The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01

after troublesome journey, deposting pemmican ana
memoranda nj different spots for the benent Of FRANKLIN
or the pleyers party should either pass ha way They
arr nnsbed along shore eastward far Coronation
Gulf where they compelled to abandon the boats
and return by the valley of the Coppermine river,
Yivlng in eleven da at the appointed rendezvous
AN tho northeast head OF Great Bear lake. This
WAS perous and toilsome journey, but resulted in no
discovery Of the whereabouts Of Franklin Richardson's
pnon that his ships had not passed in view OF the
main lard aong the which he journcyed, because
The Esqumaux, Of whom he met numbers, must nave
seen them and he could get tings of them from the
natives. He returned to England the next summer
The third and most important expedition set on foot in
sss wear s4s) in search Of Franklin, was that Of Sir
ms Clarke Ross, formerly known as Commander Ross,
and was composed Of two splendid shpshe Enterprise
ana ,nves,igaor-whch left England in May, 1s4s, and
red Bafns Bay in July According to instructions, they
srcod their way through the Ponds Bay, and
north 10 Possession Bay where party landed, but found
NO traces Of Franklin They obtained here, how
aver q paper recording the visit OF Sir Edward
Parry in 1919 From this poict they coasted
lancaster sound carefully scanning the shores, firing
guns in fogs throwing up bueghs at night, and casting
overheard casks containing information as to their pro
eedings for the enlightenment of Franklin. They
dressed on Cape York. 81 the entrance to Prince
Rsgents Inlet where they larded and erected signal
Us.
Port Leopold but the Ice too thick in that quarter,
and standing away 70 the north shore OF Burrows Strait
thev examined Maxwell Bay and got far the entrance
10 Wellington channel, wach they found full of ice FL
nay on the llth OF September they get to Port Leopold,
m IMPORTANT port the junction of the four great chan
ueis-aancaster Sound Barrow's Strait Wellington chan
mel and Prrps Regents Inet-,hrough some OF which
yrankln ssoud be likely to pass on his return
rom lp$e Walker, Who're the two ships laid up
for ,k winter During this dreary season, the crews
were not inactive; several white foxes caught
alive traps and set loose with collars round their necks,
with he name Of the vessel and her location that
should Franklin party catch them they might know that
AID was near During the spring several exploring par
sent ont north and SOUTH All North Somerset,
Wellington Channel and all the space between Capes
Bunny and Walker, to which Franklin directed 10
proceed, were carefully explored ana no traces of the
Rarfows Strait and the east and west shores Of Prince
Regents Inlet, also searched In vain After series
Leopold, but before doing they built comfortable
house on the shore, deposited provisions FOR twelve
Investigator carried, in Franklin should pass that
way Tic ship had be sawed OF the ice the 2sh
rows Strait, Lancaster Sound and Bans Bay abreast
Of Ponds Bay Here they broke loose from the ice
returned to England in November, 1s49 In the spring OF
khs year the British government offered reward OF
$,oOooo TO private ship exploring party who would
e. IN search Of Frsnkns missing expedition. AT the
sare tmc Lady Franklin sent out q cargo OF coal and
PROVISIONS in the wlaler Trueove Capt Parker who
posted them at Cape Hay the south eide OF lancaster
Sound. Dr. Goodsr, whose brother was assistant sur
secn board the Erebus also undertook search in the
whaler Advance commanded by Captain Penny, but did
not succeed in getting farther than Prince Regents Inlet
Tie demand for researches now beea me pressing
mreeEreat divisions Of search adopted These
respond, IN general sphere and character to the three
primary searching expeditions Of lS4s. One marine
BY OF Behring's Strait another overland the
sAna northern coasts and the third marine by way
5S3ahn Bay.
The ships Enterprise and Investigator we're retted with
possible speed, TO 60 round South America and to
command Of the Enterprise, and Commander Mcclure.
who had served as first lieutenant OF the Enterprise in the
recent expedition under Sir James G. Ross was put in
DoMmand Of the Investigator.
