The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-21

over them In memory and respect o.
the great and true discoveries Of the
Northwest Passage. 1 could have
gathered great quantities. very
great variety-of relics of Sir John
Franklin's expedition, for they are
now possessed by natives all over the
Arctic regions that visited or heard
Of-frOm Ponds Bay to Mackenzie
River. As it was, had to be salts
fed with taking upon our sledges
about 125 pounds total weight of rel
les from natives about King Viii
liam's Land. Some Of those I will
enumerate:
1. A portion of one side (severaI
planks and ribs fast tOgether) of g
boat, clinker built and copper-fasten'
ed. ..... ....... ...... ........ ...
This part of boat is of the one
found near the boat found by McClin.
tOck's party. 2. A small oak sledgt
runner, reduced from the sledge or
which the boat rested. 8. Part Of the
mast of the Northwest Passage Ship
4. Chronometer box, with its mum
Der, name Of maker and the Queens
broad arrow engraved upon it. 3
Two long, heavy sheets of copper
three and four inches wide, with
cOuntersunk holes for screw nails. On
these sheets, as well as on almost ev'
erything else that came from the
Northwest Passage Ship, are numer-
GUS stamps of the Queens broad ar,
row. 5. Mahogany writing desks,
elabOrately finished and bound in
brass. 6. Many. pieces Of silver
plate-fOrks and spoons - bearing
crests. and initials of the owners. Z
Parts of watches. s. Knives, and
very many other things, all of which
you, Mr.. Grinnell, and others inter,
ested in the fate of the Franklin ex.
peditiOn, will take a sad interest in
inspecting on their arrival in the
States.
must now tell you of the heart
reuding, tragical part of my expedi'
tiOn, before 1 conclude this rapid, and
1 must say, incomplete report, for, af.
ter all, it is but a drop in the bucket
to giving you a full idea of the vast
amount of interesting and important
Information 1 have gained Of the ma,
tives about Repulse Bay, Ig-IOO-lik,
Pelly Bay, Neitchille, Great Fish, oil
Black River, and King William's 8
Land, relative to the fate Of Sill
John Franklin's expedition. In the
spring of 1865 1 started nom Re
pulse Bay on dog-sledge journey tC
King Williams Land. My company
was composed entirely of natives, and
on our getting about two hundred
miles on our way we met party o.
Pelly Bay natives, who were fleeing
from their country on account o
"war" raging there. .. .
The effect on my company wai
that on no consideration could they
be induced to proceed further, and
therefore, terrible as was the blow t,
my plans, l had to turn back, trust
ing that l could succeed in getting ,
small band of faithful white men, ou
of some whale ships, if they shoulC
happily make into Repul5e Bay
Not until the fall of 1857 was I abb
to get the desired number of Whit
men to accompany me, besides my
ESquimaux interpreterS-JOe ant
Hannam-as an escort of defense
while making the long-delayed sledg
Journey to King Williams Land, ant
even then, it was only at the yer,
| last moment-that is, while the Wha
ling vessels were weighing anchor
and starting for the States-that
was successful. The result of my ia
king seamen that neither 1 no
their Captains knew much about
proved as many would expect.
One of the men. Frank LaiIer, eve
proved during the year 1 employed
the party of five men, a most faithful
hard-working and energetic man, ful
filling every position in which
placed him with ability and honor
Two men of the five would, l an
quite confident, have proved bette
men than they did had they not beel
ilI.advised. None of the men, excep
noble Frank Lailer, ever aceompanie,
me on any of my sledge journeys. L
the fall of 1868, during a mutinou
attack made upon me, when IN,
faithful man was absent, about seve
miles distant, on business, was com
PEELED, in self-defense, to call into re
quisition revolver. Coleman, tn
leader, fell, and died in fifteen day;
| At once the rebellion ended, and on
of the band came, and like a maj
acknowledged freely and truly ths
he and his companions were altogeth
er the guilty ones, and hoped
would forgive him, VIII Gil did on tn
instant. 1 fell that had ] not take
this last "dread alternative" my fat
would have been quite as sorrOwfu
as that of7Henry Hudson.
G. F. HALL.