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The Relics Of Sir John franklin

discover the fate Of Sir John Franklin. In the
telegraphic summary Of the Cdnada's news,
published on Saturday, the result Of the last
expedition, sent out by Lady Franklin to search
for tidings Of her husband, was briefly an
nounoed. Inthe London papers, since received,
we have detailed report from Capt. Nc
Clintock, who commanded the search yacht
For, Of the evidences which he obtained of Sir
John Franklin's death on the 1lth of June,
1S47, and the abandonment Of his ships, the
Eretus and Terror, by his surviving associates,
lO5 in number, on April 22, lS4o, in the ice,
upon tho northwest coast Of King William
Island.
Ihe overland expedition OF DR.. Hae had pre-
| Viously obtained information from the Esqui-
maux and relics Of tho franklin expedition,
which directed Captain McClintocks search.
The for, which left Englandin the beginning
Of 1888, encountered the usual Obstacles from
the ice, and 1t was not until tho spring OF 1902,
that the expedition were enabled TO commence
the search where 1t was expected that traces OF
tho iost Franklin expeditionists might DO foand.
Caps Mcchntock says:
| "being unable 10 penetrate beyond belot
straits, the foc wlntered (lS5S-.o9) in Brent
lord Bay, and the search-includng the estu-
ary OF inc Great siah River, and the discovery
OF eight hundred miles Oh coast line, ny whion
! We nave uniteu tne explorations OF the former
searching expeditions, to the north and west OF
our Position, with those OF James koss, Dease,
ana simpson, and Rae to the South--has been
Poliolneu @ " seuge Journeys th@ sPring, con-
auV"u Wy Aieutehaht nooson, ~. NJ, Oaptaih
Alien 1oung ana myself.
| many deeply interesting relics OF our iost
| countrymen nave been picked up upon tne
western shores OF King William lsland, ana
o'ners optalnea from the Esquimaux' oy wnom
we were informed that (subsequent to their
soanaohhentl one snip was crushed anu sunk
| Dy tne ice, ana the other forced on shore,
Wnere sne mas ever since remained, ahording
'h1,a U,, aa 1lmcst inexhausuole NINE OF wealth.. =
| Ing ioliowing are copies OF original papers
i0and % 9y Oaptain McChntook' on Prince OF
| "aies Asi@hu .. ...s Cd. a. -
| u,, - OF may, 1917:
| "her Majesty ships Erebas and Terror win
| . min. W.
"Having wintered in 1867 at Beecney
Island, in lat. "a deg 43 min. ~ sec. NJ, Ion.
VI deg. 90 min. 10 sec. W., after ascending
Wellington.C Channel to lat. ~ deg, and return
ing by the west side OF Cornwalhs Island.
"All well. Sir JOHN ERANKLIN. ..
,, commanding the Expediuon.
"Whoever finds this paper Is requested to
forward 1t to the secretary Oh tne Admirahty,
LONDON, Win note Oh .ne ume ana place az
which IT. was found, OF, II more convenient, TO
deliver II ior that purpose 70 tne BRUSH oonsui
at inc nearestport.
Ihe papers, were written IN several IAN
guages, but there IS an error IN tne GATE, as
tne snlps wintered a. beecny Isiana In lo4o-o,
the hrst winter AFTER tner departure from
England.
| hariy spring journeys were commenced oy
Capt. McClintock, in FEBRUARY, 1897; and he
allotted TO diiierent parties, leo oy dineront Oh
hcers, the task OF making thorough searches OF
the coast. The operations are tnus detailed IN
| the report:
Sour wintering position was at the east en-
trance to Beliot strait, IN snug harhor which
L have named Port Kennedy, after my prede-
cessor in these waters, the commander OF one
OF Lady Frankhns former searching expedi-
tons. Although vegetation was tolerabiy
ABUNDANT, ard our Esqulmaux hunters, Mr..
PETERSEN, and several sportsmen constantly on
the alert, YET the resources OF the country our
ing eleven months and half only yielded us
eight reindeer, two bears, eighteen seals, and
lew water-iow ana ptarmlgan. Inc winter
was unusually ooid ana stormy. arrange
ments Were completed during the winter for
carrying out our intended plan OF search; L
felt IT to be my duty personally TO visit Mar
snal Island, ana IN 80 dong proposed to COM
piete the circuit OF King William Island.
"on 18TH February, when near Cape Victoria,
| we had tho good fortune TO meet small party