New-York tribune., 1878-06-11
THE EOTHENS VOYAGE.


A SEARCH FOR RELICS OF FRANKLIN
TIE EXPEDITIONS START DELAYED UNTIL THE END
OF THE wEEK-wHERE THE SEARCH WILL BE
CONDUCTED-THE CREW AND OUTFIT
Owing to delay caused by bad weather and from
other the schooner EOtben win not sail to-day,
expected her expedition search OF the relics Of the
Franklin Expedition. These relics are believed to be
" cairned" island inhabited by the Natchilles,
warlke tribe. larger than the ordinary Esqninaux, in
the Gulf OF Bootha, far from Franklin Bay, but not
yet laid down in any chart The vessel viii start,
however, on Saturday. or Monday at the
latest, unless the weather should be fOggy.
She will carry twenty-five men, all told Captain Thomas
L. Barry whose discovery OF the spoons bearing Sir
John Franklin's and initials led 10 the pre-
sent expedition, is in command Lieutenant Frederick
schwat1a OF the 81 United States Cavalry Is IN com
mand OF the searching party, which viii work under
Captain Barry's instructions. Colonel w. H. Glider.
officer OF volunteers during the late civil is second
IN command The ships company as far "a accepted at
present. l5 as follows: jeremiah Bumpus, first mate
James Piper, second mate; Michael Trainer, third mate
John Keamey. bOat-steerer; III. Ohmenhauser, COOPER
Charles Buckley bfothern-law OF Captain Tyson, OF
Arctic fame. carpenter; Frederick wOern, blacksmith
Frederick Merritt, George Westervelt, Rudolph Albert
jeremiah W. DOody, Michael Moran, Andrew Cooper,
and SIcob Doremus There viii be ~ men be-
fore the mast
The searching party VIII consist OF Lieutenant
Kuischak, Austrian by birth and civil engineer by
education and Francis Mcms. The Smithsonian Insti-
tuition asked The privilege Of sending representa-
tive who Will d. equipped by the Institution. Joseph
Ebcrbng. Esqulmau joe" goes irapper, hun
and guide. He insists that he Is buck-hunter" and
tis comrades persist m understanding him bushun-
ter" "Joc" carries with him a short hre-arm,
siuctcd by himself Of an Old Remington pistol, mounted
on q stock Of peculiar shape, which be made while on
board tho POlaTs, and with which he saved nineteen
lives IN the trying the ice Zoe OF 100 day.
The E5thcu will first touch at Whale Point. Hudsons
Bay ~ take on o number Of Esqumaux, increasing the
searching party to twenty and thence proceed 10 Beach
stated in THE TRIBUNE OF October 81 1871 Captain
Barry first met the natives from whom he bought the
spu1ns They gathered about his winter quarters at
Marble Island. remaining until his shp sailed, In the
spring. Two other Spoons barring the Franklin crest
ana the initials s T. - m there possession, were pur
chased Un.ted States Consul no 80. Johns. The
property has been restored % the niece o. Sir John
Franklin, who identified thcr. The EfquimanX slared
that the vessel irom which ,hry got tue spoons
was crushed ny the lee 90 an i.and near
Cape IIalowoll, and became total wreck. The
crew. among whom was sr John Franklln, whom
thcy recognized "a hiIala' or leader, re
ase1 by tue natives % point near Cape Englchcd $40
mile, from nu.r Point where. one by one they pcrAed
OF cold hunger ara sickness gnd were Dulie, Oy oclng
wed up iu skins, placed on the gtound aud covered
with stones 10 Keep oh th' wolves und Dcus me Winter
tycs atrhuod these msioriung5 To the anger Of the
Great sDiut At The presence Of While men. Captain
Barry stated his boiof that some OF The crew we're
killed aud eaten by these naiiyts, but that probably
the Nltrh.s was THAT thc white men LEFT number OF
boohs with writing iu thom which wcro aiso buried at
never yot been reached by any exploring party These
nauye' afc greatly feared oy tae other tribes
& s,e's,, 80. D,,S AMI n,i l,neT ione'Sce They
cIuuOt understand the other uibcs" said Lsqulmau
Joe yesterday. lle then pointed ont on the chart,
which bs s.tucd 10 Know by heart the situations OF
yarou. riDcs. Indicating which connected by stint
l!uiy 81 -pg.el and Wnlch We wsTe strangSis 70 eaeH
bar indicated point - thr northern part Of The Cur o
L4yIne Rrpul,e Bay the searching party, according
to ip.ain bays plan, viii take -rgcs and 20 across
thc country ~ ingru"id Inc Journey VIII occupy Tour
ur five week. iho expedition wa cost about S-o,OO0
10 expects to hc gone not less nnn Two years and hall
stuss Tor cguiceu months WIZ no takcn on Tie i-oc
Hrry IroW bridge ~ th, port The party IL well armed
ana carries ammunition Tor the entire lairy months
The stores consist OF canned ueals-Ioaet lmD beci
etc: canned fruits and Vegetables especially apples;
nuu-, cor-saTCh iudiIn-meal coffee, tea chocolate,
Of scHryy. IL l. expected That plenty OF fresh meat
deer. seal, ducks wio geese etc Contributions
of supplies have been ample, ami probably more than
The arms are a. follows: Whitney extra fine rife
fvurth sl3O; 10 is for JOo's" especial bcncfD; 1
Evans magazine gun; ShaTpc's brcech0adiug sport
with 500 rounds Of cartridge; Remington rifles .
i,i E,' Gtttr+I Wolay of lie state Orlndnce De1art
mcut 300 pounds powder from the Dupont and Hazard
works. ana the Oriental GuupOWdor Company, Of BOs
Ian: 100 pounds lead from Phelps Dodge & Co; GOO
Ing Company. quantity Of reoadiug ammunition.
with loading apparatus. included IN these supplies
The privilege Of calling fo additional supplies Of Percus-
sion caps. powder TASKS etc, has been gwen by the
Uulon Metallic Cartridge Company, OF Bridgeport,
Conn. aud the United states Cartridge Company, Of
Lowell, Mass
Other contributions are as follows: complete mcd-
cal case and set OF surgical Instruments, from lhcObad
FOhwein oak and spruce wood for scdges, from Il. IL.
POillou electrical blasting apparatus, from Lafin
Rand; number Of books ON Arctic exploration,
from Captain HartshOrn. the Hon. X. Williams,
and Others box Of medicines from Dr. II. A. Tucker
musical instrument. Lieutenant Wallace OF West
Point fruits ana vegetables, from the ETie
Preserving Company outfit Of best brands OF to-
bacco, from T. LOrlard 80 boxes assorted crackers,
nom John +. Wilson; quantity OF "zweibOch," from
Can. Fleischmann Co. Several hundred BOTTLES of
lager beer contributed by one firm. but Mr. Nor
rson, agent OF the EOthcn states that this viii not
reach the Tar north. No liquors, except In quantities
sufficient for medical use only, will be taken board.
The cash contributions AS follows:
ChefJustice DAY.. 800 James Carson Brovoo. 800
James Muenbeig Bailey 100 Isaac Bernhelner.....- 90
III. Norman. lOO
Some OF the few surviving members Of the Polaris
Expedition who were 80 days on the ice doe, held
reunion at the house Of one Of the members, IN Green
point sunday. Much disappointment was expressed at
the absence Of "Esquimau joe" TO whose Efforts the
party declare they their lives