The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-28
A PERILOUS TRIP.
Lord Lonsdale's Dangerous Venture.
Further "Details of His Journey in
the Attic Regions.
Hardships Of Travel in q Rough
Country Among Savages.
Tales of Fiction Outdone by His
Lordship's Experiences.
He Believes the North Pole Can Be
Reached by Small Parties Establish
ing Relaying Stations and Grad
ually Working North.

NEW \ DIRK, April 2I-The NclD l0rk
HerdlFs San Francisco correspondent tel
cgraphs Lord Lonsdae is very modst in
recounting the episodes OF his trip, which
he regards simply as a sportsman's adven-
ture in search oilargc game and specimens.
He is keen observer, and has proven
himself so intrepid traveller that his ex
perience makes most valuable addition
TO the records OF arctic explorations.
Lord Lonsdale, in conversation with the
Herald correspondent today, said
81 had no thought OF reaching the North
Pole. II was not polar expedition at all
except for the Shedding. wanted to 20 as
far us believed animal life TO exist or as
far as could see signs OF animals | did
not get my outfit or any outfit at all at
Winnipeg. Igot all my outfit from the
Hudson BAY Company from fortto fort.
"0n April Il, when at Fort Murray,
observed the fist signs OF bird life. then
saw one duck-a pin tail-arrive. 1t was
the first bird that came into that country
at ALL We heard that we could not go
here OH account OF the starvation among
the natives, which believe are the Crecs,
and everyone was badly of for provisions.
There was q man by the name OF Harper,
he OF the Evil Face, who some time before
had left companion to starve and who
had himself been eaten by the sayages n
few days before arrived.
MS WEAPONS.
"My weapons consisted OF paradox
rife, made by Holland & Holland, OF Bond
street, London, and twelve gauge shot
gun. The rifle is smooth bore. except the
Inuzzle, where the grooves are very deep.
We are living on dried fish and dried
meat ! never took any provisions with
me except flour. heard that there were
some moose at a place called Red Willow
Lake, fifty miles away, so / walked up
there, but only saw one little ycaring, and
did not kill the poor little beggar because
felt sorry for him and had plenty OF
-four.
ION May got boat and went down
the Athabasca River. The trip was very
troublesome and the river was very high.
- We floated down 10 Fort Smith. IL was
hero that We met with the greatest danger
OF our trip, or, at least, one OF them. The
river was much swollen and there was an
ice jam. The ice piled up very high and
the water made tremendous suction I'M
der II, and our boat was so heavy we were
not strong enough 10 stop Il. / Just man
aged 10 get rope around tree and 10
held the boat or We should have been
sucked under.
Owe were then on the ice, and when we
walked up In the morning the ice water
had gone from us. The jam had broken
in the middle OF the night. We finally
got the boat In again and started In what
We thought was the right direction. We
came 10 n wide stretch OF water, which We
thought was Athahasca Lake. We fire.
quently got aground, which thought was
very strange. but found that We were
on wide cxpanse OF tundra, fly miles
from where We wanted 10 get. IL took ~
two days to get back TO land.
BIRD LIFE ~ THE ARCTIC.
"The birds werc very thick here, and |
saw countless numbers OF geese, ducks.
swans and all sorts Of wild fowl. We
thought we were on the lake, for VIC were
out OF sight Of land, but when the weather
cleared up and We got 20 where We could
zee land We found that we had not been
on the lake at all, but simply on the over
flowed lands.
eve, however, finally came to the lake,
which was full OF Ice. There was a large
crack, which ! thought extended In the
direction We wanted 10 take, and ! could
see with the glasses that IL extended TOT
some distance, 10 We went into II. II did
take us right across the lake. and Just ~
y We reached the other side the closing Ice
cracked the stern OF our boat Il was q
very narrow shave, indeed. Tho Ice re-
NAMED frozen solid for fourteen days
From there we started In the same
boat 10 20 down 20 Fort Smith. When
We got out into tho lake the boat began "a
sink, having been badly damaged by the
ice. But by strenuous oXertions we goI
ashore. We went down Peace River e
Smiths Rapids II was here | started e
walk across aud became separated from
the others and was obliged TO spend tire,
days without food. | went further down
Peace River and had moro trouble will
ice, but nothing serious.
SALT AND MICA.
at Ia In this part Of the country that
saw n remarkable formation OF salL Il 4
In large blocks and constitutes the SQUIRE,
from which the Hudson Bag Company ge
their supplies. ! also found mines Of mics
In some Of them. The mica existed IL
blocks Of eight TO twelve feet square.
"ln this vicinity shot some wood but
ialocE. They are not numerous, aud thl
Indians say there are ouly two herds, on,
Of twenty-five and the other OF forty IL
all respects they are precisely like thu
buffalo Of the plains.
"Below the rapids they call this rive
the Slave River. SO n trader said, but
found the water had risen 70 such heigi
that could get around the edges, whlcl
we did, aud went up TO Fort Resolution
After two or three days | trcl lQ sal
around tho whole Of tho lake. but wa
prevented by ice. This was ON Tuesday
June .. We had every obstacle In th
way Of leo TO contend with. We wen
pushed and jammcd aud cnmmcd. Some
times We would work all night 10 get irou
ono little patch Of water TO another.
HEALTH USDER DIFFICULTIES.
"All this time was IN fs,.class con
dilion and indeed never felt better In M
life. IL was very cold working In thi
ice; ono man had frozen his feet and
had several experiences OF the same sorI
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