New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-14
INTO Az CNKNOUN COUNTRY.


From The Boston Herald.
Tw. members of the geological survey Of Canada
bay. inst left Quebec of the longest, most inn
pOrtant and most perilons exploratory surveys ever
the Wild inhosptable territory In the far north OF
eastern Canada. known is the Labrador Peninsula.
The expedition will b. absent from civilization for
nearly two years. and before Its return t. Quebec
hopes to have solved the engmas both OF the great
LAKE MisasSin aud OF the cataract OF the Hamilton
II expects to traverse the very interior of Labrador
from south north well rs from west TO east, ana
TO visit allk, Ungava bay. in the extreme north. and
Iigoet and Hamilton nlets IN the extreme east.
Tn. expedition Is led 10y Mr. A. =. Low, OF the
Geological survey of Canada, and his chief assistant
Is MIR. d. Eaton. Mr. Low has already visited anS
miles In length but his report has pen % roam,
other Canadian surveyor by the indians rrc So ro by
Mr.. ". II. IL. CAdrondacO Murray. ,,.... ,,., he
So has the story OF an Ensish eAp pVrr gigantic
falls over 1000 feet high. .aor nen,n.
These alleged features of the great Labrador peis az
s,a will no doubt be- thoroughly eAaunneu " ,har "a
petition though the object OF It's Mission c,er Of the
report upon tho course condition a i"er running west
into James Bav and The Hamilton rsnnnn bic S'i II t.
tie same latitude into Hamilton i'. boundary
~ H. nrovn". os Quebec The change suggested VIII
give 10 the province an add,oni Sirtn,ty and I'm.
c.nd,m@ The whole OF Lake Misa'sni ana the Huper'
River ana srrroundns coa anp miles from lis mouth
and IN inn c,nir of It's course. IS LOO eet ~ " s
Ncar the Of THIS H, xgI Sn post where indian
hat Of NJ helr
hunters ye' VIII from Hudson ana thgava Days
chasc H.. shares of Labrador ana the 81 lawrence
as io", ,a vbir man has yet made me Journey map
40 CIV ,n~ W,sSrs. Low and Eaton ana lew can
fsu o.' ,na dangers and difficulties 'hey must en-
ih"Ec r., t,n inferior of Librafor. whore the nps IN
conner n larger than horsrueS ana bury their lar
summer in the flesh Of the reindeer causing them 10
we us'P ram the woodlands to III" rceess, barren
,rvryors will winter with IN" EsqulmanN. proba-
rue ~, -, chino al ngaya Bay. the most norherly
ply " tho Hudson Bay. Company In Eastern America,
n n In winter there Is but four hours daylight In
twenty iour. . -, , A., ,,o,,. MIA, A..
Al. fort into the interior OF tn peninsula and then
anscend IN. Hamilton RIVER 10 Hamilton Inlet. whence
,hav expect find their shortest w@y home by Hud-
so, RAY Company steamer from the Labrador coast
10 London. Eng, aud thence across the Atlantic to
Quebec.
Not only l. II surnsed that the great inland waters
~ Labrador abound In fresh water fish OF commerce.
but the promoters Of proposed railway from Lake
81. John to Misassini. and thence to Hudson Bay.
anxOusly waiting the report OF the expedition to
Judge OF the possibility OF connecting the great bay
by railway with Qnebcr, and bringing here the prod
uct of the northern whale fisheries.
As dn instance Of the extent OF country to be ex-
plored by Me,srs. Low and Eaton. IL may be men.
TONED that Moose Fort James Bay. j. as fnr away
from the easterly point OF the Labrador coast as
from Washington II Is terra incognta as try rv~.
as when 1t was, in popular belief the homo a. sx ~
mics. Of dwarfs. of giants. Of heafless men an1 Se
human monsters II has always oeen' "s ~ "es~s
beyond the dne Of accurate knowledge