Both ships made comparatively speedy passage to
Behring'S Strait On the 2eth of July the Enterprise
reached the western end Of the eutan Chain on the 18th
u August she reached the island of ST. Lawrence aud on
the 10th OF August fell in with the But the weather
then unfavorable and the ice thick that Captain
Colmson abandoned purpose which he had formed
tempt to penetrate that season to Cape Bathurst Ae
several encounters with the ice he reached Grantey Har
Dor and there found the over preparing winter quar-
sers and day joined by the Herald On consulting
with Captains kelett and Moore Of the Plover he deter
mined instead OF winerng in the north proceed TO Hon.
Kong there repcnsh his provisions and set
again for the north till the Of April 1851 Thu
Investigator later getting through the Pacific thar
ME Enterprise and Commander Moore writing sea-
latitude 81 deg &c min north and Ion itude I52 deg 8;
west the Goth of July gave sketch OF his in
tended operations and said that apprehension need
entertained about his safety till the autumn OF 1854 he
had board full provisions Of every kind for three
after the 1st of September and intended to issue in lieu
Of the usual raons whatever food could be obtained by
Or. Rae it will be remembered, was left by Sir John
Richardson to attempt to overtake in the summer Of ls49
unaccompshed part OF the objects of the overland
petition of ls4s This had special reference the exami
nation of the coasts of Victoria Land and Woaston Land
md that Sir John Frankn's ships believed to
have certainly gone beyond Cape Walker and have
probably bored their south westward to posi-
fou Between that place and the mainland this dee
be much important than before Early in 1850
instructions despatched to Dr. Rae by Governor Sir
George Simpson, of the Hudsons Bay Company requiring
him the Of his explorations of 1S49 having been
unsuccessful organize another expedition for the
ef 1850 This was to penetrate further, range
widely and TO examine the coasts Of Banks Island
the coasts around Cape Walker, and the north coast
Victoria Land. Two small parties at the tme were
70 proceed westward on the mainland in the direction o
Point Barrow; and of these TO descend the
fenz and explore the coast to the west oft, while thu
other pass the Coyile river to descend
that stzeam to the sea- and both induce the ma
es BY rewards and otherwise to prosecute the search
add spa cad intelligence in all directions.
The expedition equipped by the British government fo
reviewed search by way of Bain's Bay and Lancaster
Sou nd comprised two strong teak built shps-the Reso
ute and Assistance-and two powerful propelled
s.eai vosseshe Pioneer and the Intrepid. These Ship
tonnage, the former Of five hundred, and tho atte
Of 70, hundred and thirty and alike strong
comm vdious, elegant and admirably appurenanced Tn,
steam vessels had strength and adaptation only fo
towing the ships 10 open channels but for conflicting will
Abe per Us OF the polar and forcing passage through
small III and thin packs Of ice. Captain H. T. Austir
was out command of the Resoute, Captain f. Omma
ney Of II Assistance and Lieut. Sherard Osborne of ht
Pioneer Mulatudes of officers nobly We'd volunteers
10 obtain subordinate appointments and some Of the
moetexpcr .nced wholesalers obtained for the fore
castle The instructions given similar in scope
spirit to those OF the Behring's strait expeditions and diff
fered chiefly adaptation TO the different route The
petition sailed IN the spring OF 1850.
An expedition under the command OF the veteran Sir
John Ross equipped by public subscription toward
which the Huds, MS Bay Company contributed five hund
red pounds consisted of schooner vessel
hundred and twenty tons (Which Sir John called the
Felix in honor Of Us late patriotic friend Sir Felix BOOTH
and OF small Yer Of twelve tons called the Mary
They proysio yea Tor eighteen months they
sail in the latter parl OF April Sir John in excellent
spirits full Of fire and daring in his younger wears
enlisted in his service old expert Esauimaux I'M
terpreter. His plan was TO proceed as quickly az be
could Barrows Strai Operations ut Cane
Hothayn, the west si e OF the entrance Of wellington
Channel to examine all the headlands thence TO Banks
land and then, if still unsuccessful, leave the Mary
vessel Of retre and TO push the search in Tho
Felix alone during another year.
An expednion also was qupped the instance or tbe
devoted Lady Franklin, v. holly by her zeal, and
command Of M PENNY form erly master OF The 4dvin
whale ship consisted Of fine ship Of two hundred
Bnd twenty five tons, called thn Lady Franklin new
sophie Tie larger vessel fitted up at Aberdeen and