The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-12
Laudable Ambition Excited While
Fighting the Indians.
DETAILS OF THE ENTERPRISE.
A Whaling Vessel to Garry the
Party to Repulse Bay.
JUDGE DAILY IN COMMEMORATE ION.

The records OF the War Department. show the grant,
ing yesterday of leave Of Absence "wth permission
10 60 beyond tho sea-" to Lieutenant Schwatkn. OF
the Third regiment, United States cavalry. BY this
little incident OF everyday nature OF business at
tho War Department hangs the tale which Is told in
the following paragraphs
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, during active
vice the West In the campaign against the Indians
last summer with General Crook, found time read
the New York papers, and perusng in the HERALD the
story OF the recovering OF certain relics OF Sir John
FRANKLIN indicating the existence of earn, arti-
nciai rock depository in the Arctic region, supposed
contain the missing records OF the ill-iaed expedi
dition no fred with the ambition to organize
lead search party in queet Of the and
Its priced contents 1t will be remembered that
number OF trinkets and COINS several pieces OF
sverware that have been identified the properly
OF Sir John Franklin been brought back from
Arctic regions by whaling Sailors who reported that
they had procured thcm from Esquimsux who in turn
had said that the articles had boon found y cairn
aar OF In an extreme northern LATITUDE. Among
tnese articles fish kuiIe and q tablespoon
graved with the peculiar devices forming the crcst or
Sir John Franklin, not TO speak OF certain British
gold coins about the year sailing OF the OK
petition from Eogland, all going 10 prove that ,hoy
were once IN the possession OF the famed explorer,
and suggesting the belief that they ormod part a
In his extremity he committed them to IT, In the hope
they would be preserved world through tho
agency Of future and fortunate expedition.
INITIAL MOVEMENT.
With these facts and the evidence they involved fthe
possible existence OF the long sought OF Sir
John Franklin to prompt his ambition and enter
prise Lieutenant SchwatKa asked and got leave to
come East, where he put himsolf In communi-
cation with Judge DAILY, OF the Geographi-
cal Society, who listcned to his proposition
10 head a search party and gave him such inior
nation he in possession OF concerning tho
Whereabouts OF the supposed ca,rn far ioca
tton developed by tho history OF the several
relics brought back from the Polar region above
icrred TO- In addition Judge Daily commended him In
letter TO General Sherman and Endorsed his applica
tion to be detailed command proposed exploring
party. Meantime he had made known his wishes 10
Acssrx Morrison Il Brown, the Shipping merchants OF
South street, New York, who owned tho whaling
sci which mud boon tho means OF getting the original
clew 10 the exktence OF tho carn OF their sailors
having been the man VINO purchased some OF tho
Franklin relics from Esqumau Indian during a
voyage to the vicinity OF Repulse Bay. Messrs. Nor
risoa Brown had already taken much interest In
The project Of getting to the cairu that they had
accumulated fund OF about $4,000. which. with
the services OF or more Of their vessels, they
intended devote solution OF the problem OF the
existence OF The records The onor oil Lieutenant
scnwatka was therefore readily accepted II gave
head and front to an enterprise which they had
deeply cherished All parties being thus harmonously
Ia accord the carry VI the details will DO has
tened SO 10 allow Of the departure by the middle
oil juno next Of the vessel which take
party Rspuse bay, 10 the point which 1t will
make Its way TO the spot which the cairn sup
posed TO be. Lieutenant schwatxa has been given
leave TO be absent with the expedition indellitely,
but by the army reg ulations no draw only half
pay Tor any longer leave than four bill IL in
sourse OF preparation, TO DO introduced by Senator
ronkpg Senator Kernan, authorizing the Secretary
ol-war TO detail him specially for the service OF
manding the expedition. Lieutenant Schwatka is in
Washington closing up some private bushes aud your
correspondent had an interview with him, during
which tho following Information Was gathered:-
CHARACTERS ExPKDriox
Tho expedition VIII be OF twoiold character, or.
