Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-30

SUNK hoieS TOT screw nails. OH these
sheets, rs we'll as on most everything else
that came from the Northwest Passage
ship, are numerous stamps of the Queen =
broad arrow. 9th. Mahogany writing.
desk, claboratcly finished and bound in
brass. 7th. Many pieces of silvcrplate--.
forks and spoons-bearing crcsts and mi.
tials of the owners. Sth. Parts of watch
cs. 9TH. Knives, and very many other
things, all of which you, Mr.. Grinnell and
others interested in the fate of the Frank.
lin Expedition will take a sad interest in
inspecting on their arrival in the States.
MUTINY--A SEAMAN SHOT.
/ must tell you Of the hcart.rending.
tragical part of my expedition, before l
conclude this rapid, and | must add, in
complete report; for after all it is but a
drop in the bucket to giving you full idea
of the vast amount of interesting and i'm
portant information l have gained of the
natives about Rcpulsc Bay, lg-loo;lik, PclIy
Bay, Neitchillc, Great Fish, or Back River,
and King Williams Land, relative to the
fate Of Sir John Franklin's Expedition.
In the spring of 1865 | started from Re-
pulse Bay, on dog-sledge journey to King
Williams Land. My company was entire
ly of natives, and on our getting about two
hundred miles on our way we met a party
of Belly Bay natives, who were fleeing
from their country on account of war rag
ING there. The effect on my company
was, that on no consideration could they
be induced to proceed further, and, there
fore. terrible as was the blow to my plans.
] had to turn back, trusting that could
succeed in getting small band of faithful
white men, out of some whale ships, if they
should happily make into Repulsc Bay.
Not until the fall of 1867 was | able to
get the desired number of white men to
accompany me, besides my Esquimaux in
terprctcrs-Joc and IIannah-as an escort
of defense, while making the long delayed
slcdge journey to King Williams Land,
and even then, it was only at the very last
momcnt-that is, while the whaling vessels
were weighing anchors and starting for the
States-that | was successful. The result
of my taking scameu that neither or their
captains knew much about, proved as many
would expect. One of the men, Frank
l.ailcr, ever proved during the year l en-
ploycd the party of five men amost faithful,
hard working, and energetic man, fulfilling
every position in which placed him with
ability and honor. Two of the five would,
am quite confident, have proved better
men than they did had they not pcen ILL.,
advised.
None Of the men. except noble Frank
Lailcr, ever accompanied me on any of my
great sledge journeys. In the fall of 1868,
during a mutnous attack made upon me,
when my faithful man was absent, about
seven miles distant, on business, l was
compelled in self.dclensc, to call into re-
QUESTION revolver. Colclean, the leader,
fell, and died in fifteen days. At once the
rebellion cndel, and one of the band came,
and like man acknowied gcd freely and
truly that he and his companions were
altogether the guilty ones, and hoped that
! would forgive him, which did on the
instant. l feel that had | not taken this
last "drcad alternative" my fate would
have been quite as sorrowful as that Of
Henry Hudson.