The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-28
around here and very good, clear sulphur


''rhe ice started to go out and we set
out across the bay, which was about fiji
teen miles wide. When about half way
across the ice commenced to back again.
There was very heavy gale blowing and
we went behind large rock or small
island, and two large icebergs came, one
on each side OF us, and there we remained
for twenty-eight days without moving.
I'VE had supply OF bacon and oat-
meal. | lived mostly on oatmeal, one
meal dav, and thrlved capitally on it.
| There is no good land around here and
hardly any timber. The lake is called
Buffalo Lake and is not on any map. II
is about twenty miles long and about
three or five miles wide.
1--WE steercd north by the compass till
we came to the Hay River, reaching there
about July IL. We arrived at o'clock in
the afternoon, and ut o'clock the Hud-
son Bay Company's boat came in, south
bound. They had been frozen in basin
near where the Mckenzie River rises.
Here found the most beautiful wa
terfall ever saw in my life. Bishop Bum
pus, who Travelled through this region as
missionary, named them Alexandria Falls,
after the Princess OF Wales. They are
about 200 feet high, one and half miles
wide at the top, and narrow down ut the
bottom to about one and quarter miles.
l consider them much greater than Nj
agra.
MORE RAPID TRAVELLING.
We crossed the lake 10 the Mckenzie
River, and went from there 10 Fort Provi-
dence, previously waiting at Fort Simpson
Tor guns, letters, etc, but the steamer
came back without them through some
mistake. We went down the Mckenzie
River in this little steamer. | went from
there TO Fort Wakeley, 100 miles, and then
TO Norman. lG0 miles, aud from there to
Good Hope, l62 miles, and thence 10
Peeps River, 49, miles north.
"In this section VI tho country ! saw
the burning coal banks mentioned by Sir
John Franklin IN his expedition. What
timber country l passed. e.rough was
mostly composed OF balsan, spruce, wit
low, fir, a sprinkling OF birch and some
pOplars. On the west side OF the river the
Rocky Mountains commence TO come in.
They call them the Harvey Mountains II
was the first glimpse OF pleasant scenery.
The rest OF this country Is very swampy.
On the banks hero saw curious forml-
ton. Ii is n sandstone rock about 1000
feet high. called by q native maine for
Rolling Beaver and on this rock,
n sheer fall. are little balls OF moss, which
look remarkably like beavers coming
down. ] also passed the wells OF burning
gas which arc mentioned by franklin aud
Richardson.
"rhen went up to Great Bear lake,
reaching there on July q. We found
the ice only broken up two days before.
Great Bear Lake is usually called the
smallest Of these lakes, when in reality il
is by far the largest, being $50 miles Iona
and 800 across. On the west side the hill,
appear to De about go 10 1000 feet high.
There are plenty Of mountain sheep.
moose and caribou. From there trav.
eled on TO Good Hope. franklin and
also Richardson stopped here.
RIVER TUSSELiNo A ciIAsu.
''In going TO Good Hope. passed {
remarkable formation Of Limestone. II
appeared rs II the river were running
straight into II. and when you were about
TO be dashed against the wall, the rivel
makes an abrupt turn and goes dowT
rapids for about five miles. II * yer,
largo canyon, like those OF Colorado. Tn,
same is remarkable, this Immense rocl
being cut ~ clean ~ though chiselied out
From there to Pccl's River found moth.
ing OF special interest.
"When we came TO point OF separation
which Is the point where tho franklin
party separated. and | believe the las
mention made OF Il Is by Capt. Pullen IL
his account OF his search for Franklin
This point Is about latitude 90 20'. long
tudc 1862 Here parted with the steamer
and got another boat irOn the Hudson Bl,
Company.
"1hey were much opposed 10 my goin,
10 sec the Mackenzie River Esquimaux. a,
they were savage and seemed % have
hatred for white people. But before Civ
ing the account OF my trip among them
will quote from remarks made by a mar
named Mcfarland, who was sent into tina
county by the company. lie says 4
Is with much regret that sit down TO an
nouncc TO YOU a partial failure OF my triI
down the river. The sayag = have become
very troublesome, and VIC have had {,
abandon everything but what We could
easily get away with, etc.
RACE ~ GIANTS.
"Well dressed my interpreter In
suit Of my clothes, had him sil down IL
thc bottom OF the boat, and OF We started
We passed up very narrow inlet into thl
larger bay. and. sweeping round n point
came In sight Of their village. There wcr,
about 200 men aud as many women Twin.
there engaged In hunting the whale. Thel
no sooner saw Us than they set up trc
mcndous ky.yi-ing and jumped into thci
canoes or kayaks aud cut around us, sur
rounding NJ like a skirmish line.
They padded up 10 within bow shot
when ] told my man to speak 10 them
and when hc jumped 10 his feet and spoki
they appeared 20 be quite friendly, an'
We went ashore with them. | was greatly
, surprised. for | expected 10 see a small
tat, greasy yet OF men, but 20 my surpris
! found almost n vcrilablc race OF giants
81 measured n couple Of the men, an,
one was six feet four inches and the othe
six feet three aud half inches. Almos
all OF them were larger men than myself
Lord Lonsdalc stands six feet la hi
stockings.
''The men carried a number Of weapons
and seemed TO have somehow acquired
! sort Of cowboy characteristic " carrying
, knife In the fur boat aud another Ia th
! belt. | noticed that all the men had
1 number OF red scars on their faces, an'
! upon inquiry found that when they killcl
a man they SCARED their own faces as
: mark Of distinction. After talking for
} short time | went into their large hons
: ana asked them 10 dance for me aud the
J did 80, but wound up their dance In wa
, i did not care particularly about.
ENTERTAINING THEIR QUESTS.
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