The Republican journal., 1869-10-07
HALLS ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

HALLS ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
rjia whaling schooner Cornca. Capt. Parker,
ha, arrived II New London. Ct. from Cumhcr-
belonging 10 Ir. {. +. Hairs expedition in search
~ ~it john Franklin. Dr. Hall is 4 Passenger on
boHri the Ship .\n~e Gibbs. of and for New Bed
tull. She hl- a number of articles belonging to
II .loln Franklin. including some spoons and Il
-b'momrtcr box. lie was also successful in find
jH@ the skeletons of many of his crew and the re-
u'ain- Of several of their boats. The skeletons and
,.Aer rvi;r- were found At King Williams Land.
i he tornria brought au Hnchelv found at the cX-
~ Mc north marked ~. :. seventeen >iNty->iN.
-upw~,l to h;lft belonged to the i'>t explorers.
49,. lIHll io0nd native who claims to know all
lh1ll the party who SANS the ship WIS stove and
hen lhcir provisions were exhausted they died OF
starvation. The Ice and snow prevented pr. Hall
from making fun explorations. He Will return
mex summer and sill further prosecute the search.
rnc Nn>tl Gibbs arrived 1T New Bedford Satlll'-
.lN Capt. Charles +. Hall. the distinguished
Arctic explorer. with +. Brierbuly aud Tookoolitc.
F~gtiima!X. and their daughter. were ON board.
Iarl Iill is bN no means tired Of exploration, and
purposes next spring to push his ourneyin9 TO the
Nprh Pole. lie regards his experience ofthc last
ion years n Invaluable 10 him preparation and
tiI in the future. In The report alluded TO. Capt.
Htll Says. "Wher,ycr found that >ir john Frank
lM- cumpaMon, had died. ! erected monuments.
incl ~allto- ami waved the >tar-Spangled banner
over Them iii memory Of the true discoveries of the
mon Wv>j passage. We had The pleasure of read
Hn report drawn up by APT. Hall. and addre> >ed
tp bis friend Mr.. Henry Grinnc Of New York
WINCH WIFI ~"'h '' gwen 10 p'toiit lhloN%i 'he
IF'>'
~. 'iIll has addressed 10 Henry Grinnci. OF
NcN York. letter containing the leading incidents
fIi. o>,,l,r.ti,,, 1l. t,llor,i,, j. o,r+..r r,,,,
" TIN 'NH'l '"'"' He ioiio" "S l. extracted from
";
The result oImy >lcdge Journey to King Will
liau~ Land may he summed up thus: None of >il.
Julm FrHnklm'I companion, ever reached or died
pu Montreal Island 1t wa, late in Julv. lSlS. That
rt1,r ntl hi, party of about 10 or - passed down
Zine west coast vi King William Land in the N.jl-
nh Of cape IIcr~chcl. The party was dragging tive
.,l,.c~ ON tine >r;t-i,c which was nearly in S Inst
~iag, of Observation-Disclosures q large >ltee laden with
An M, niuaroyered boat and The other a small one
a,lrn with rroyisi, ana c1,Op matcrial Inst Ln-
III ro/jrr and party arrived nj (ap, IIrrsphe,
ih,.y were met by tor families of natives and both
paftic, Went MIC ramn near each other. Two
!.>,umAIlN men, who were of the native party.
cave me much sad bat dccnly INTERESTING informs
lion ~olIr ufit stirred my heart with sadness. in
ttrliuYIpd with ragr for il was confession tha1
hr\ WjjL Incl lnpanio,l. did secretly an,l h,s;l,
t,an,on Cr,zic md hi. l1artv 10 ,t;r and die ftr
I..., Of fresh nroy i>ions. when in truth. il was in
the power of the natives to save every man alive.
'(h. nn,.t frar. eff trnlqr ,nI Iii ,orIl i t 1
lpnll ti fine ,l t,tpn which Nee lintocl lsrnynral
=. Uttlr below Ia thr ,outhv.rl .nl c,.t,v.rl nr
Cu, II.r>r,rl: Til, w,~ never found by HE mn.
lives Then. NJ trace i a canning place ON 1h,
iior, OF hin@ Williams Land al,o1 thrcr miles
.i-lu,rI of pf.lir I}iyrr where tWo men ,1in AND
r.crN At ehli~iian burial. At this place l,h bones
Wer, touml by the natives. which showed them that
fHNf an" ms parry nad caught, WHe here a
i % ' nt W. i,," ~ !i,,,, Irir SEA
-.anc i've or six miles eastward. on 4 long low
priHt Of King Williams Island. where one man
,el ana WAS buried. Then about s. $. f. two and
h:il miles further the next trace occurs on Todds
l-el. W here the remains of five men Iit The NEXT
r,tin race OF This party i, on The west side of hr
slrl west Of Point richardson. ON some low EinI
NM l. an island DR. ! ,4rl Of thn ,npn lnnI =. ,hn
i,lp mn. M Nara me- r,,,uinmnn,nroG It ',,I
III, rt, fI,,, tl,i,., M I, , D''' ''i'
- ''i'' ~ '",t !-hNV VI 'loHlcI
Hu'I WV lo"'t ny iA' nUISe 90 lrf'o' OF Whom
>If JoIll lsN, mas gwen description in the ac-
uUtIut ii hlN voyage IN the NlcorY-lS99-3l
IN the .priNg III 1870 a LARGE tent WA, found by
r,l, ,,',,;,. ,l,',, IN, A., a 'p r,. v;