Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-12


abe was mounted being pointedin that direction
She measured q feet IN length. BY II fses Sidf
| sas nn1st carefully fitted. aud made - light y
possible. bat the sledge was Of solid oak and 81
most NJ heavy rs the boat.
| A large quantity of clothing vss found within
] her. also two human skeletons. Ono OF these la
in the after part OF the bai. under pile Of cl',h
| ing, The other, which was nuch more disturbed
| probably by animal., found in the bow. fiss
| pocket watches, q quantity of silver spoons ant
fork. and few religious books were also found
but 40 journals, pockei-books. or even names upor
any article Of clothing. Two double barrelled
guns stood upright against the boats side precise
/, IA, they had been placed eleven years before
One arrel Of each was loaded and coked; there
was ammunition in abundance. also thirty or for
" pounds Of chocolate, some tea and tobacco. ~
ei was not wanting; u Drift tree lay within l0O
yards Of tho boat.
Many very interesting relics were brought
away by Lieut.. IIobson, aud some few ny myself.
On tue 9Th uf June | reached Point Victory with
out having found anything further. The clothing
&c, was again examined for documents, note
books, &c, without success; record placed IN tho
cairn, aud another buried ten feet north OF IL.
Nothing worthy Of remark occurred upon my
return journey TO the ship. which we reached on
the 19,h Of June. Ave days after Lieut.. liobson.
The summer proved arm one VIC wers'atle
to start upon our homeward voyage on the 10th Of
August.
For six days we Law there closely beset, when
a chan 20 of wind removing the ice, our voyage
was continued almost without further Interrupt
ton a. Gpdhasen, in Disco, where We arrived On
the 2,,h Of August anl were resolved with great
kindneas by Er. CLICK, Inspector OF North Green
luud, and The local authorities. who oblislngly
supplies our few wants.
The two EsquimanS Dog drivers were now dis-
charged. and on the III September we sailed for
England.
RELIC. BROUGHT rRpM THE BaAr FOUND IN LAT W
0s - s., LosG. % ~ 42w., UPON TIE WEST
coAS"r KfNc WILLIAM ISLAND, NAY 10, 1907.
Two doul.'e hareied guns. One barrel IN each
is loaded Found standing up side Of tho after
part Of the boat.
In osr PARcEL.-A small prayer book; cover Of
o small book Of Family Prayers; Christian Meo-
dies All inscription within tho cover to 'G. q.
ltiraham GurcYl Vicar of Wakefield; small Bible
lnterined in many places, and with numerous re-
lcrences written in the margin New Testament
IN the French language.
TIN ToGrrIIER.-f table knives with white
handles il marked Nv. r." II ginlet, an
nwl two iton stanchDns nne inches long, Tor
supporting weather cloth, which Was rouni the
boat
Tim TnGErnER.- pieces OF silver rlate-ll
spoons, | ork', aud ! teaspoons; ) pieces OF thin
elm b ard (tnglcs) for repairing tho boat, aud
measuring | inches by inches. and 4 lOths inch
thick.
RELICS FEN IN LAT o'"' NoET"' loNo, ~ - "I'i
NOT BROUGHT AWAY 'otii OF NAY 1907
length, feet inches in breadth. . feet 3 inches
in depth The markings on her stern were,
"XXil. ". Con MOL, APR. lS4.' 1t appears
that the fore part of the stem has been cut away,
proDapiy l" reduc' "e'S'' ""' P"'. VI '"e 'o''o'
and hsn'es removed. An OAK sledge under toe
boat, - icct inches long anu ieet wlue
paddles, about oo i"th''hs "t deep sea leah-iihe'
ammnili'n, Tour casks OF navy chocolate, sh"e,
make, box WIN implements complete, s'ha'i
quantitc ct tobacco, n small par OF very stout
shoo'in- h"o'H' par al very heaVy roh-Fho'
knee boots cnfle' ".o''' sea ooo,S ana SnoeS III
oil sc'en ar clSht raifs-1Wo roiS OF shect ieai
elm uhSeN ior requiring !"c poa,' nuns VI various
sizes ie b NJ, ana S'e"gr 'rohs, 'hfeo sma'i axes
n broken Jaw, leather cover "i II sextant case "
chain cable punch SILK handkerchief Ab'"ck
white, hni c"i'f'i') towers sponge tn"'hhrnsh
HAIR c"mb, marklntNn, gun cover. liharkeu III
pnln "a. -, } twinr, MES, knives. II small w1fs
ted work supper, lined WIN callNk,n' bound VIII
red r'bhon; great l"h"'! oI cio'n,nS' ana u
woll--kin robe part OF u boat SAL OF NJ" q can
vas Whale line rope WIN yellow marx anu wh'''
line with rex marx; twenty-i"ur IRON S'ahcniohs
min" nnd u halt inches nigh tor supporting
weather cioth r'uhh 'he p."t a stahch'oh io'
supporting ridSe poic nv hc'Hht oil three lee
nino inches above the S""wai''
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