Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-20

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Be- thsso sarvisoss Of The lpet ffpstlin sx-
mass svert ono elss. ~ mspsiss. Mr.. Hslcs
letter il caafi?ss oo:' Dot, from the cas-
cumstsnces Under which II 10 said 10 have
.ssu ~ritt-a. deservs. every indulgencs.
aud ws must walt With patience FOR the
promised detsils, which afe to throw fur
ther tight on this psinfui sosject. In the
tneontSme, i will venture IN make few
observations on Mr.. HniRs eDmmenicatiOn.
Mr. Anlis lestes 10 dated from hia fufth-
ut north pint, fancy. . place we'll ksows'
10 me, - l passed il four several times 10
my boat-, snd which y about 100 EpgIish
miles ntarly due south of.my Winter quar-
teri VI Nrpulse Bay, where ! spent the YEA
sons VI 1857 aud 1854, having with
me on 18th Oecssicns efficient EsquimsuS
mttyprstsse, one Of whVa spbke, english
fluently. During the first season. We had
constant and friepdly communication with
|lis nstivea and heard ffonn them many
things regarding Psrry's and Ross exped+
t,ons psrt Of which easily proved to bs
correct By . perusal Of the narratives Of
their expeditions, and part by pereonal
communi.at with the distinguished 81.
plovess themsel vee, after my return to Eng
land. = the natives had noticed and re-
nsmbesed many little incidents which had
mot heef, thought worthy 81 record in =
1or1ui. By tiIis meaus Istested the truth
fnlncas Of the EsQuimAux and the sBciency
Of the int rpreter.
In 1884 i had, during two months Of
Spripg whiis Vt Winter quarters, constant
communication with the Esquimaux, bpth
Of lsepulae and Pella Bays, scveral OF the
lstter having come to visitts had pre-
viously seen these last ut PrIla Bay itstif-
discovered aud named by me In 1871
when Aveling nOrthward in 1854.
The EsQuimaux. one and oil, et and Of
bath these plsces, assured us that they
knew of NO white man living among
them, and that III the whites" or "Kab-
ionnxs" had perished At least four years
before. offered them large rewards Of
savs, knisss, files. and, in fact, everything
they MIST valued, ~ be paid them a once,
and promises of much greater supplies
aftcrwari, il they could tell Of any living
hits nnn, or could bring rs to where lie
WAS, Or him to Is. But the answer was
always the same 1--WE know Of none"
While believe the E-quimaux to be usn-
aliv truthful and CORRECT in repeating or
giving information, when they have an
object to gain many Of tbcm very readily
havp recoune 70 6ctions, which have the
upprarance Of truth until s,Al,jeoteS u crws
questioning. which, have invariably
fnund, exposed the falsch0od These false
hoods we're never sustained or told by
any great number ot the natives; whereas,
in the Ease of fact they were all agreed,
and NO amount Of cross questioning could
effect their statements in the slightest de.
gree.
do not know how Mr.. Hail gets at his
dates So reality. Although hal been only
seven wears away from Kepnlse Bay, the e.
quimaux. when asked how long it hal I,es.p
since had seen them l'efprr. could never
give c"rrtct reply. IL ia nlso sain that
offered to him, as "hc was afraid it would
kill him (the c,,usin.) None Of the Esqui
muux saw were afraid to use . gun, hut
ON the contrary, we're anxious to possess
one Indeed, l gave an E>quimaux gun
aud ammunition vt Rcpuls bay In 1647.
and tx:tOrc week WAS ever he and % hers
could shoot well with it. This gun |
found with the natives in 1854 in excellent
CONDITION. and Was happy to learn that il
had been the means Of saving the lives Of
his family during season "f famine.
when many others prished lie had still
u horn tul Of powder perfectly good. al
though kept for seven years. hui had n"
hot or bali left another gun and large
supply of ammunition with these gOOsi
people in 1854.
The fight that Crozier 10 said to have
had with the "lndians," not "Innuit. must
b. = fable All the Indians he could possi-
bly meet with on his southwark journey
are friendly. and would have been only
too happy IL they had an opportunity to
bring him safely to the nearest Hudson's
Ray Company's establishment. SO as to re-
ceive the large reward promised them fol
aiding any white man they might meet
Besides, If Crozier had got so far south as
to meet Indians, It IA not likely he would
have gone hack hundreds OF miles to the
north again.
In off ring these remarks, I do not wish
t. detract in the slightest degree from thu
great energy, perseverance, and pluck
shown by Mr.. Hall, who may, trust, hs
able to accomplish all, and more than all
his letter promises; but his difficultic.
wssc only about b begin, for hitherto h
had been among semi-civilized Esquimaux
To the northwest of Repulse Bay lac vii
not find them soagreeahle tn travel among
though perhaps NOT inimical.
am, Sir, yours, &c, JOHN RAE.
KirkwalI, Orkney. Oct %.