The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-11
TWO EXPLORERS
LOST since 1911
ESKIMO VICTIMS
George Street and H. V. Radford De-
clared to Have Been Killed
Near Schultz Lake.
THEIR FATE HAD LONG
BEEN UNS0LvED MYSTERY

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 1O.-George
Street of Ottawa and II, V. Radford
OF New York, northern explorers
who have been missing, were killed
near Schultz Lake by Esklmos two
years ago, according to a report
that reached here today from Ches-
terfield Inlet, on Hudson Bay.
The two men reached Schultz
Lake from Chesterfield Inlet in the
summer of 1911 and there joined
a party of inland Eskimos. An all
tercation occurred between Radford
and one of the tribe and the Eskimo
drove his spear through the white
man.
Goes to Aid of Comrade.
Street attempted to aid his COM
rade and was killed in the same
manner The story was kept secret
for many months. but finally reach
cd the ears of the mounted police
at Chesterfield The report that
reached here today was sent from
Schultz Lake two months ago by
mail steamer and the Hudson Bay
route. 1t is said that the Chester
field police have sent a small detail
north to investigate.
The report received by Control
Ter Fortescuc Of the Mounted Police
differs somewhat from another re-
port sent out by mail steamer via
the Hudson Strait route Both re-
ports. which reached here today,
say that Radford's companion,
George Street, of ottawa, was also
Killed. The story was questioned
till late tonight, when commission
CT of the mounted police wired from
Regina as follows:
Have received reposis from Super
iutendent Dcmerc who states that
an Eskimo named Aeulak informed
manager Of Hudson Bay company at
Chesterfield that Meessrs. Radford
and Street were murdered by Bath
hurst Inlet Flskimos at Bathurst
about June 5, 1912. Radford and
Street we've en- route to Fort McPher-
son. The circumstantial account Of
the fight seems authentic. All Es-
k'mo reports are necessarily re-
ceved with caution. superintendent
Demere was going to Fullerton and
intended making careful inquiry of
This report by malls. Superintend-
ent Demere is the officer command
ing the mounted police at Church
ill,
Go to Forst Churchill.
According to the account which
has reached ottawa by mail, the
two explorers set out from Fort
Churchill, on the west'coast of Hud-
son Bay, in the Fall of 1911 for
Chesterfield. where is located the
northernmost post of the Hudson
Bay company in that region.
Arrived at Chesterfield they ar
ranged to accompany a party of Es-
kimo on their annual trekk to the
Interior the destination of the ma
tives being Schultz Lake. There,
according to fmmemorial custom, the
Eskimo were to meet another band
from the interior for the purposes
OF barter.
These denizens of the far north
western steppes never approach
nearer the shores of Hudson Bay
than this meeting point. They
bring with them furs and pelts and
at the rendezvous at Schultz Lake
exchange their seasons catch for
tea, tobacco, knives and such knic-
knacs generally as are priced by
them.
Left New York in 1909.
Henry Vincent Radiord, sports
man, naturalist and writer upon
subjects relating to natural history,
left New York January Is, 1903,
for the Arctic for the double purpose
of geographical discovery and ZOO
logical investigation. His trip was
TO cover 5000 to 5000 miles. Most
of the ground he expected to cover
rarely ever had been traversed by
white men. Mr.. Radford financed
the trip himself. He expected &c
turn over any geological specimens
he collected to the United States
Biological Survey.