Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

of fish excellent for food, with which the
sea there abounds. The next trace Of this
party. OCCURS some five or six miles east
ward, on long, low point of King vii.
liam's Land, where ono man died and was
buried. Then about south-southeast, two
and half miles further, the next trace &C.
ours, on Todd's inlet, whore the remains Of
five men lie. The next certain trace of
this party is on tho west side of the inlet,
west of Point Richardson, on some low
land that is an island or q part of the main
land as the tide may be. Here the awning
covered boat and the remains Of about
thirty or thirty.ave Of Crozier's party were
found by the native Poo-yet-ta, of whom
the account of his voyage in tho Victory.
1924. q
In the spring of 1849 . large tent WAS
found by some OF the natives whom saw,
the floor Of which was completely covered
with the remains of white men. Close by
were two graves. This tent was little
way inland from Terror Bay.
In the spring Of 1861, when the snow was
nearly all gone. an Esquimaux party, con-
drcted by native we'll known throughout
the Northern regions, found two boats
with many skeletons in and about them.
One of these boats had been previously
found by McCintock; the other was found
lying from one-quarter to one.half mile dis.
tant, and must have been completely en-
tombed in snow at the time McCln-
tock's parties were there, or they most
assuredly would have seen it. In and about
this boat, besides many skeletons alluded
to, were found many relics, most of them
similar in character to those McClintock
has enumerated as having been lin the
boat he discovered. The native who con-
Quoted this native party in its search over
King Williams Land il the same individual
who gave DR.. Rae the first information
about white men having died to the west
ward of where he (Dr. Rae) then was (Pel-
ly Bay, in the spring of 1854. His name
is In-nook.poo zhe,j jock, and he 10 native
of Neitchille, q very great traveller and VERY
intelligent. He is, il fact, awalking histo-
~ of the fate of Sir John Franklins ,expe-
dition. This native met when one! days
sledge from King Williams Land-otf Point
Dryden-and after stopping ., few days
among his people, he accompanied me To-
the places visited on and abont King VIII
liam's Land. ~,
The same year that the Erebus and Ter
rof were abandoned ono Of, them consum-
mated the Great Northwest Passage, hav-
ing five men aboard. The evidence OF the
exact number il circumstantial. Every
thing about this Northwest Passage ship Of
Sir John Franklin's expedition was in COM
plete order; four boats were hanging high
up at the ships sides, and ono was on the
quarter deck; tho vessel WAS in its winter
housing Of sail or tent.cloth. This vessel
O'Reilly Island, latitude GO deg. 80 min.
1onr 90 1an q min So
the spring of 1849, it being frozen in in
foe Of ice of only one winters formation.
From certain evidence have gained, both
at Ig-loo.lik and King Williams Land,
there must have been q Dig of the grey
hound species belonging to one or the 9th
er of the two ships. I only know this
through native testimony. It is quite like.
" that some one in England can tell
whether there was dog on board either OF
the ships when Sir John Franklin left, in
1916.
To complete the history of Sir John
Franklin's last expedition one must spend
q summer on King Williams Land, with a
considerable party, whose only business
| should be to make searches for records
which beyond donbt lie buried on that Isl.
and. am certain. from what have heard
the natives say, and from what saw my
sell, that little or nothing more can be gain.
ed by making searches there when the land
is clothed in it's winter garb, for the Esqui.
max have made search after search over all
the coast Of King Williams Land, on either
side, from its southern extreme up to Cape
Felix, the northern point. for anything and
everything that belonged to the companions
of Sir John franklin, and these searches
have been made when the snow had nearly
all disappeared from the land.
My sledge company from Repulse Bay te
King Williams Land consisted of clever
souls, all Esquimsux. Although they arr
as untamable as eagles by nature, yet b,
their aid alone was enabled to reacf
points otherwise inaccessible, and whe1
there to gain much important information
relative to the fate of Sir John Franklin'l
expedition. I tried hard to accomplish
much more than I did, but not one Of the
company would, on any account Whatever
consent to remain with me in that countr!
and make a summers search over tina
island, which, from information had gain
ed Of tho natives, had reason to suppose
would be rewarded by the discovery of tn
accumulated in that great expedition, ant
been deposited in vault little way inlant
or eastward Of Cape Victory. Know
ing, as l now do, the character of the Es
qulmanx in that part Of the country i,
which King Williams land is situated.
cannot wonder at nor blame the Repuls
Bay natives for their refusal to remain Their
as I desired: 1t is quite probable that ha,
we remained as wished, no one of us woul
ever have got out of the country alive. Ho1
could We expect, it we had got into strait
maux of that country than the log sonl