The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-07


iy the men would sink TO the waist in
deep holes, the dogs floundcrcd In slush
and deep water, and the slCdCes disap-
pcnrcd between the hunmocks of snow
and ice Fortunately Toolouah brought
down game sufficient for all the explorers
and natives rs well rs the dogs, although
the other hunters had no luck at the chase
On the northwestern shore of the island
the white men Of the party spread out to
make thorough search of the coast ad-
joining the waters where the Ercbus and
Terror had been seen by the natives. This
was the first exploration ever made when
The ground was bare. First two graves
were discovered with some scattered bones,
unmistakably those OF white men. Near by
later search uncarthed the camp Of Cap
tain Crozicr, successor to Franklin on his
death In lSi7 The well known paraphnr-
MALTA Of an exploring camp was found in
abundance - stores clothing, blankets
and implements and utensils of copper
brass and iron But the most important
INA was an open grave, containing parts
of skeleton and prize medal from the
Royal Naval college awarded To John Iry-
ing Irving was the third officer Of the
Terror. The remains were gathered to-
Ecther and ultimately sent to lngland for
burial, the only ashes Of the lo.t explorers
tNtr ft.tfItu 70 tNtlr native soil
Continuing the search along the western
coast # King William Land, numbcrlcss
graves were found with relics to identify
them, and their places were marked with
monuments of stone. Tho return Journey
across the Island had to be prosecuted over
larc ground The men bore all the lug
gage uIon their backs, for the dogs could
scarcely draw the Cmpty slc'ges Before
s.artlng for Hudson bay cold weather
nud the long winter night had come on,
and the homrward march was the worst
IN fact, constant struggle for life The
explorers could no. leave King William
Land until the ice bridge over Simpson
strits had formed strong enough to hold
them. That was IN November. The month
OF December passed in the iourney along
Back river and in taking supplies OF
salmon Tor Subsistence. The overland
march between Back river and Hudson
bay commenced Jan. l. 1850. Tho worst
storms aud cold oi The whole trip were ca.
countcrrd during the two months follow
ing The Thermometer AVERAGED % de-
grccs b,h.w zero and reached 40 az times.
One storm Of l3 days duration hindercd
the march, and during February the party
Travelled bat - days in all. During this
time men &ad u.lihals lived upon frozen
Ish, which soon ran low, and the horrors OF
famine hung over them. Reindeer In
plenty could be seen on distant hills but
the hunters who Ncnturcd out wcru driven
back by wolves, the now terror of the dar-
ing explorers. These ravcnous beasts
sometimes attacked the camp, and one
night Ai!l anu dcyourcd four Of the
slcdgc dogs Tooluoah alone was "A match
for them. On one occasion while hunting
for reindeer pack of 90 wolves attacked
him at once Mounting rock he fought
thcm OF with his clubbcd gun until he
saw a chance to reverse it and make n dead
shot. While the beasts qunrreled over tho
carcass Of the first one slain he shot down
more of them and made the best OF his
opportunity to escape.
ON reaching Hudson bag In March,
1850, after an absence of IL months
schwatka found TO his dismay that the
stores OF food promised him from home
had not arrived. The natives could sup
ply only Ia small quantity Of seal and wal
rus meat, and the explorers were reduced
20 the chewing OF walrus skins for nour-
ishmcnt At the cud OF the summer they
wcV taken up 10y whaler and brought TO
the home port
strange circumstance connected with
fhis expedition is the fact that while the
rayolers were crossing the hills betwocn
Back river and Hudson bay during Jan
Iary ana February, 1850, with the tenn.
pcnturc 100 degrcs below the frcczing
point, yet not suffering SO as 20 delay tho
march, natives and hardy whalcrs winter
ng hundreds Of miles south Of them, and
veil shattered and well fed, were perishing
rom cold. GEORGE l.. kILMEh