The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-19
New York Tribune, June IL
sCHwATKA's EOLAR EXPEDITION.
Tho Expedition Gssler the Leadership Of
an oregon Tsey so search for
Relics Of FrankIin.

er and from ether causes the schooner
Eotde,s win not sail today, as expected,
on her expedition in search Of the relics
of Franklin Expedition. These relics
! are believed to be ''cairned" on an is
land inhabited by the Nntchilles, war
like tribe, larger than the ordinary
Esquimaux, in the Gulf Of Boothia,
not far from Franklin Bay, but not yet
laid down in any chart. The vessel
will start, however, on Saturday, or
Monday at the latest, unless the weather
should be foggy. She viii carry 25
men, all told. Captain Thomas F. Bar
ry, whose discovery Of the spoons beer
ing Sir John Franklin's crest and some
initials, led to the present expedition,
is in command Lieutenant Frederick
| Schwatka of the Third United States
Calvary is in command Of the searching
party, which will work under Captain
Barry's instructions Colonel w H.
Glider, an officer of volunteers during
the late civil war, is second in command.
The ships company, as far as accepted
at present, is as follows: Jeremiah
Bumpus, first mate; James Piper, sec
ond mate Michael Trainer, third
mate; John Kearney, boat-steerer /;
H. 0hmenhauser, cooper; Charles Buck
lev, a brother-in-law Of Captain Tyson
of Arctic fame, carpenter; Frederick
Woern, blacksmith; Frederick Merritt,
George Westeryelt, Rudolph Albert,
Jeremiah W. Doody, Michael Moran,
Andrew Cooper and Jacob Doremus,
seamen. There viii be l2 men before
the mast
THE SEARCHING PARTY
VIII consist of Lieutenant Schwatka,
Col. Glider, Joseph Ebering, Henry
W. Klutschak, an Austrian by birth.
and civil engineer by education, and
Francis Melms. The Smithsonian In
stitute has asked the privilege of send
ing representative, who will be equip
ped by the Institution. Jos. Ebering,
or "Esquimau Joe," goes as trapper,
hunter and guide. He insists that he
is ''buek-hunter," and his comrades per
sist in understanding him s'bughunter.
'Joe" carries with him short fire-asm,
constructed by himself of an old Rem
ington pistol, mounted on stock of
peculiar shape, which he made while
on board the PolaTis, and with which
he saved nineteen lives in the trying
time on the ice flow of over 100 days
The Eothea will first touch at Whale
Point, Hudson's Bay, to take on num-
Der of Es9uimaux, increasing the search
ing party to twenty, and thence pro-
eeed to Beach Point, Repulse Bay, 40
miles north. At Whale Point, Cap
tain Barry first met the natives from
whom he bought the spoons. They
gathered about his Winter quarters at
Marble Island. remaining until his ship
sailed in the Spring.
TWO OTHER Spoons.
Bearing the Franklin crest and the ini-
tials IS. S. s." in their possession, were
purchased by the United States Consul
at st. Johns. The property has since
been restored to the neice of Sir John
Franklin, who identified them. The
Esquimaux stated that the vessel from
which they got the spoons was crushed
by the ice at an island near Cape Hal
1OWc11 anu DESdEl6 d bOld1 NIGCh. Int
crew, among whom was Sir John Frank
lin, whom they recognized as "Hilata"
or leader, were taken by the natives to
a point near Cape Englefeld, GAO miles
from Whale Point, where one by one.
they perished of cold, hunger and sick
ness, and were buried by being sewed
up in skins, placed on the ground and
covered with stones to keep off the
wolves and bears. The Winter was
severe and game scarce, and the super
stitutions natives attributed these mis-
fortunes to the anger of the Great
Spirit at the presence of white men.
Captain Barry stated as his belief that
some of the crew were killed and eaten
by these natives, but that probably
most of them died. An important fact
communicated by the Natchilles was
that the white men left number of
books with writing in them, which were
also buried at Englefeld, which is
about 900 miles inland, and has never
yet been reached by an exploring party.
THESE NATIVES.
Are greatly feared by the other tribes
of Esquimaux, from whom they differ
in many respects, being large, we'll
proportioned, very warlike and aggres-
sive, and speaking another language.
esTkey cannot understand the other
tribes, said 'Esquinau Joe" yesterday.
He then pointed out on the chart, which
he seemed to know by heart, the situa-
tions of various tribes. indicating wIfieh
were connected y similarity Of speech,
and which were Strangers To each other.
The sto;,;ion of t|'e nd be was not
certain u, bit Indicated point in the
northern part of the Gulf of Boothia..
Leaving Repulse Bay, the searching
party, according to Captain Barry's
plan, will take sledges and go across the
country to Englefeld. The journey
will occupy four or FIVE weeks. The
expedition will cost about $25, 1000. 1t
expects to be gone not less than two
years and half. Stores for eighteen
moni hs will be taken on the Eothea,
and more will be sent next Spring, by
the whaling brig Henry Iroacbrige, in
this port. The party is well armed,
and carries apmunition for the entire
thirty months. The stores consist of
canned meats-roast lamb, beef, ETC.,
canned fruits and vegetables, especial !
ly apples -four, corn starch, Indian
meal, coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, molas-
sas, vinegar, and horse-radish as a pre-
ventiye of scurvy. 1t is expected that
plenty of fresh meat can be obtained,
as King Williams Land is rich in
oame- snch as deer seal ducks. wild