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efforts to northern exploration in 1759
when he sailed for America, but devoted
himself only to surveying the channel Of
the St Lawrence. In 1853 he became the
marine surveyor of the coasts Of New
foundland and Labrador. After voyages
in number on July IL, 1776, he began
Journey with the Resolution and the Dis
covery, the latter under command of Cap
tain Charles Clerke, with the object OF
discovering a passage from. the Pacific
around the north of America. During this
VOYAGE the Sandwich Islands were dis
covered Cook was killed in Hawaii in
1779 by natives in revenge for hogging
he had administered to one Of their num-
ber for thieving
Sir John Barrow, 1764-1948
Though not actively engaged in the
work of Exploration, Sir John Barrow
gave great stimulus to Arctic investiga-
tion in his day by promoting number Of
expeditions. Barrow straits, Cape Bar
row and Point Barrow were named for
him in recognition of these services. He
was secretary Of admiralty and was the
chief founder of the Royal Geographical
society.
William Scoresby, 1soo-1a22
What with the American and the Napo-
leonic wars, sailors and adventurers had
their hands full at the close Of the eigh-
teenth and the opening Of the ninteenth
century. In 1900 William Scoresby, who
was born near Whitby, Yorkshire, accom-
panied his father, William S. scoresby an
Arctic whaler, on a voyage to Greenland.
Inspired with the zeal for exploration he
sought to penetrate the northern ice, and
on May rs, 1906, as chief officer of the
Resolution, he reached latitude 81 degrees
and 80 minutes north, longitude 10 degrees
east that being the furthest point north
which had been reached at that period. 1t
was just a century thereafter, It is inter-
estng to note, that Peary reached his
''farthest north by penetrating to the
latitude of 81 degrees and minutes.
Scoresby published history Of the Arctic
regions and in 1922 he surveyed the east
coast of Greenland between the latitude
of So degrees 80 minutes north and 70
degrees 30 minutes north. Later he aban-
doned the sea, and in 1926 was ordained
and appointed curate Of Bassingby. He
was the author Of many works on ter
restrial magnetism.
Sir William E. Parry, 1so6-1s26
Born in Bath, England, On December
49, 1880, Sir William Edward Parry, who
won another victory over the frozen
north was a midshipman on the Tribune,
a lieutenant he accompanied the i'll fated
Ross expedition and in May, 1S19 took
command of an expedition of his own.
He explored and named Barrow strait,
Prince Regents inlet and Wellington
sound, reaching Melville island in the
following September. By crossing longi-
tude 11O degrees west he won the $4,000
offered by parliament. A narrative of his
experiences appeared in 1921. In May of
Id
northward and still a third in May, 1924,
neither of which was especially success
full. Another expedition, by way of Spitz-
bergen, likewise attained but small actual
results, though in 1927 he set another
'farthest north" record of eighty-two de-
grees forty-flve minutes.
Sir John Franklin, 1919-1947
John Franklin, born in April, 1876, who
was subsequently knighted, was another
daring explorer who paid the toll Of his
life to his zeal for Arctic conquest. He
commanded the Trent, brig, in the Arc
tic expedition under Captain Buchan, in
1878 From 1918 to 1922 he commanded an
exploring expedition to the northern coast
of North America later serving as lieu
tenant governor Of Van Diemen's Land
from 1886 to 1S43.
His work was linked with that Of Parry,
for with the latter he had been summoned
irto the presence of Lord Melville on No
vember is, 1915 The result Of this inter-
view was that, while Parry had command
OF the Hecla and Griper in the expedition
which followed Franklin was commits
stoned to undertake the no less important
overland expedition to explore the shores
Of the North American continent from the
mouth of the Coppermine river eastward.
The members OF this overland expedition
were FIVE in number. and the object was
to gather such information as to the ma