The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-10-28

"Soon after leaving Cape Hersche, the
traces ofnatiyes became less numerous and
less recent, and after rounding the west
point Of the Island they ceased altogether.
This shore is extremely low; and almost ut
terly destitute of vegetation. Numerous
banks of shingle and low islets lie off it,
ard beyond there Victoria Strait is cover
ed with heavy and impenetrable packed
ice.
On the 9th of May, Lieut.. Hobson
pitched his tent beside large cairn upon
Point Victory. Lying among some loose
stones which had fallen from the top of
this cairn, was found small tin case con-
tanning record, the substance of which
is briefly as follows:--This cairn was built
by the Franklin Expedition, upon the as
sumed site Of Sir James Ross Pillar which
had not been found. The Ere6us and
Terror spent their first winter at Beechy
Island, after having ascended Wellington
Channel to lat. II deg. N, and returned
by the west side of Cornwallis Island. On
the 18th of September 1916, the were be
set in lat. 20 o. n, and long 1923 West.
Sir J. Franklin died on the 18th of June,
1S47. On the 22d of April 1S4S, the
ships were abandoned five leagues to the
N. N. ". of Point Victory, and the sur
viyors, 1O5 in number, landed here under
command of Captain Crozier. This paper
was dated April 55, 1S4S, 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 9 officers and l6 men. A vast guam
tity of clothing and stores of all sorts lay
strewed about as if here every article was
thrown away which could possibly be dis
pensed with; pick-axes, shovels, boats,
cooking utensils, iron work, rope, blocks,
canvas, dip circle, sextant, engraved,
Frederick Hornby,R N. a small medicine
chest, oars, &c.
" When in lat. 60 deg. % N. and long.
80 deg. 20 w., we came to large boat
discovered by Lieut.. Hobson a few days
previously, as his notice informed me. 1t
appears that this boat had been intended
for the ascent Of the Fish River, but was
abandoned apparently upon a return jour
ney to the ships, the sledge on which she
was mounted being pointed in that direc-
ton. She measured % feet in length,
by = feet wide, was mos. carefully fitted,
and made as light as possible, but the
sledge was of solid oak, and almost as hea-
Wy as the boat.
"A large quantity of clothing was
found within her, also two human skele
tons. One of tn ese lay in the afterpart
of the BOAT, under 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, and forks, and few religious books
were also found, but no journals, pocket
books, or even names upon any article OF
clothing. Two double -barreled guns stood
upright against the boats side, precisely as
they had been placed II years before. One
barrel in each was loaded and cooked;
there was ammunition in abundance, also 80
or 40 pounds of chocolate, some tea and
tobacco. Fuel was not wanting; drift
tree lay within 100 yards of the boat.
Capt. McClintock says from all that can
be CLEANED from record papers, and of evil
dence afforded by the boat and various ar
ticles of clothing and equi pment discovered,
it appears that the abandonment of the
EreLus and Terror had been deliberately
arranged, and every effort exerted, during
the third winter, to render the travelling
equipments complete. 1t is much to be
apprehended that disease had greatly re-
duced the strength of all on board far
more, perhaps, than they themselves were
aware Of The distance by sledge route
from the position of the ships when aban.
doned, to the boat, is 65 geographical
miles, and from the ships TO Montreal Is
land, 220 miles. The most perfect order
seems to have existed throughout"
BRoDER1cK-AN INCIDENT.-The New
York News says:
! Mr. Broderick was a remarkable man
His characteristics were great moral anC
physical courage, a sufficient .quantum o
common sense, selfreliance, Temperance
and industry. With these qualities, in :
land like California, he was a successful
man The day he left New York for Cal
ifornia, in 1S49, we met him on the steps
Of the old Danking house of the Bank o
the State of New York. He had Just drawn
his last dollar from that institution.
lie says to us, Good by; am off fo
the land of glory" "Where are you 90
ing to, Daye!' we asked. "To Califor
nia-nerer TO return untiH I come back {
Senator Of tie United States" We
laughed at this remark, considering it the
grandiloquent boast of reckless, desperate
youth, who had as much idea or chance o
actually carrying it into execution as he
had Of becoming King of England.
lie said to US last winter, " How strange
it is, that after fighting all my life to be
come Senator, don't care button fol
it. 1t has no charms for me. What is i
after all am not happy
What commentary ale these remark:
upon human greatness, as productive o
human happiness.
King WILLIAMS ISLAND, the spot where
the remains of Franklin's expedition were
found, is one Of the souther islands o.