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1849.—In the summer of this year, Dr. Rae descended the Coppermine, but found no 
traces of Franklin on the Arctic Coast. On Nov. 6, Dr. Richardson arrived in 
England. 
[Nore.—The Successful Search for Sir John Franklin was accomplished by two explorers. 
(1) On Aug. 15, 1853, Dr. Rae reached his old quarters, at Repulse Bay. March 31, 1854, 
he went on a spring journey. April 17, arrived at Pelly Bay. This bay lies to the west 
of Simpson peninsula. Here he got from the Eskimos the story that, in 1850, forty white 
men had proceeded south, and that, afterwards, their corpses had been found on the shore. 
He obtained from the Eskimo, telescopes, guns, watches, compasses, silver spoons and 
forks, with crests engraved, silver-headed walking stick, engraven with “Sir John 
Franklin, K.C.B.,” Sir John’s Hanoverian Order of Knighthood. Dr. Rae purchased a 
number of these. They had been obtained by the Eskimo by trade from the south. Dr. 
Rae arrived in England, claimed the reward, and obtained a portion of it. (2) The Final 
Settlement of the Question of Sir John’s fate took place in 1859. Capt. McClintock, found 
a record left by the party, at Point Victory to the north-west of King William’s Island. 
Sir John Franklin had died June 11, 1847. The ships, the “Terror ” and “Erebus” were 
deserted April 22, 1848, having been beset since 1846.] 
(12) Viscount Minron AND Dr. CHEADLE. 
This journey is usually called “The North-West Passage by Land.” The book by 
Milton and Cheadle is charming in style. 
1862. 

July 18.—The explorers reached the Hudson’s Bay Company port, Georgetown, 
in Minnesota, some 200 miles of the boundary, a memorial of the Company’s 
original claim. From Georgetown, the party took canoes and descended Red 
River to Fort Garry. Aug. 23, much interested in the Red River settlement, they 
went west, over the prairies, with a brigade of carts. This was the typical mode 
of prairie travel. Sept. 26, the travellers determined to winter 550 miles 
north-west of Fort Garry. They built a winter camp, which they called “ La 
Belle Prairie.” 
1863.— April 3—The party left camp to proceed westward. Forts Pitt and Edmonton 
were passed. June 29, Jasper House was gained in the foothills of the Rocky 
Mountains. The party passed on through the Yellow Head (Téte Jaune) Pass. 
July 18, the explorers here ferried across the head-waters of Fraser River, near 
Téte Jaune Cache. Passing southward, Thompson River was reached. The road 
was here lost, and hardships, almost incredible, were endured, after which they 
arrived at Kamloops on the Thompson. After resting, the journey was resumed, 
the Fraser was reached, and Yale, and New Westminster and Victoria visited. 
Again ascending the Fraser, far up its course, the mines at Cariboo were explored. 
On Dec. 24, the party left Victoria, B.C., for Britain. 
(13) SANDFORD FLEMING. 
This journey belongs to the period of Confederation, rather than to that of Rupert’s 
Land, and yet, in 1872, when it took place, Rupert’s Land had hardly changed in any 
