The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-26
EASTERN STATES.

says: After Maud s had trotted With
St Julien, and the two had tied on their
famous time she is said to have been
salesbls at $4,000 So was her com.
petitor. and offers at that figure were
made for the horse when he afterward
uotted q o,ile alone in 2:l1L. Now
that the mare has done mile In 21Oa.
it is said that divers turf men are viii.
ling to give $l0O. 900 for her, consid-
ering that her making the fastest trot.
ting time on record is fully worth an
advance Of 100 per cent.
NEW YORK. Sept. A.--The Herald
publishes Q letter of . correspondent
who accompanied the Schwatka expe-
dition TO King Williams Land. The
story refers more particularly to Incl
dents of the great sledge journey. This
is supplemented. however. by the dis
covery Of relics and examination OF
native witnesses, which led to the con :
clusion that the fate Of the officers aud
crews Of the E:ebus and Terror was
terrible. even to the utmost limit of the
imagination. and that the records OF
the Franklin expedition are lost beyend
recovery. Old men and women of the
Esquimaux tell the story Of those who
were doubtless the last survivors Of
these unfortunate vessels with minute
ness of detail add evident truthfulness
which place their fate beyond doubt.
OF what become vt their great leader
and large number OF men who consti.
tuted the crews nothing could be dis
covered. Only email party of officers.
black about the mouth, with no flesh
on their bones is seen dragging boat
ocross the ice. and then they disappear
and nothing more il seen of them
until their skeletons are found under
THAR boat prey to wild beasts, With
evidences that they had been driven
to feed on the weaker of their compan.
ions before finally yielding to starva-
ton and cold Such il the sad conclu.
sion to which the discoveries of thia
expedition lead. That the records oil
the Franklin expedition were with this
party il also. painfully evident from
the testimony Of natives. who naturally
csnsidsred them Of no importance, and
by whom they were allowed to lie
around - plsy things. for children aud
eventually destroyed.
NEW BEDFORD. Sept 23.-Msm bsrs
Of the expedition headed BY Lieut. Fred
Schwstka. which sailed from New Yorh
June I, 1878. for Baffins Bay aud King
Willisms Land for, the purpose Of
seeking further data upon tho fate Of the
Sir Jshn Frsnklin expeditioS, have or.
fjveA. Though the spscial object Of
the search. recovery Of the records Of
the franklin expedition. which accord
ing Ito Rsqaimaux tsstimony were
Known TO sxist 1t speci6ed poists, WA
not attained. the explorers have never
thssess obsaiDed maoy relics Of the
Frankli lin party, irciuding the remains
of Lieut. Irving. They have, moreover,
carried oct 70 the letter the instr uctions
Of the promoter of The expedition. 70
make Il . geographical succe0.. Ths
largest sledgea ride on record. both in
regard 10 Inns aud. space, has. been
achieved in the lace sf paenousnally
cold weather and ths deprivation Of
customary food. Important rivers and
coasts hare been discovered, and ssrious
errors On former charts have been cor.
rscte<i. Tho sdventures OF the Sch
walks expedition sdd pages Of interest
to the rensnce Of . relic exploration
aud furnish ell the world is ever likely
10 know Of the fate Of Sir John Frank
lin. The conduct of Capt Barry Of the
Eossen. IN reisrenee to supplies of food
intsnded 70 be'depositcd f6s the expe-
dition. 10 unaccountable and needs az.
PLANTATION. - the absence Of these sup.
plies on their return, came near peovins
AAl 10 LiS0t 6ch~atka's parsy. ! The
result Of sse expedition ms shovs that
Il is feasible for white men to adap,
themselves to the climate sad life Of the
Esqnimaux in presaautipg joafnsgs In
polar regions. and they are not neces.
sariiy Fsserictsd - sny nason Of the
rear Tor that purpose. bat can travel
u any tims aud in the SANE way which
nativss travel fssSss k'ss 81