rather tho expedition via BIO continuation OF
tho preliminary voyage OF the Eothen some other
whaling vessel belonging 10 Aessrs Morrison
New York 70 REFUSE Bay ,hs snp viii be- cum
maDded by tho usual naviga,or and the search party
VIII DO psssengers. The navigator viii PROBABLY DO
Captain Barry aud tho ship tue Eothen. TINS vessel
nov ~ sea, but expected back Ia
NJ the time appoints Should sh. fail TO get hore Ny
June another vessel will DO ready to
How many will your search party comprise ~
",ast as few as can possibly get along w,lu-'
chow many, Tor instanceyp
"rhere will be apher-that 10, II his chem.
ica win stand the intense eold IL Is probable tho
no photographs taken as yea Of tho Arclc regions.
DR. Hayes attempted 10 iako some, but iaiicd Re-
pUjsct OF getting cara ana tne records But n
opportunity 10 Afforded shall take advantage OF tho
.S take sls 20 help me- ~ sssvns %y
aud bearings and PROBABLY 10 assist la az
Economical observations and IN preparing gcograph
heal Statistics ihen shall need hunter XIII REIN
deer and 10 scout Tor and proviae supplics Texas
Jack wants 10 60 with me IN this capacity. II would
be new held for has professional abilities as scout,
especially n we should encountcr the Ncchiiias -
"wno are the Necbiiiasf'
"lhey are a warlke trbo OF savagcs to inc north of
those tribes Of Esqumaux with whom our navigstors
have had TO do 80 lar. the Esquimsax report
hcrce very hostile, on witch account the latter
the earn 10 believed Go DO"
..what others gill form your party ~
"a shall have guide. and tor ihis business Esqu-
uau Joe wiii 70. hs - invaluable"
.He Is 10 ccanss,'eul Mr. Morrison told me he
would 70 with mo"
ANY othcrsi"
ear neip H."
'whsu do you sxpec. 70 so, ., kspsiss Bayf.
'Aboui Two mouths alter We leave New Yofk--say
the latter pari OF August beginning ol september.
Tnsrc 10 temptation tor wnaiers 20 40 90 RspuIss
Bay, ~ the waers tncrc are very rich In wbalss.S
PROGRAMME or rmg nv rrRrassF.
'May ask ala, programme yoa have ia'd out for
.Uerialniy. You viii understand ~ by ms OK.
PLANTATION. When 40 arrive a. Aepulss Bay ~s shall
20 into winter quarters, shps crew, search party
and makes sledgns practcabis, the search party
depart from ire sag, leaving Ter last boaud an lbe
Ice. THIS will De ABOUT the month OF May, 1870 or q
little over year iron nov"
.wby do you wait ioug after you get 10 Repaiss
BAyf Why don't you start xhcn yoa SEE there -
.pecsuss there y no soow. lhs winter - 40 cold
thai tails until the mdsr Temperature Of The
sirng People have wrong notsosa Of The duration OF
shc cold ID summer tLs weather IN some years sels
70 be quite temperate ,he 'nsrmomesss rssng to tho
vic,otv OF TO-"
s.whsn we leave the ship shall take 70 the
aedges. and expect 10 ride the distance earn
In three weeks or month Ia ~ supposed ~ be ali
tue way from 400 10 100 miles from kepuiss bay 10
tne earn. shall probably have 10 spend the summer
Of 1919 v.nty OF tue earn, because ths nso~
will meantime have melted. while the snp VIII nsys
gone with The Ice Hoes 70 do Whale cstchng
IN the Northern HUDSON Bay. she Will rstarn 10 ks-
pulse In the is OF 1873 anu nto winter quarters
before. Mesnume 4 spaii have sunmerss sad sin.
scred 10 In the ghborhood of the earn but tue
spring OF 1850 the search parry VIA maze ia
way oack limo TO catch the vessel by May June,