Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-10-19
Arctic News.

When We lately spoke Of the tenacity OF Il
plorrrs we had no expectation of So Immediate and
interesting confirmation of our words. But a
letter l. ju-t published by Mr.. Henry Grinnell.
written by the latest Arctic explorer, Mr.. C.. +.
Hall. on the 10Th Of December. 1864.
Mr.. Hail. whose delightful book last yea" our
re- sders may remembers, is kini OF Arctic Will
liam Penn. tie believes that the true method 10
learn the bate of Sir John franklin and his men as
" ell tn discover the imnortant Natural facts of
the northern region is To live among the Esqui.
maux. To learn their language, to understand their
character, and To win their confidence. Ii ANY
body knows all, thing Of that vast polar world il is
probably those who live there. and who cherish all
traditions with the tenacrrs fondnoss of simple
and primitive people. The wild rntss oi ice is 10
BE- Iene trIted and its barriers surmonn ted, not bv
huge ships and large companies of inexperienced
men. but bv patient fml ixrtv with the habits and
temper of the inhabitants. Mr. Hall goes in a
whale boat, and trav els and talks with the natives
with his mind constantly on the alert turn every
rumor and all hi observation TO the best account.
A man OF singular simplicity. of earnest enthusi-
asm and tranquil devotion to- his object, he is
probably the most persuasive and attractive envoy
that Civilization has ever sent TO the Esqumaux.
He now " rites that there may yet TIE three
survivors OF Sir John Franklin's expedition, on Of
them Crozier, who succeeded Franklin in the
command. TIE last information of the expedition
reported ia 1859 by Captain M'Clintock. He
found paper in the hand writing of Captain
Crozier. dated AIril 25. ls4s. stating that Sir
John Franklin dad on the llth OF. June, ls47--
that the ships Erebus and Terror had been desert
ed three DAYS before the date Of the paper, and
that expedition to start on the 26th of April
for Back. Fish River. Pursuing his journey Cap
tain VI Chinook faund boat. Two skeletons and
various relics of franklin aud his men, including
silver spoon with the crest OF Captain Crozier.
Since then Siothihs has been known until this
interesting story of Mr.. Halls.
He SAYS that an lnnut, cousin of some whom he
knows met four men travelling upon the ice.
Three ere fat. and one a skeletonI The fat
ones had eaten human flesh, aud the skeleton had
refused to do so, and was on the verge OF
starvation. This last was, Croxicr. The 1nnut
fed him carefully and ne recovered. The whole
party then lived with the Innuits, and, they had
guns and ammunition. they lived cDmfor tably
One of the party died. and at length the other two
with Crozer and one Innut, set forth in south
ery direction to reach some means Of escape
homeward. 1t was ten years ago, in 1854, that
Mr. Halrsfrisnas hadseenthe cousin who rescued
Crozier, and at thai sima he had heard whether
the party had ever returned. But the 1nnuits do
not believe they, are dead 1r>rr,--,
This is Mi. Half's story. When he wrote he
had but recently arrived and was at the threshold
of his journey, for which be Was equipped tor two
years II is not impossible. therefore, that the
modest and heroic man who embarked in the
enterprise with kind ofintense religious zeal, q
gentle Arctic crusader, may solve the long
den mystery, and reveal the end Of the sad 70.
nance over which the world has so long wonder
ed. Nn go 80 ,s'-'tf