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T H E F R A N K L I N E X P E D I T I O N 401
Company, may remember that they erected a large and conspicuously
placed cairn of stones at Cape Herschell, latitude
68° 41' 16" north, longitude 98° 22' west,— their most northerly
attained point. This cairn was on the line of retreat
of the F r a n k l i n men under Crozier and Fitzjames. Captain
McClintock visited the spot early i n June, 1859, and found
that one side of the cairn had been pulled down, probably by
the retiring party, and, from evident indications, they no
doubt placed a notice and perhaps some of the valuable
records of the expedition therein. Unfortunately, however,
Eskimos undoubtedly visited, secured and destroyed these
papers. McClintock says he could not divest himself of the
belief that some record was left there, and possibly some
most important documents which their slow progress and fast
f a i l i n g strength would have assured them could not be carried
much farther. It was with a feeling of deep regret and
much disappointment that he left Cape Herschell without
finding any records whatever. He therefore truly remarks:
" Perhaps i n all the wide world there w i l l be few spots more
hallowed i n the recollection of B r i t i s h seamen than this cairn
on Cape Herschell."
" Some regret had been expressed by many people interested
in Arctic exploration that after the return of Sir
Leopold McClintock no steps were taken by the British
Government to obtain s t i l l further particulars of the fate of
F r a n k l i n and his gallant men. In the United States, however,
among our k i t h and k i n , the subject was not forgotten.
The late Captain H a l l pursued a laborious investigation
among the Eskimos of that region, and eventually ascertained
that one of the abandoned ships, w i t h five of her crew
on board, had actually, and i n a measure, accomplished the
North- West Passage, and that she was afterwards deserted
by them near R e i l l y Island, i n about latitude 68° 30'
north, and longitude 98° 8' west, where the Eskimo
found her. Hall collected one hundred and fifty relics
of the ill- fated expedition which had belonged to the
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| OCR | T H E F R A N K L I N E X P E D I T I O N 401 Company, may remember that they erected a large and conspicuously placed cairn of stones at Cape Herschell, latitude 68° 41' 16" north, longitude 98° 22' west,— their most northerly attained point. This cairn was on the line of retreat of the F r a n k l i n men under Crozier and Fitzjames. Captain McClintock visited the spot early i n June, 1859, and found that one side of the cairn had been pulled down, probably by the retiring party, and, from evident indications, they no doubt placed a notice and perhaps some of the valuable records of the expedition therein. Unfortunately, however, Eskimos undoubtedly visited, secured and destroyed these papers. McClintock says he could not divest himself of the belief that some record was left there, and possibly some most important documents which their slow progress and fast f a i l i n g strength would have assured them could not be carried much farther. It was with a feeling of deep regret and much disappointment that he left Cape Herschell without finding any records whatever. He therefore truly remarks: " Perhaps i n all the wide world there w i l l be few spots more hallowed i n the recollection of B r i t i s h seamen than this cairn on Cape Herschell." " Some regret had been expressed by many people interested in Arctic exploration that after the return of Sir Leopold McClintock no steps were taken by the British Government to obtain s t i l l further particulars of the fate of F r a n k l i n and his gallant men. In the United States, however, among our k i t h and k i n , the subject was not forgotten. The late Captain H a l l pursued a laborious investigation among the Eskimos of that region, and eventually ascertained that one of the abandoned ships, w i t h five of her crew on board, had actually, and i n a measure, accomplished the North- West Passage, and that she was afterwards deserted by them near R e i l l y Island, i n about latitude 68° 30' north, and longitude 98° 8' west, where the Eskimo found her. Hall collected one hundred and fifty relics of the ill- fated expedition which had belonged to the |
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