The New York herald., 1878-07-10

seasons or near Victoria Harbor and fourth yea.
al Fury Beach alter which and his party we're res
cued by whsier. Al folio H.
s Lost S H suns ap hs Fss
River aud to nave killed white explorers
May. ask. where was this most curious ana who'll!
false Information obtaiuod. aud who were The wnit
explorers khied? No explorer, either white, brown
black, ever killed by these harmless anc
friendly Indians who hunted Tor Sir George Backs
parry IN 1874, aud nursed and cared Tor Franklin
and his people in 1S20-I-when reduced 10 the last
stag OF starvation-with The greatest tonderness
Moreover. these very Indians were loid BY The Hud
son Bay Company's people that they might expect "a
w.ra nrom,sea ar,c rswsrds II tney brousn. ,nem
SAFELY 10 the trading posts They were furnished VIII
letters TO be gvou 10 The strangers ana win extra am
muLitou, 80 us 10 be- able 10 obtain 1000 Tor tnen
Can II be possible that You have conounded the mur-
derer OF oor hood-au lroqaois from near Montreal
thousands of mics distant from The Fsh River
with tho Indians of that nsignoorhood, who have
ntver been known 10 shed the blood oil any traveller
nor fortunately, have they had any cause
having always pern treated with kindness ami hu
munity by the wuitesa Al ioiio 42:-
The Esqunsu. joe tells he this island with tn.
IN iss and hxes It upoa chart az about latitude
degrees north, 81 degrees west lou aitude.
How does IL happen that Hall himself makes
ton OF this island IN his narrative and particularly
notices several discoveries he mas maze Fury anc
uortaut carn3surely IL such existed. whers II
Is SUD 10 be, hail who had been living some years
among the natives would have hear1 sonctnsog oi IL
when IN 1868 ne only thirty miles distant from It's
reported position? Certainy Snowleuge oi II would
nave been acquired by tue lglook Esqumaux, liviog
and hunting 10 they did IN the immediate nei2hbor-
mood, uuring tho twenty years that had elapsed
since he lost xplorers had aban their ships
1882 The Esqumaux OF the Fdry aud Hecla STRAIT,
KNOW brought tho news Of my earn Of lS47, built
about twenty lour miles south Of Cape lnglehed
(Bary's earn Is now placed 'niry miles northwest OF
the oil Repulse Bay, distance. by the round
about way they would likely travel u little loss than
three nifty miles, and there can DO little
but Nccnili Eaqumaux VINO not unirequcntiy
Visit Repulse Bay, received the Information there.
which they communicated TO Mr.. Barry. We know
inat Hall did hear Of my Cape Coozer,
built In IS47 went there aud found IT, but reporu
could pos be ex.mneoi See Narrative of North
Polar Expedition Hall, Commander, iol0 1877, where
we are also toa ''HsIl found relics OF 'wnl.e mon
the Clifford RIVER" leading the readers 10 inier,
the editor Of the Geographical Magazine appears 10
have done, that these rsilcs wore left by some oi
Frankiin's people, apparently forgetting or Ignoring
tne iact that such relics may be accounted Tor in
very satisfactory manner, without dragging any OF
tho Franklin crew solar out OF their way. Parry's
ships wiutered ut lglooIik IN lS22-23 and a party
from tncm visited and explored both sides OF the Gf
lord likely 10 leave traces Of tner having
been mere any othor whnc men. IL may bs
asKe1, How tue news oi the cairn brought
by Barry affect me IN any wayf II, however, does Sc
materially, because, II true or believed In, II
would give The impression that had neglected my
work In 1854. SIX weeks or two monbs o. that year
were almost wholly occupied by me IN sutlng the in-
formation obtained from The natives through the
medium of very efficient Interpreter. Among the
many Esquimaux questioned were some from Boothia,
otuers ON the STRAIT oi Fury aud hecla anu some
from Wager River and Repuse Bay. Very large re-
Wards-Whlch We had a. the time means VI 9vlbg-
IN guns, saws daggers. needles, knives, peads, &C..
offered TO these people II tney could tell Us OF
oven one ving white man. or aliinR this they had
knew 0i any books, OF which showed
them variety IN blank, manuscript and
print The constant and luvariaUle reply was
al the whites rkabloonans' had Died at least tour
years before, and tue books, with markings on
Them" H. e. not biank) TO the numDer OF ~ least ten
twelve, found where the "msDy deaa were, y Ue.Dg
use, given TO cnildren 10 play WITH
up lost ny them. II mast bc understood tnat
Ia obtaining TINS information leading questions
put 10 tho natlvcs very important point in an
inquiry OF this kind. They couid not tell me tho
fourteen years aiterward II they iamar with
the names OF Crozer aud Franklin. No doubt hnd
repeated 10 them over aud over again the names OF
these distinguished officers they wOuli have included
them IN the story they told 10 their next white vs-
it0rs.
they told me OF my own cairn built the south OF
Cape Ingleneld years before (they ssd i've OF
six winters only, and our foot marks tu the snow
H. They told me las they mad also done III
1647) the cAche OF lett ny Ross ~ VIC
torix Harbor. in 1882, but not word DID or Hall
(fourleen years alter mel OF q cairn cache
the west opening Of Fury and Hscls strait
certainly for the reasons have already mentioned,
one Vi the unlikely places 1ors
the unfortunate explorers TO have wandered 10.
Had the statems nts which have drawn attention
como any less exalted authority, should proc
but appearing rs tney do IN The printed annual ad.
dress Vi gentleman holding not only the high and
honorable position vi President OF the American Geo
graph zeal society, but the st more important ono oi
Chlei justice IN your great country they acquire
value ana por tance, will be believed by most
they are not have the honor 70 be, respectfully
YOURS JOHN RAE.