The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-10-27

and barter all their goods, butwould have stolel
everything, had they not been closely watched
Many more relics of our countrymen were OBJ.
tanned we could not carry away all we might
have purchased. They pointed to the inlet we
had crossed the day before, and told US that ono
days march.up it, and thence four days over
land, brought them to the wreck None OIL
these people had been there since 1858, at
which time they said but little remained, their
countrymen having carried away almost every
thing. Most of our information was received
from an intelligent old woman she said it was
III the fall ofthe year that the ship was forced
ashore many of the white men dropped by the
way as they went towards the Great River but
this was only known to them in the winter fol-
lowing, when their bodies were discovered
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 off Point Booth, and none at Montreal IS
land, or any place subsequently visited. Point
Ogle, Montreal Island, and Barrow Island, were
searched, without finding anything, except few
scraps of copper and ironin an Esquimaux hiding
place.
Re-crossing the Strait to King Williams IS
land, we continued the examination of It's south
ern shore without success until the goth of May,
when about ten miles eastward of Cape Herschell,
bleached skeleton was found, around which lay
fragments of European clothing. Upon care
fully removing the snow, small pocket-book
was found, containing few letters. These, al
though much decayed, may yet be deciphered.
Judging from the remains Of his dress, this I'M
fortunate young man was a steward or officers
servant, and his position verified the Esquimaux's
assertion, that they dropped as they walked
along.
On reaching Cape Herschell, next day, we
examined Simpsons Cairn, OF rather what re-
mains of it, which is only four feet high, and the
central stones have been removed, as if by men
seeking something within it. My impression at
the time, and which | still retain, is, that rec
ords were deposited there by the returning crews,
and subsequently removed by the natives
After parting from me at Cape Victoria, on
the 2Sth of April, Lieut.. Hobson made for Cape
Felix. At short distance westward of it, he
found very large cairn, and close to it, three
small tents, with blankets, old clothes, and 9th
er relics of a shooting or d magnetic station !;
hu+o ola +I,o
trench was dug all around it, at distance of
ten feet, no record was discovered. A piece Of
black paper folded up was found in the cairn,
and two broken bottles, which may, perhaps,
have contained records, lay beside it, among
some stones, which had fallen from off the top.
The most interesting of the articles discovered
here, including boats ensign, were brought
away by Mr. Hobson About two miles further
to the southwest a small cairn was found, but
neither records or relics obtained. About three
miles north of Point Victory a second carn was
examined, but only broken pickaxe and empty
canister found
On the 9Th Of May Lieut., Hobson pitched his
tent beside a large cairn upon Point Victory.
Lying among some loose stones which had fallen
from the top of this cairn, was found a small tin
case, containing record, the substance of which
is briefly as follows - @
Ihis cairn auas built By. the Franklin Er-
pedition, upon the assumed safe Of Sir James
Ross Pillar, D1tich had not been found The
Erebus aud Terror spent their first aointer at
Beechy Island, after. hauing oscended Yelling
ton Chau'elto lat. II deg. n, and returned by
the auest side Of Cornuallis Island On the
18Th Of September, 1916, they aoere beset IN
lat. 70 05 n and long. SO % W. SIR John
Franklin died on the 11h Of June, 1S47. On
the 22d Of ApriL 1848, the ships acre .aban-
doned .1fve leagues to the N. N W5of Point
Victory, and the surcirors, los IN number,
landed here under the. command of Captain
Crozier"
This paper was dated April 25th, 1848, and
upon the following day they intended to start
for the Great Fish river. The total loss by
deaths in the expedition up to this date was nine
officers and fifteen men, @ s-@
A vast quantity of clothing and stores of all
sorts lay strewn about, as if here every article
was thrown away which could possibly be dis
pensed with-pick- axes, shovels, boats, cooking
utensils, ironwork, rope, blocks, canvas, dip