The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04

The following are the most interesting parts
of n letter Just received from Mr.. G. F. Hall,
the Arctic explorer, by Mr.. Henry Grinnell, OF
New York:
The result of my sledge journey to King
williams Land may be summed up thus None
of Sir John Franklin's companions ever reach
ed or died on Montreal Island. 1t was late IN
july, ls4e, that Crozier and his party OF ABOUT
forty-five passed down the west coast OF King
Williams Land, in the vicinity Of Cape Her.
schel. The party was dragging two sledges on
the sea-ice, which was nearly In Its last stage
of dissolution-One large sledge laden with
an awning covered boat, and the other q small
one laden with provisions and camp material.
Just before CroZier and party arrived at Cape
.Herschel they were met by four iamilles OF
natives, and both parties went into camp
near each other. Two EsquimarX men,
who who were Of the native party, gave. me
much sad but deeply interesting intormar
tion. Some OF it stirred my heart With sad
moss intermingled with rage, for IT was con-
;E.ssioti that they with their companions did
secretly and hastily abandon sCrozier and his
partv to suffer and die for need OF fresh pr0Vl-
sions. when, in truth, 1t was In the power OF
the natives to save every man awe. me
next trace of Crozer and his party Is to be
found In the skeleton which McClntock dis
covered little below, to the southward and
eastward of Cape Herschel; this was never found
bv the natives. The next trace is camping
place on the seashore Of King williams Land,
about three miles eastward Of Pfelffer River,
where two men died and received Chrlstlan
burial. AZ this place fish bones were found by
the natives. which showed them that Crozier
and his party had caught, while there, q spe-
cies of fish excellent for food, with which the
sea there abounds. The next trace OF this par
ty occurs some five or six miles eastward, on
a long, low point of King Williams Land,
where one man died and was buried: Inen
about s. s. E., about two and q nall miles
further, the next trace occurs, on Todd's
Inlet where the remains of five men lie.
The next certain trace of this party Is on
the west side of the inlet, west OF Point
Richardson, on some low land that is an is
land. or part of the main land, as the tide
may be- Here the awning-covered boat and
the remains Of about thirty or thirty-hve OF
Croziers party were found by the native FOO
yet-ta. of whom Sir John Ross has given de-
scription in the account Of his voyage in the
Victory, ls29-'34. In the spring of lS49,
large tent was found by some Of the natives
whom I saw, the floor Of which was complete
ly covered with the remains OF white men.
Close by were two graves. The tent was a
little way inland from the head of Terror Bay.
In the spring of 1861, when the snow was
nearly all gone, an Esquimaux party, conduct
ed Dy q udLlVC Wcu huOWu tlllOuSlouI lic
northern regions, found two boats, with many
skeletons in and about them. One of these
boats had been previously found by McClintock;
the other was found lying from one-quarter to
one-half mile distant, and must have been
completely entombed in snow at the time Nc
Clintock's parties were there, or they most as
suredly would have seen it.
The same year that the Erebus and Terror
were abandoned, one ofthem consummated the
great northwest passage, having five men
aboard. The evidence OF the exact number is
circumstantial. Everything about this north
west passage ship Of Sir John Franklin's expo
dition was in complete order; four boats were
hanging high up ut the ships sides, and one
was on the quarterback; the vessel was in its
winter housing of sail or tent cloth. This YES
sci was found by the Ook-jOo-llk natives near
O'Reilly Island, latitude 38 degrees 80 minutes
north, longitude SO degrees 80 minutes west,
early in the spring of lS49, 1t being frozen in,
in the midst of smooth and lnbroken flow OF
ice of only one winters formation. From GER
tain evidence have gained both at lg-loo-lik
and King Williams Land, there must have
been dog of the greyhound species belonging
10 one or the other Of the two ships. | only
know this through native testimony. 1t Is
quite likely that some one in England can tell
whether there was dog on board either OF
the ships whcr Sir John Franklin left in l845.
To compcte tAe history Of Sir John Frank
Inns last expedition, one must spend summer
on King Williams Land with considerable
party. whose only business should be to make
searches for records which beyond doubt lie
buried on that island. l am certain from what
I have heard the natives say, and from what
cav myself. that little or nothing more can be