, 1859-10-21
ilte88 NTrihtttte,
RSsorts OF T1Ae and McClintock in
1884 and 1859.

THE FATE OF E1R JOHN FRANKLIN.
Reports OF I1ae and MeCl1ntock ia
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beef. This man at once consented to accompa-
nv III tTo day's Journey. and in a few minutes
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nao oepos'eo us toau on 1ne 8no"' aua "as
ready to join US. Having explained to him my
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snow house early IN the morning, and then fol-
lowed up our track. This man WAS very com.
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qoestions al 70 Ms nasing seen "hte man be-
fore, or any ships or boats, he replied in the
ne1atiye but said that a party of ahioonans,
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riysr, He stated ths4 be did not know the exact
n,.ce that ba nerer had baan tba,o or3 th,+ =.
p'"s.' @"e' ~ Aee DA>4 oes. 'ne.s aaa aA' LIZ
could not accompany us 30 far' The substance
ofthe information then aud subsequently OBJ
tained from rnrious sources vax tn The fo1,o.r.
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"In the spring, four winters past {ls501.
willie some Esauimaux families were killing
seals near the north shore Of large island
named in ARROW smiths charts King NilliAm's
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iu9 in company southward over the ice, and
dragging boat md sledges with them. They
were passing along the west shore OF the above
named island. None of the party could speak
tue Esauimaux language SO well rs to be under.
stood, but By signs the natives were led TO be.
lieye that the ship or ships Ind been crushed by
ice. and that they were now co;nc to whera
they expected to find deer to shoot' From The
appearance Of the men-aIl OF whom, viii, the
exception Of m officer. were hnuline on the
drag ropes Of the sledge, and looked thiu-theY
were then supposed to be rettinF 9bort Of nrf.
v,sions; and they purchased small seal. OF
niece Of seal from tie natives. The officer ucs
man. When their days Journey terminated,
they pitched tents to rest in.
q 1t q Inter date the same season. but pre-
vious to the disruption of the ice the corpses Of
some thirty persons md some graves Hera dis
covered on the continent, mud IRE dead bodies
on an island near it, about long day's journey
to the northwest Of The mouth OF a 1arre strean.
which can be- no other than Back'a Great F;sb
i:iyer. fuancd bv lie Esou;mnu1 (ht. .koo.hi-
ca.;Ik} M IL d+scrint;on nnd that NJ +he Inv
shore IN tha ncirhhnrlood of Ponnt f,cls end
Montreal Island screo exactly with that Of Sir
George baek. some Of the BODIES were in
hsd heen turned over to form a III ahe,tar @s % snd
some lay seatte1ed about in different directions.
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