The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-03
THE FRANKLIN SEARCH.
EsQuInAU REPORTS RESPECTING sIR JOHN
FRANKIINs EXPEDITION.


FRASKIIN's EXPEDITION.
From The London Geographical MaGazsps.l
We noticed the reported existence OF records Of Sir
John Franklin's expedition at page IA OF last
ber The matter has been carefully Investigated
by Chief Justice Daily, the president OF the American
Geographical Society," who gave the results in mis- re-
cent annual address.
The asceriained facts as tollows:-In 1872 Cap
tain Potter, In command Of an American whaler
in Hudson's Bay, met Esquimaax Of the Nachili
tribe near Whale Point, to the South Of Repulse Bay
the Nachils are natives Of the Bootha Isthmus,
often mentioned In The narrative OF Sir John Ross
They told him that party OF white men came, long
time before, TO place in the Gulf Of Bootha, whore
tho Nach were then wntcrng and that they all died
there. Captain Potter also obtained silver and
other things belonging TO the Franklin Expedition
from these people. In 1877 Mr. Thomas =. Barry, in
the whaler A. Houghton belonging to Messrs. Morrison
Brown, OF New York, wintered at Marble Island, or
The mouth OF tho Wager River. He visited by
other Esqumaux OF tho Nachili tribe, from whom he
obtained spoon with Sir John Frankn's crest upon
H. They told him exactly tho story had been
told 10 Captain Potter i've years before. Two who
wcro between hity and sixty years OF age said that
they had seen tho white men. They added that
The white men hat a leader, but that whom tho
spring came they all dead. After good many
nan uSu tuc rust uAue calTu anu put upuer IL some
things hike the book iu wh ich Barry writing and
which the Nachiii examined They oKeredt go and
point opt tho spot where the cairn stu remains with
the books under IL bur IL involved journey Of sew
eral hundred miles, aud Barry unable to under
take IT, When asked point out the position OF the
island whore the white men died ON the map they
always put their fingers on spot IN the unexplored
part OF the Gull Of Bootha northwest OF tho entrance
to Fury and Hecla Strait IN tie direction OF Felix
Harhor OF Ross. the east coast OF Boothia. Tho
wonderful accuracy OF these people in deineating
coast lines and islands within their actual knowledge
Is well known from the narratives Of Parry and Ross.
TESTING THR TESTIMONY.
coounrss,,s uay nas naa iohg ana naac.oy
He'd OF his truthulncss, while Joo (the fai hiu CON-
panion Of Captain HalD bears testimony TO Barry's
competent knowledge Of the EsQuimau language. sir
john Ross found that the Nacnilis oil Bootha were
well acquainted with the roste 10 Rcpuse Bay; ana
both Ross and Parry ascerained that the Esqulmaux
were acquainted with extent u country equal TO
400 mos OF coast, SO that the presence OF Nachi
Whale Point Is quite probable.
We fully concur IN the opinion Of Chief Justice
DAILY, that these reports, whether accurate not
sufficiently important to call Tor searching lnvesti
gation the spot The tact fthe story having
been told by separate parties OF the Nach tribe IN
1872, aud again IN 1877. Is proof ut all events
OF bona fdes, and oil the belief OF the tribe In the
truth ot what they say whiio tho testimony vi
men who were alive and present when the strangers
died Is presumptive evidence OF its accuracy. More
over version Of the same story was told 10 Hall in
1857 when he wntered near lelook. He received IN
formation shat some Of Franklin people had in
Fury and Hecla strait He also heard oil . cairn built
by white men, which he visited in the spring on the
west coast OF the Gull Of Akkoolee Improved TO be
caTn buiit oy Hudson's Bay explorers In lSl7. But
this quite distinct report from that referring
the white men IN Fury aud Hecla strait. Tue latter
70 no DOUBT version o. 'ne same story t6at was told
me- Barry, and 50 lar as u goes, IS confirmation OF
IL. Hall actually found relics oil white ut Clifford
RIVER on tue norm SIDE Of Fury ana Hecia strait, IN
June, 1868
AN EFFORT TO EscArk
comparison oil Tue reports oi the Nachiii Esqui.
-
iatc VI tue FrankHn Expedision VIII throw some light
upon the question
on the ga Of April, ls4s. the Ereous and Terror
were aoanuoned, anu On me zoth the oncors and
men, consisting OF loo soulA ~cre al Pont victory,
on Inc northwest const OF A,ng " lillian Island This
fact was discovered Dy Sir Leopold AcCiintock and
Captain hooson, when they iound record con-
tanning the Information aud signed by Captains
Croker ana FnzjAmes On INC Iosn Inc officers
nno mou ws5o " ss"t io1 DaoAs ssu hiver. ~
is certain that thsy did start, aud that some a.
least feached Mvntrea islaha' =! .he mSutn Of tho
oAck hiSeI, onssuco y, <oo uaes ~ seuge route
from the SHIPS. For MeCin,ock Iouhd tne skeleton
o. stewart On tug oeacn 100 mnes i,om sne posion
OF Inc SHIPS captain nau iouho askeio,oh on load
!sAno ~ ne s.laa. o''Msen nus "a .saaa anu
tue coast OF Ametica. winch mas oeen iueniihed a.
.nat Oh 10 , ~ ~, an
derson ana Meonn,ock Iound iuI.ner races on Mon
fea isiAnu. McS'n.ocA aiso oo.ainS' severa Ieiics
from natves on Tue eus. coasa VI Mug william
AsAnu. iney so'u MN 'nas ~" m'u.s =, sui was
sTanueo ~ Pos.om nv o."eseu. run hairs
report 70 DC ohenU lsana' on tue western
sue of Aucaide feninsua; anu sney told HAIL that
one dsad BODY was IN y. Az TINS evidence proves be-
yonu uoup. .n1s .nc w"oie '. W. .so's eU tue
Efepus anu terror WIN .he intsnuon VI making LOT
.ne ,sn nsc' ~ m"isnHe aiounu ny "ess coasl "
hlhk w'Mm is'anu, .nus so,ne u,oppou ~ .no way,
pus Una. o.ne!s ac'uy 'eac"sa montreal isisnd' IN
'nc NOUN VI .ns. .Ne.. - -
kkIuaANa TO Ihk SHIPS
. bul mere eviuenco INA. uesAcnncns gave up
THIS pan aua Ts.u,noo 70 sno shPs On the
3o,h Of May, 1899, sir Leopold McCiintock
came upon avg wa. Ios''nk on sedsc
WIN two skessons ~ " ano her noaa point
IL. norhoast oack 70 .nc position 81 Inc
sups Inc conc'uh'on was inevoAols 'has the uhor-
tuhate cxpiorefs hau over csumAscd 'hcir strength
ana hau iound tnat Tue PROVISIONS thcy had taken
Win them couiu MOI hoio ous. ihen uctschment
must nave sol OUT 20 fetuib 70 TIE sups ol resn sup
Piies WIN th's ooaI lheif strensth iaiing aitsr
tme they must nave abandoned the boat and lot the
Two men VINO were Unable 70 proceed IL seems clear
tnat ths parry u.u roach suc 20, lot every SOU elt
them 90 Apfn "a, wnne MO ErquimauA iouhd dead
oody ~ me wreck ~. they only iound one Dody,
consequently INC ies' u 'no purity must nave en the
ships again. - ~ a
WHERE DID rHhf oot
me quesuon nov arises az 10 winner this IoI'orn
party wouiu nave turned us steps ~ 10 lm propsoo
that the men VINO haa returned would nave again sol
out upon route tne aincuties ana horrors OF which