Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-23
No. 2Ol

out having obtained any tlaiDgs Of the
missing ships. But before lesH!ns, Sir
John Richardson accepted the offer Of DR..
hae TO continue ths search alone over O
part OF the coast which the party hsd not
been able 20 trace In the summer Of iSzS
This was Victoria Land and WsllRston
Land. His voluntary tRsk was accom-
plished with such sQocess that, though the
explorations begun did not reEult in any
discoveries bsaring on the franklin expe-
oitlon, the party fitted out In 1858 was
emimently fruitful In attaining the main
object for which it was Dispatched Win
tsrlng In 1888 81 R-pulse Bay, the hrst
years work resulted In the survey of the
Rao:ch river, so named by Rse after q
plGoe In the Ondneys. In the spring Of
1903 he struck across the land where DeAse
and simpson Thought a channel existed,
separating BoothiR from the mainland,
heTe Esqulmaux were met with. and In
the course of conversation told the tale of
the loss of franklin vessel in much the
same detail that subs' qGsnt discoveries
confirmed, and sold &c the party plate and
other articles belonging 10 the long-miss-
Ing party. They, moreover, declared that,
though the expedition had deserted the
ships IN iSa7, members of this party were
living three years later. This news was 90
Important that, after some further explo-
ration, Rae returned TO England with the
intelligence, which was the sensation of
the autumn of 1854
In addition to the Geographical sooiety's
medal "for his survey Of BO0this And of
the coasts of Wollasron and Victoria
Lands, the ten thousand pounds offered
by parliament for The first intelligence re-
garding the fate Of franklin WAS SwArded
TO the gallant OrcEdiAn. This sum he
SHARED with bic men. and sgsln resumed
his posit.vn In the Hudscn's Bay service.
This, however, he left, as soon as his pen
sion could bs secured and for some wears
he took up his residence in Canada At
later date he cstne to England and took q
considerable share in tie business Cf the
company and in schemes for the develop
opmeat of their territories. In 1850.
when the Atlantic telegraph wBs locked
npon as hopeless, be accompanied the
Bulldog expedition, which surveyed q
route from Iceland 10 Greenland End
across Davis Strait for q cable, and in
1864 crossed America 10 explore the Ca
pabiii;ies for = line which the RudsOn's
Ray company proposed to construct AcroHs
their territories. On reaching Vancouver
leland he EAs entertained 5: & public
diucer ia Victoria, where q street bears
sss mans. Dr.. Rae coon after this date
settled permanently in England, though
sall busy Nith varsity uf occupations,
and was until very recently one Of the
ksenest grouse shots OF the North. DR..
Rae, In addition 20 his dtgfee Of NJ. ID,
was Doctor oI Laws Of Edinburgh, a
fellow Of the Royal and other societies,
and more than ones a councillor Of the
Royal Geographical society. He was
mArrisd IN 4 CsnsdiAn lady. who survives
him. Through sn admirable rEcurteur,
be could nerer be persuaded 10 write
any work worthy of his great reputation
IS Traveller In North America, and Of
the vsst amount of information which be
Possi ssed regarding the regions 10 which
he passed 70 many years.