The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-10
New York Telegram.

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! r,Thopiak a, BaIyy, ID secohd mate Of ithe
bark a Aaonshtor, (which was CAT away
the, !2,h Of une, on the coast Of Hudson's
By, \ few niileA southwest OF Cape Full.
lsrtof, hss,brouehf 10 this city some in.
tstes,Ing rsiIcsof me franklin expedition,
which he obtained from zas native tribe,
near whoSe bones uls last OF The brave ex
plorers sre said 10 have perlshed,y Bar,
appears 10 be ali honest sailor. and Tie
rellcsYhish no " said 10 have in his pos
sermon .soLGnn .he correctness Of his story
As told TO q World reporter. just a YEN
ago, while the bark was laid up At Marble
Island, . swell.k n0wn statiou In Rankln'l
bay they werc vfsftec BY a'iafge party 81
Esquimaux from the Sech.lle settlement
neal, Cape Ingleiisld, who told Of the
mounds which marked the graves OF the
white men who had come among them
many years before. Two old men Of the
tribe remembered distinctly the appear
suce Of the strangers, but none OF the otheI
natives could speak except in regard to the
mounds, and the relics which were still In
their possession. The old Esluimaux told
Barry thsta very long time ago alarge par
ty OF white men had come TO their settle
ment and lived for time among them
The old mar. told how cold the winter was
which followed the ARRIVAL OF the whites.
No game ofany, kind was to be had, and the
settlement was reduced before long to the
last extremity 0! destitution. The natives
crouched 10 their huts, without fire or food
except some miserable seal skins, pieces Of
which they chewed. The white men were
unable to endure the miseries oil the win
ter. The natives were Injured to hunger
and cod, but many OF their tribe persisted.
One alter the other the remnant Of the
English expedition died, until all the men
had persisted In the huts Of the Esquiuaux
settlement. The Esquimaux wrapped the
bodies OF the dead In the skins, and buried
them near the settlement under little heaps
OF stones. Before all the expedition had
starved TO death, cairn was erected
among the huts, and the books and papers
beloniDg to the explorers were carefully
placed within it. Other valuables were
stored in the eairn also, which the natives
told Barry had been left untouched.
They looked on the deposit as sacred, and
feared to break into the mound or disturb
the relics. They had number OF articles
In their settlement, however, belonging to
the expedition, made OF silver, copper, and
iron, and many pieces Of wood which had
been usedto construed boats and sledges,
Some OF these arti ,ies they brought with
them o the ship, and Barry was able to
procure three large silver spoons, which
were Enthusiastically the property OF the
Franklin expedition. One Of the spoons
hehas now 10 his possession. fhe other
two were given 10 the American consul at
ST, John, Newfoundland. The spoon now
belonging TO Barry is heavy silver table.
spoon, engraved with the Franklin crest
. tsh's head surrounded by wreath.
The natives we're willing to guide the crew
Of the whsler to their settlement, but as
the journey was nearly thousand miles
10 length, and the crew were whalemen
and notprofessed explorers, the offer was
not accepted. 1t is proposed by Messrs.
Morrison Il Brown, shipping agents, to
make an attempt to recover the relies OF
the franklin expedition next spring.
Mr.. Morrison was the agent who fitted out
the POlaris. He estimates tho cost for
fitting out vessel for cruise Of eighteen
months at $4,000, and will undertake to
provide what Is necessary. 1t is under
stood that the British government have
offered a standing reward OF 100000 for
the recovery Of the books and other rec
ords Of the expedition, and II this offer il
still open Messrs. Morrison Il Brown are
ready to detray the cost OF the expedition,
which will probably be under the charge
of MIR. Barry. He proposes to enter at
Hudson bay, and land at Repulse bay on
its western coast. From thence to Ingle.
field, about five hundred miles, can be
made with sleds and dogs, which can be
procured at this point Of landing, Travel.
Ing ct the rate of forty miles per day, the
settlement Of Hachelli can be reached in
about two weeks. Here Barry expects to
ind the csirn untouched, and to bring
back the relies Of Franklin's memorable
expedition. ,r.5ee -t