The New York herald., 1869-09-30
THE ARCTIC RESEARCH.

DIR. q. II. Hall. the Arctic explorer. who has re-
Gently returned to this city from an extended
research within the North Polar circle. furnishes the
following narrative OF his Investigations and discov-
cries IN that regiOn:-
, REpULsE BAY, June 30, 1869.
DEAR SiH-fhis day l have returned from a
sledge Journey OF ninety days 10 and lron KING
preparation was male. to make this journey last
season, season bu, my attention then haying been
and Hecla Straits, where naive report had
IL that White men had been seen, | directed
Isle, lg-loo.lik, with the ardent hope and expecta-
tion oil re5cuing alive some OF Sir John Frankns
lost companions. The result OF THIS journey Was the
stone pillar they had erected close by IL Mt the bot
tom OF Parry ay. winch IS some Ifty miles south OF
the western outlet OF Fury and Heca Straits ana
the visiting Of several places where white men aud
their traces had been seen by natives OF Iglco.llk
and vicinity IN OF about The years 1867.
NATIVES Of lg.'oolIk North ,Oog-ik Isle,
had heard in the winter OF 1868, which l have
already stated AND stil further proofs or this re-
port have been also obtained on my late visit to
King Williams Land. NV sledge journey TO the
Straits Of Fury and HeGla and thence down 70 Parry
defined, consumed ninety-sl days.
uhe re1ult of my slSdgs Journey to King WIl,ams
s n John may ansns ever pescnsa
or died Montreal Island. IL was late IN
July ls4 tnat Crozor anI his party. OF about forty
King Williams Land, in the vicinity OF Cape Her.
schei. The party was dragging two sIedges on the
uon--0ne large sledge laden with an awniny-cOy-
cred boat, and The other small one, laden with
and party arrived at Cape Herscnel they were
met by fonr lam,lies oil natives, and both
Two Esquimaux men. who were OF Ale ma.
tive party, rave me mucf~ sad but deeply
interesting information Some OF 1t stirred my hcat
with sadness intermingled with rage for it was a
confession that they with their Companions, did
secretly and hastily abandon Crozier and his party
to suller ana die for need OF fresh proysons. when,
IN TRUTH II was IN the power OF the natives to save
every man alive. lhe next trace OF Crozier and
ms party is 10 be found IN the skeleton which
southward and eastward OF Cape uerzcael
This was never found by the nativca the
next trace Is a camping place on the seashore of
King Williams Land aDout three miles eastward OF
pieier river, where two men died and received
by the natives which show OIL them that Crozief and
his party had caught wnte there species OF isa
ceent for food, with which the sea there abounds
the next trace OF this party occurs some hye six
miles eastward, on n long, low point of King WIZ
Then about sou:n-southeast, two and hall
miles further the next trace occurs. on Todds
inlet, where the remains OF five men lie. Ihe next
certain trace ci this party the west side OF the
Inlet west Of Polnt Richardson, on some low land
at ,Iu IS an Island or part OF tne main land as the
remains OF about thirty or tnlrtynve OF Croz.er's
party were found by the native Poo-yet-ta, OF whom
OF his voyage IL Tue Victory, 1s3g-3t
In the sprng of l649 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
In the sprng OF 1861, when the snow was nearly
all gone, an Esqumaux party, conducted by ma
tive well known throughout the Northern regions,
found two boats, with many skeletons In and about
Them. One OF these tOats had been previously
{ und sby McCllntock; the other was found
tant, and must have been completely entombcd in
snow at the time McCilntOck's parties were there
they most assuredy would have seen 1t. In and
about this boat besides the many skeletons alluded
to, were found many relics. most OF them similar
character to those McCllntock has enumerated as
having been found In the boat he discovered. The
native who conducted this native party In It's search
over King Williams Land is the same individual
white men having died to the westward oil where
he Or Rae then was G'ell7 Bay), in the sprn. of
1854. HIS name Is In-nook.p poozhe JOCK anl he IS
native OF NechIlle, very great traveller and very
intelligent. lie Is IN fact. walking history OF the
met Wien Vic % Within one days sledse of King SiI VII
lam's Laud-oif pOn aDrJ den an after stopping q
the sM pascs as Vhg s % ei he ahoa me to
| Land.
! The same year that the Erebus and Terror were
NorthWest passage having five men aboard Tbe
evidence OF the exact number Is circumstantlaL
everything about lhi5 Northwest Passage ship Cf sir
John FranSlin's expedition was in Complete oder:
four boats were hanging high up at the sh,rs side,
ana one was on the quarter deck; the vessel was in
It's winter housing Of sail tent CLOTH This vessel
WAS found by tie 0ok-joo-k natives near ORely
Island, lat 6s deg so min. north Ion. 90 deg. min.
west carly in the sprlng OF 1s4o, II being
frozen IN In the midst CT smooth and un.
bro&en noe OF ice OF only one winters formation
From certain evidence have gained both at Ir-loo
lik and King Williams Lana there must have been a
dog ofthe greyhound species belonging to one or the
other OF the two ships. only know this through
native testimony. lt Is quite likely that some one IN
England can tell whether there was q dog on board
either OF the ships when Sir Jonn Franklin left In
To complete the history of Sir John Franklln's last
expedition one must spend summer on King vii. |
~ tu',n ,at,
business should be to make searches for records
beyond doubt lie buried on that island | am GER !
from what saw myself, that little nothing more |
can be gained by making searches there when the |
Esquimaux have made search after search
over all the coast OF King williams Land on either
Ia ihe norar rG s ps sUueTn Ter exTme up to Cape eS
belonged TO the companions Of Sir John Franklin |
and these searches have been made when the snow
hau nearly all disappeared from the land.
My sledge company from Repulsc Bay to King
Williams land consisted OF eleven souls, al Esiu
by nature yet by their aid alone was enabIsi TO
reach points otherwise Inaccessible. and when there
TO gain much important Information relative to
the fate OF Sir John Franxlin's expedition. |
tried haId to accomplish 1ar more than | did,
but not one OF the company would, on any account
Whatever, consent TO remain with me in that |
country and make summer search over tAat Island |
winch from information had gained OF the natives
had reason to suppose would be rewarded by the
that had accumulated in that great expedition'
anu ooou uePoSittu III d Vault u way |
inland or eastward OF Cape Victory Know.
Ing, as | now do, the character OF the
Esquimaux In that part Of the country In which |
King Williams land Is situated cannot wonder
at nor blame the Repulse Bay natives for their re-
fusal 10 remain there as desired. /, is quite prob
able that had wo remained as wished no one OF us |
would ever have got out OF the country alive How
could we expect If we had got into straitened cir
cumstances, that we should have received better |
treatment from the Eslulmaux OF that country |
than the los souls who were under the
OF the hcroc Crozicr. some time
after the landidg on King williams Landp
Gould l and my party, with reasonable safety,
have remained to mae summer search on
King williams Land, 1t \ not only probable that !
we should have recovered The logs and Journals OF
Sir John FranKn's expedition, nut have gathered /
up and entombed the remains OF nearly lOO |
OF his companions, for they lie about the places a
where the three boats have been found, aud
at the arge camping Eace at the head OF
Terror Bay, and the thse other places tnat i ! Il
have already mentioned. IN the Cove, west size of r.