The sun., 1894-04-29
Observation-Disclosures
LABRADOR ar Lhsf TRNrBRsED FROM
SOUTH 10 NORTH.

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sueees. OF tAs CsusSisa Expedition Headed
| ~ A. p. Lew-Ths Interior OF the Peniu-
| suia Wei wooaed-A Nusber 90 later.
sstiss Dtsesveriss-PIsss OF the Party.
QuEBEc, April 28-Informa alton has been re-
eeived at Lake ST. John Of the movements and
discoveries Of the Canadian Government SUR
vsylng party that left there in June to explore
the hitherto unknown interior OF the great
Labrador peninsula. The expedition is head
! ed By A. P. Low the Canadian explorer who
four years ago succeeded IN surveying Lake
Mlstassini. the tabled inland sea OF the Mon
taRnsis Indians. The white men Of Mr.. Lows
present party were the first to cross the Lab
rador peninsula from the south to its extreme
north. Others had previously found their way
from Quebec to Jsmes's Bar By the trail that
Mr.. Low followed when he visited Mistassini.
but the expedition that left Quebec and Lake
81 John early last June traversed the entire
peninsula TO UnRavda Bay. nearly three times
ss far ss the distance from Quebec to either
Jsmsss Bay or Lake MistassinL
The expedition reached UnRsvs on Aug 27
after summer OF very hard and very danger
Gus work. owing TO the difficulty Of obtaining
guides and ths wild and rapid character OF the
rivers. From Lake Mlstsssini the party went
north to the East Main River. which they as
cended to its head waters In the interior Of the
peninsula. and crossing the height OF land and
large number OF lakesthey came to the head
waters Of one OF the tributaries OF the Koksoak
or Canispuscaw. river nearly as long as the
St Lawrence. which they descended to Un-
Rava Bay. Immediately south Of Hudson Strait.
O point never before reached By white men
from the south overland. but always by the
Hudson Bay Compsny's steamer.
Here ls Fort Chino the most northerly OF
the Hudson Bay Company's forts, and here IL
had been understood the expedition was to
winter. But famine had visited UnRava prior
to the party's arrival. and II was necessary to
move further on. They had pie veriHcation
Of the report that reached Quebec some time
ago to the effect that numbers Of the Indians
thereabouts had lately died OF starvation. Mr..
Low writes that between 200 and 800 died for
want Of food during the winter OF 1928. and
the remainder were In such o state OF abiect
poverty that he feared to trust the provisions
Of his party In that part OF the country. and so
shipped them by the Hudson Bay Company's
steamer to Hamilton Inlet The chief cause Of
the shortage Of provisions at Ungava was
an unprecedented absence Of reindeer during
Koksosf liver during October. In droses o:
Bty s sSs M G GhG M
have killed 500 q a the animals ' IN @ one after.
,MI: Mackenzie; formsrIy chief oflssr at at
two desr The The oe 9st seen By Low
Ungaya are & q muSh , larger, and ansr race OF |
dor. dS. But. ike The Indians Of these parts,
scarcely any 81 them are Cnristianized, and |
all are enceedingly e S expectations, They have
succeed most wonderfully In Imposing upon |
the eredulity q their dupes. These Ipdinns
them a small mound Of stones. They deposit
% s6Sf 6o IN 81 Ss
the happy hunting grounds to which he has
] Suent shortage @ ;. oi game gan II IN his me new ABODE.
they occasionaily leave him supply q pro-
or Dos ths dsSea.sd ' p.rson rsaui9es s"s them
when they ind whether they have been re-
Apart from the knowledge aca auired OF those
portant diseoysrls lss in Mis- trip across Labra-
rocks OF the Cambrlan epoch, oi the lower
bilurian age along the Koksoak River which
every eve S bed Si them en- holds that metal, and some
Of them are pure hermatic ore Mr, Low 70.
S sst as:s sossI 81 hnsoa a, ne
believes that they cover great !, area re OF e9nn-
as
Ice tSos s' rss In the
o Nam ysa SS
q ost important OF all. it was discovered that
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wooded. so that the old opinion that 1t was
treeless wilderness no longer holda Spruce
trees. howevar. do not as q rule average more |
than eight inches In diameter.
The expedition wtntered at Rigolet the |
Hudson Bay post on Hamilton Inlet on tho
past coast Of Labrador; Mr. Low writes that
ne was to start early this month to ascend the
Hamilton River, which takes its rise In the In
terior OF Labrador. and to make the attempt to
,roes the entire peninsula from east to west at
Hudson Bay. He appears TO have grave
doubts OF being able to make tho entire Jour-
hey. however. owing TO the impossibility of
guides who know the wide area OF
hamilton Inlet and Of the Big River. The lat.
Ter is the river by which Mr. Low hopes to
reach Hudson Bay. but nothing whatever Is
known Of its upper waters. and the best maps
show nothing but It's lower portion. II
,s fails In his endeavor to cross Labrador he
will press south from the head Of Hamilton
inlet until hs crosses the height OF land north
II the province OF Quebec. and SO descends to
he Gull OF st. Lawrence by one OF the large
irsnd itiver Mr.. Low will undoubtediy reach
he Grand Falls Of that river which have been
BRYANT Of IhiLAdelphia and also by q part Of