The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-23

The story of the attempt to uncover the
mysteries of hidden Labrador is told by
Mr.. Wallace: in The Lure of the Labrador
Wild, Mr., Hubbard having died Of star
Vation,* after CHASTITY sufferings, on the
sWay5:out sof-the cruel land he had entered.
aaTheS story is told with perfect simplicity
and naturalness. ! There is no effort at
fine Writing no straining to make words
carry unusual meanings or to twist SEN
fences into novel and catchy forms. The
whole story is of great interest, but the
story OF the return trip of the little party
is the part which at times puts the reader
into GREATNESS suspense Unable to COM
.plete the journey planned the party was
forced to turn back 8when almost within
sight Of the goal Then began a series Of
heart breaking hardships such as few men
have endured and lived to relate. The
strain was too much for Hubbard, and
he died in the wilderness in blizzard, his
friends having" gone on ahead in a last
hope effort to secure aid and provisions.
Wallace himself was saved from the eff
fects of his exposure only thru the chance
arrival Of a physician at one of the from
tier points after his rescue.
/ One of the strange episodes Of the ex
petition was that ofsthe halfbreed's dream
which, had Its Instructions been followed
would doubtless" have saved the entire
party alive. The three men had been
debating whether to return by the trail
they had followed into the country or to
follow an unknown river down, whose
course they had been floating several
days. Hubbardinsistsd onaabandoning the
river and striking for the old trail. Wal
lace thought, tho .beshchancei of safety lay
in following the STivef, and so thought the
Indian. That night in camp the Indian
dreamed that he had been supernatu rally
instructed to follow the river. Hubbard,
however, as the. leader Of the party, de-
cided for the overland route. The hard
ships which resulted cost him his life.
Had he followed the unknown river it
would have, brought them to their desti-
nation much more quickly and without
the strain upon their endurance which
lack Of food entailed.s 49, .>.. ---,raf .. =.
Hubbard's venture has been criticized
as a useless effort to explore a worthless
country. However that may be. the story
of the hardships endured by these three
men, as told by Mr. Wallace, IS, worthy
of preservation as an example of unf1inch-
Ing courage and a stimulus to high en-
.deaVor, and as such. is well nigh worth
Mr.. Wallace says that chose who were
privileged to enjoy Hubbard's intimacy
| know that the deep underlying purpose of
| the man was to fit himself to deliver to
the world message that he felt to be
| profoundly true-a message that should
inspire his fellowmen to encounter the
battle of life. without fiinching. that should
| make them realize that u1lceasing endea-
vor and loyalty to God and conscience
and their brothers are indeed worth
while Tho Mr.. Hubbard did not live
to deliver his message, it has been deliv-
cred by Mr.. Wallace in way that Mr..
Hubbard himself could hardly have sur
passed; and if the expedition partially
failed as an exploration, it certainly has
| not. failed in giving to the world that
stimulus to high endeavor which needs to
be repeated at frequent intervals to keep
men UP to their best work s.t1a<
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