, 1878-07-06


mate: Michael Trainer, third mate :;
John Kearney, boat steerer; II. Ohmcn
hnuscr, cooper; Charles Buckley, II
brother. in law Of Captain Tyson ~
Arctic fame, carpenters Fred. WOcrn.
blacksmith; Frederick Merritt, Ccorgc
Wcstervelt, Rudolph Albert, Jeremiah
W. Doody, Michael Moran, Andrew
Cooper and Jacob Doremus, seamen,
There will be IL men before the mast.
TIE SEARCHING PARTY
viii consist of Lieutenant Schwatka
Colonel Glider, Joseph Ehering, Henry
w. Klutschack, an Austrian by birth
and civil engineer by education, and
Francis Melms. The Smithsonian Insti-
tutc has asked the privilege of srhdn-
II representative, who will be equipped
10y the Institution. Joseph Ebering, or
"EsquimruX joe goes as hunter, trap
per and guide. joe" carries with him
short fire arm, constructed by himsclI
Of an old Remington pistol, mounted on
II stock of peculiar shape, which h
made while ON board the Pnmris, and
with which he saved nineteen lives IL
the trying time on the ice foe OF lOt
days
The Eothean will first touch at Whah
Point, Rrpulse Bay, l4O miles north. A
Whale Point, Captain Barry first mu
the natives from whom he bought th
spoons. They gathered about his win'c'
quarters at Marble Island, remaining I'M
til his ship sailed in the Spring.
TWO OTHER SPOONS,
Bcali ing the Franklin crest and the in
itials IS. S. s. in their possession, were
purchased by the United States Consul III
st. Johns. The property has since been
restored to the niece OF Sir John Frank
lin, who identified them. The Esqui
maux stated that the vessel from which
they got the spoons was crushed by the
ice ut an island near Cape Hallowcll and
became n total wreck. The crew, among
whom WAS Sir John Franklin, whom
they recognized as "llilala" or leader.
were taken by the natives to point near
Cape Engle6cld, GAO miles from Whnl,
Point, where, one by one, they pelishe'
of cold, hunger and sickntss, and were
hurled by being scwed up in skins, placed
on the ground and covered with stone to
keep off the wolves and bears. The win
ter was severe and game scarce, and the
superstitious natives attributed these
mistortuncs to the anger of the Great
Spirit at the prrscncc of white men
Captain Barry stated ~ his belief that
some of the crew were killed and eaten
by these nntives, but that probably most
of them died. An important fact COM
municatcd by these Natchiles was that
the white men left number of books
with writing in them, which were also
buried a, Eaglctiel'l, which is about 900
miles inland, ana has never been reached
by IN exploring party.
THESE NATIVES
Are greatly feared by the other tribes of
Esquimaux, from whom they differ in
many respects, being large, well proper
toned very worlike and aggressive, and
speaking another. language. "They can
not understand the other tribes" said
''Esquimaux Joe" yesterday. He then
pointed out on the chart, which he
seemed TO know by heart, the situations
of various tribes, Indicating which were
connected by similarity of speech, and
which were strangers to each other.
The situation of the island he was not
certain of, but indicated II point in the
northern part Of the Gulf Of Boothia.
Leaving Repulse Bay, the searching par
ty, according to Captain Barry's plan,
will take slrdges and go across the
country to Eaglctield. The journey will
occupy four or five weeks, The eXpedi-
tion will cost about $4,000 1t ex-
poets TO he gone not less than two years
and a half. Stores for eighteen months
will lle taken ON the Eothrn, anll more
will he sent next sprlng hy the whaling
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