day before and told
that day march up it, and from thence four days
overland, brought them to the wreck.
None Of these people had been there since 1873 ct
which time they said but little remained, their coun-
trymen having earned away almost everything.
Most of our information was received from 40 intei
gent old woman. She said it was in the Fall of the
year that the ship was forced ashore. Many of the
white men dropped by the way, Is they went toward
the Grea. River; but this was only known 10 them 10
the Winter following, when their bodies were discov
ered They all assured Us that We would find natives
upon the south shore, at the Great River and some
few at the wreck; but unfortunately this was not the
case. Only one family was met with Oft Point Booth,
visited.
Point Oge, Montreal Island, and Barrow leland,
were searched without finding anything except few
scraps Of copper and iron in an Esquimaux hiding
place.
Recroseing the Strait to King William Island, we
continued the examination of its southern shore with
out until the 2ith OF May, when about ten miles
eastward of Cape Herschel, blesched skeleton was
found around which lay fragments Of European cloth
ing. Upon carefully removing the snow a small pock.
et-book found containing few letters these, al
though much decayed, may yet be deciphered. Judg-
ing from the remains of his dress this unfortunate young
man was steward or officers servant and his position
exactly verified the Esquimsuxs assertion tina. the0
dropped az they walked along.
Onteacbing Cape Herschel next day, We examined
Simpson Camn CT rather what remains Of it. which 10
only four feet high and the central stones have been
removed, as If by men seeking something within it. by
impression at the time, and which still retain is that
records were deposited there by the reeating crews
and subsequently removed by the natives.
Alter parting from me at Cape Victoria on the 18th
April, Lieut. Hobson made for Cape Felix; at short
distance westward Of it. be found very large cairn
and close TO it three small tents, with blankets, old
Clothes and other relics Of shooting or magnetic
station but although the cairn was dug under. and
trench dug all round it distance Of ten feet no
record was discovered. piece of blank paper folded
up was found in the csirn and two broken bottles,
which may perhaps have contained records lay beside
II, among some stones which had fallen from of the
top. The most interesting of the articles discovered
here, including boats ensign we're brought away
by Mr. Hobson. About two miles further to che south
west, email cain found, but neither records
relics obtained. About three miles north Of Point
Victory second su all caim was examined, but only
broker picka1 ard empty canister found.
On w Asy, Lieut.. U0bsop pitched hs tent beuiss