The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02
TO EXPLORE LABRADOR.
Messrs. Low and Eaton Have just Left
Ouebec, TO be Gone Two Years.

ouebec, TO be Gone Two Years.
QUEBEC. June 30.-Two m members OF the Geo.
logical Survey Of Canada have just left Quebec
on one Of the longest most important. and
most perilous exploratory surveys ever under
taken into what Is popularity supposed
to be the wild. inhospitable territory In
the for north Of eastern Canada, known as the
Labrador peninsula. The expedition will be
absent from civilization for nearly two years.
and before lite return to Quebec hopes to have
solved the enigmas Of the extent both OF great
Lake Mistasslni and Of the cataract OF the
Hamilton River. concerning which such fabu-
lous stories have been told. 1t expects to
traverse the very interior OF Labrador
from south to north as we'll Us from
west to east and to visit alike Ungava Bay. in
the extrems north, and Rig olet and Hamilton
Inlet. to the extreme cast The expedition is
led by A. p. Low OF the Geological Survey Of
Canada and his chief assistant Is D. I. v.
Eaton. Mr.. Low has already visited and sur
veyed Mistassini Lake. declaring 1t, to DO
about hundred miles in length. But his re-
port has been disputed By other Canadian
surveyors. by the Indians who roam over the
interior OF this country. and principally By w.
II. H. Murray Of Burlington. So has tho story
OF an English explorer. that he recently found
on the Hamilton River gigantic falls over
1000 feet high.
These alleged features Of tho great Labrador
peninsula will no doubt be thoroughly exam
ined by the expedition. though the object Of its
mission Is rather to report upon the course
conditton. and character Of two vast streams
the East Main River running west into James
Bay, and the Hamilton. running east, In the
same latitude, into Hamilton Inlet which
1t fB proposed to make portions Of
the northern boundary Of the province
Of Quebec. The change suggested will
give to the province an additional strip Of
territory $50 miles In width at its western OK
tremity. and including the whole Of Lake
Mistassini and the Rupert River and surround
ing country. The East Main River. 300 miles
from Its mouth and in the centre Of it's course.
river and not very far from that Of the Ham
ilton. is Nichlcoon Post whore Indian hunters
sas ws as III ana
bays as from the shores Of Labrador and the
No ono white man has yet made the journey
few can imagine the difficulties and dangers
dor. Where tho dies In summer are larger than
flesh & tho causing to migrate
sSs sm proSsbs at UT Shme
the Hudson Bay CO. Company In eastern Am Amer r.
lea; where s,o IL winter there is but four
s snYs asednd tSs s1t
RRsnnsaIa ard then ID, descend th III Hamilton
Ply COMPANY steamer ffSa LsbTsdos coast
AGAIN to sas heSes on IT,
missed that the great inland waters Of Labrador
aoound in fresh water fish Of ,commerce: but
20 ana snsnee To
Hudson Bay are anxiously awaiting the re-
the 81 I
3us,sSsS and bringing here the product Of the
As an instance s q the extent Of country to be
mensio1ed that MOOSE Fort on James Bay. Is
as Il Is sr
incoenite. as truly so as whom 1t was, In popu::
giants. Of Sssd H n men IN and semi.hu@sn
monsters It has always been; as 1t were. be.
Ss9s the tin q
that the Indian King Dopnacona told him that
he saw there men who did not eat. but
mon who had but ons leg and thigh. with a
Large SS s hana on the
head ass ana . very small mouth. D''a'' 90.
y sa$ sem Z 6usBse Il ieeSo g
size aud others resembling those of whom
GUS and could remain under water three
quarters OF an hour at o time. so that the Es-
OF ships wrecked on the coast: she also
averred that around Ungava Bay vas a
broad nose. and straight hair; that those
men were very wicked. and although BADLY
armed. having only stone knives and axes
a terror to the Eskimo. Nobody supposes that
any Of tho people so described will be discoy-
Of their exploration is expected to cast an In
light upon mysterious and entirely
unknown country and the races OF people in
habtinH II.