The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-23
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.
Another Expedition Preparing to
Seek the Cairn.
THE SCHOONER EoTHEN
Mr.. ]. Morison's Project Ex-
planned by Himself.

ence TO the relics OF Sir John Franklin, supposed 10
have been discovered last summer by Mr. Thomas
Barry during whaling expedition IN the HUDSON Bay
region. Dr. Rae, who. as commander of the Fox. was
sent out by tho British IN lS49 in search Of
Sir John FRANKLIN wrote to the HERALD to express his
doubts to whether the 'whte men" whose deaths
were reported by Esquimaux to Barry near Nachilis
In the direction ot Cape ngleaeld really belonged 10
the Franklin expedition. Since the publication Of
this the interest in tho tragic fate OF
Sir John Franklin, and IN Mr. Barry's alleged dscov
cries OF the place where. buried In the Arctic wilder
ness, still supposed to lie the records the expe
dtion and the skeletons OF its gallant members has
been widely extended. As Mr.. Barry Is to command
an expedition to DO sent out next spring by Mr. J.
Morrison, No. 10 south street, formerly agent tor tho
Ill starred Poiars, In search Of the relics OF the
Franklin expedition, tho writer sent TO Mr. Mor-
yesterday obtain the latest particulars in ref
erencc TO the project
Tux PROJECTED EXPEDITION.
"Do you still intend sending out this expedition
the spring 7" Mr. Morrison was asked.
"UndouOtediy We DO" was the reply 'srhe expe-
diton viii positively leave here early June. there
would be no uso IN It's starting any earlier ship
could penetrate through tho icebergs me vessel
which We mean send will reach Hudson Bay IN
juy-just the right period for hnding an open chan.
mel through the ice.n
(Which Of your vessels is destined tor the exped-
tion?"
"Our whaling schooner, the Eothen, which Is best
adapted Tor this purpose She is at the South
shetland Islands, IN the Antarctic Ocean, where her
crew are catcuing seals. Shc will DO back April,
aud then she will DO thoroughly lifted out Tor the
whaling expedition to HUDSON Bay, with which We
connect the recovery OF the Fra relics
.'What space OF timo will The exploring expedition
to the supposed burial place OF these records and
skeletons probably consumer
TWO YEARS. PLAN RKvKALKD
about TWO years. According to our calculations
the exploring party which VIII leave here IN June
next, under the command Of Mr. Barry will not return
here uniu THE tail OF 1880. rney VIII not reach Re-
pubic Bay until September There sleages Will nave
To DC bulL from the wood taken vessel. EsQui-
maux wiz DC Tired, dogs procured and provisions
selected. Having to accomplish u sledge journey OF
necessarily b. Obliged wait until the Is the
ground Tor, o. course, the sledgcs cannot be drawn
Ny The dogs over the rocks Hence they will not BIO
able ~ start with their sedges before the bogDn ing
OF October and reach the point AZ which
the earn OF the Franklin expedition Is
buried until November D. There they will have
wat till next June before digging for the earn, Tor
while the snow Is thirty eet nigh on the ground moth
Ing be done. BY June the snow will have partially
Disappeared aud SHOW knives 10 used with some
eii,ct Oh course, the Tor the precise spot
whic the carn Is buried may DO matter OF great dill
hcuity and involve many repeated failures But SUP
pose even that success crown thor Efforts imne-
date!y, they would sill have TO pass tho entire sum-
mer there. As they were unable " reach tie point
from the coast until covered the ground they
return again the until the latter part of
an easy path. Suppose they return TO the coast by
v.hc middle OF Octobcrwe calculate that the siccge
journey will occupy about three weeks-thcy
would hnd our vessel hcmmed Ia by the i'm
penetrable winter ice whence no escape can be
possible until next summer, and as our whaling expc
dillon will avail Itself Of the whaling season the
Eothcn Will return until TALL. You will thus
that we succeed III anding The records una relics OF
The franklin expedition they Will not reach New
York until tho tall Of 1880"
THE sLEDGIya
"How many men VIII tho expedition consist ol?"
