The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02
UNKNOWN LIBRIDOH
Vast Territory Which Two Canadians
WIN Erdenyor 10 Explore.

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Two members OF the Geological Survey OF
Canada have Just left Quebec on one OF the
longest. most innortant ma most periioue
exploratory surveys ever undertaken into
what is now generally surposei to he the wild.
inhospi.able territory IN tho far north Of east.
ern Canada. known ~ the Labrador peninsula. =
The expedition viii 10 absent from civiiiSa-
ton for nearly two years. and before us return
to Quebec hopes TO have solved the eni!nes.
both OF tho great Lax" Mistassai and Of the
cataract OF tho Hamilton River. concerning
which such fabulous tale. have hecn tol'i IL
expects to- traverse til" very interior OF Labrn.
dor from south tn norih. ~ well az rom Wess
to east and to VISIT "iS y,ls h'n nnl piS amt"n
The exicdit ton 1, lei Nv NJ A. p. I.owoi
the Geological survey Of canada, md his chiet
already v!si,e cd and surveyed Mistassini LakS
but his report has Teen s,u'el ~ other
Canadian surveyors. by the Indians who roam
BY H. ~ H. f.
the story Of nm English eXp.orer. that he has
recently found OF thu s Hamilton River s'I"hi'
These alleged featu es OF the great labrador
peninsula Will no doubt he ,hnr.nShly ex..
OF its missinn lie rather TO r.nort anon ne
course. condition, and ch4yaeter Of Two wasss
east in tho same lntltudel MO Hamilton Inlet.
which It is t. n"Ks a" Sn.be
Tho change suggested will give to the province
an additional strip Of territory 10y miles n
width Mt IFS western extremity and Including
The whole Of Lake Mistassini and ths, RuperE /
River and surrounding country. Tho Ease
The centre Of its curse is 100 feet in width
Near tho source Of this river. AMI not very !ar
FROM that {" the Hamilton Snr II With
the produce Of their chase, ar well IRON hnn
son and unGstS Eayf as from the shores OF
No White man has yet made ting journey
mapped out ior Messrs Low and E I; and and
they must encounter IN the interior OF Lnhra-
dor where the flies in summer are larger tnhn
a SsG Of PIX the I sneer causing them 10 merte
from the woodlands TO the treeless. Gnrien
Tho surveyors will winter with the Eskimo.
most noirtSerlv Tort Of tho Hadson pay Com.
.hero is hut four honIn' dayliEht In twenty W i
four. Next year they will ascend the kokS2 PIX
nGp from tho des sns me
River to Hamilton inlet. whence they sApece
to tn1 their shortest way rom mo The ' Lahrador
coast to London. and thence across the Atlan-
Not Not only is it surmised that the great inland
waters OF Labrador hound in fresh water hah
of commerce. but the promoters, 81 a nroPosed
thence to HUDSON Bay. are anxiously awaiting
the reIort OF tho exnedi ion to Judge of the
Dossibility OF connecting The great bay by rnli
way with Quebec anil bringing hero the prod
net OF the northern whale fisheries.
As an instance OF the extent o. country TO Se
explored hy Messrs Low and Eaton. 1t nav bs
from the sas1ery Soins %, the f.
popular belief the home, OF pigmles,
| OF dwnrfs. Of giants. OF headless men. ana
! semi human monsters: 1t has always been.
| as it were beyond the line o! accurate knnwl-
edge Jacques Cartier, the discoyerer q Can
| ada narrates that tho Indian King. Donna:
| coma. told him that he saw there men who did
| not eat. but who lived on liquids: that IN
another region were men who hhd nut one reg
and thigh. with very largo toot. Two hahus
on the So 10 arm. the waist extremely square,
| the breast and head flat. and very smail
mouth.
In ILL n young Eskimo girl was captured IN
| Labrador and seen in Quebec In iIIO ny ~.
| Charlevoix. to whom she said that In hcr coun.,
| try she had seen men OF monstrouS size ana
| others resembling those Of whom carrier
| wrote and who wera amphibious. and could
| remain under wRter three quarters OF an hour
at a time. so that the EskimauX, employed
| the coast. She also averred that around IN
| gava Bay was neonle entirely h,nsk. Win
| large lips. o broad nose. and ,straight mar:
| that these m en- were very wicked. ana althousn
| bnCf1y armed. having only knives ana axes'
| without any iron, they had rendered them-
selves a. terror to the Eskimaux. o,,. =.
| Nobody suppOses that any OF the people so
| described will he discovered by Mesars. Low
| and Eaton. but the result OF their exploration
| Is expected to cast an interesting light upon
| myatarous and entirely unknown country.
| andNhe races OF people inhabitinG 1t.