It, however, proved to be a copy of the Crozier record found by
Lieutenant Hobson, of McClintock's expedition, and was in the
handwriting of Sir Leopold McClintock. The document was written with a
lead pencil on note-paper, and was partially illegible from exposure.
It was literally as follows:--
MAY 7, 1859,
Lat. 69 deg. 38 min., long. 98 deg. 41 min. W.
This cairn was found yesterday by a party from Lady Frank-
lin's discovery yacht 'Fox', now wintering in Bellot Strait * *
* * * * * * a notice of which the following
is * * * removed:--
28TH MAY, 1847.
H. M. ships 'Erebus' and 'Terror' wintered in the ice in lat. 70 deg.
05 min. N., long. 98 deg. 23 min. W., having wintered at Beechy Island,
in lat. 74 deg. 43 min. 28 sec. N., long. 91 deg. 39 min. 15 sec. W.,
after having ascended Wellington Channel to lat. 77 deg., and returned
by the west side of Cornwallis Island.
Sir John Franklin commanding the expedition. All well. A
party of two officers and six men left the ships on Monday, the
24th May.
GRAHAM GORE.
CHARLES F.
Pages:
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136