Va sla son r Harrv "a n ll.unp N mil
thrtysix years OF age, has been for tho last twenty
years engaged In wnaiing expeditions; Mr.. Peter
gions previous to Tho PoIaris expedition, aud abou.
hall aozen others. When they reach the HUDSON
Bay coast they VIII hire a dozen EsQuimaux, and
these will compose the scdgug party Oi course, you
understand that we tMr Morrison alluded TO ms part
ner, Mr.. Browrh being business men Of only ordinary
means, cannot Afford 10 send out gruat expedition
ike that OF the Poaris, Tor instance We therefore
connect the enterprise with our usual whaling voy-
ages"
"Have you any objection to tho precise point
al which the cairn Of the Franklin expedition Is sup
posed to be buriec p
"Ycs, have, for these reasons This enterprise is
one which holds out NOS only the promise OF the Brit
ish governments reward OF f20 100, which, think,
Is st Kept open tor the siu dscovorer of the
remains or records OF Sir John, but also Ol much
honor and glory. Hence, having now obtained the
to Ourselves in order that nobody else shall anici-
pate US or interfere with the execution of our pro-
1ccL"
SIR JoMa's NIECE.
Have you put yourself IN communication with the
descendants OF Sir John In EDgaud?"
Eyes; we received u letter from Miss Sophia Cra-
croft, Phillmore Gardens, Kensington. London, the
late Baroners niece. Vi course sue was also very
ANXIOUS 10 know the precise situation OF the carn but
Tor the reasons have already gwen you had to de-
cine TO make IL known 10 her. We are also IN com.
mulicarion with Rear Admiral Gore Jones' attach0 OF
TIE British Legation at Washington who has placed
our project before the British Admiralty. Professor
Nourse, oil the Naval Observatory at Washington. has
also taken deep interest IN the project which has
his support and sympathy"
SUBSCRIPTIONS WANTED
"How are the expenses OF the expedition TO DO do
frayedS"
''rhe cost Of the exploring party proper will not
exceed probably $1,000 and we hope TO raise this
amount easily ny subscriptions. Ono gentleman, Mr.
ThetDald Frewein, treasurer OF The Pharmac outcal
College. has already promised subscription OF from
81 900 10 81, 800 and we have no doubt that other
pubic spirited citizens Will follow his example. II not
We snail have 10 make up the amount ourselves"
would II not DC well 70 let u number OF scientific
men accompany the expeditionY"
1--WE have already received some offers OF this char
acter from men who offer TO pay their own expenses.
VI course the exploring party sent out by US Will re.
ceve no pay except their snare OF the great reward
which Is contingent upon their SUCCESS"
DR. RAGS DOUBTS.
"fou have seen that DR.. Rae, Of London, doubts
whether the white men, alluded to by the Esqumaux
10 their story 10 Barry belonged " the Franklin
peditiony"
ayes, read DR.. Rae's letor TO tho HERALD and 1
havc tried TO answer II IN a communication to the
London Times DIR. Rae takes II Tor granted that the
party OF Esqumaux which he found in 1919 must DO
the same which made these revelations to Mr. Barry.
We are convinced that this error, the latter
roup OF natives assured Mr.. Barry that they never
raw white man except great fiItna,' with plenty
o stripes round MS sieove'-supposed to be sir John
Franklin-Mr. Barry and his party In 1871 and 1872,
when nc came among them officer OF tho whaling
park Glacier, and Mr. Barry again last yegr IL this
be true OIL course thoy could never have stem Dr. Rae
ana the earn alluded 10 NY tho latter an altogether
nincrcnt ansir from mat IN which Frauklin's
records were buried. Mr.. Barry brought
back in 1872 five spoons and a fork stamped
with the coat OF arms vi Sir Jonn--a nsh In raised
posture enclrcied by wrea'hs-and you are already
aware OF tho additional three spoons and other relics
recovered by him last year Barry great iavorte
with these Esquimaux, us he speaks their language.
They are waiiko tribe in the vicinity oil Tho burial
spot, but as our expedition will be supplied with
Remington rifles. and Az the Esquimaux only have
bow made oil whaleoone ana ivory, not much trouble
need he anticipated on this score b"
$40 you suppose the earn Of sufficiently solid
construction to leave tho contents slill well pre-
scrvcd?"
al do, for expedition like that OF Franklin must
have been provided with iron boxes for tho dcpositng
OF their valuable records. We hope to nud not only
the long sought records but also siverware cloth
In ana probably the skeleton. oil many Of tho MEM