108 Further Beported News of FranklirCs Men. [December, is«4. 



you kuow, wiis the great object of my mission to the Xorth. I cannot stop to tell 

 you now all I have gained of this people — no, not the one hundredth part. 

 [The natives are now loading sledge; it is 7 o'clock 30 minutes a. m.] 

 I will give you very briefly what the people of England and America wiU be 

 most interested to learn. When I come down I shall bring my disi)atches and 

 journals up to the time of writing you, and these will be committed to your care 

 for transmitting to the States. The most important matter that I have acquired 

 relates to the fact that there may yet be three survivors of Sir John Franklin's 

 Expedition, and one of these, Crozier, the one wOio succeeded Sir John Franklin 

 on his death. The details are deeply interesting, but this must suffice till I come 

 down: Crozier and three men with him were found by a cousin of Oue-la (Albert), 

 SJioo-she-ark-nook (John), and Ar-too-a (Frank), while moving on the ice from one 

 igloo to another; this cousin having with him his family and engaged in sealing. 

 This occurred near Neitchille (Boothia Felix Peninsula). Crozier was nothing 

 but " skin and bones," was nearly starved to death, while the three men with him 

 were fat. The cousin soon learned that the three fat men had been living on 

 human flesh, on the flesh of their companions who all deserted the two ships that 

 were fast in mountains of ice; while Crozier was the only man that would not eat 

 human flesh, and for this reason he was almost dead from starvation. This cousin, 

 who has two names (but I cannot stop to get them now), took Crozier and the 

 three men at once in charge. He soon caught a seal, and gave Crozier quickly a 

 little — a very little piece, which was raw — only one mouthful the first day. The 

 cousin did not give the three fat men anything, for they could well get along, till 

 Crozier's life was safe. The next day the cousin gave Crozier a little larger piece 

 of same seal. By the judicious care of this cousin for Crozier, his life was saved. 

 Indeed, Crozier's own judgment stuck to him in this terrible situation, for he agreed 

 with the cousin that one little bit was all he should have the first day. When 

 the cousin first saw Crozier's face, it looked so bad — his eyes all sunk in, the 

 face so skeleton-like and haggard, that he did not dare to look ui^on Crozier's 

 face for several days after; it made him feel so bad! This noble man, whom 

 the whole civilized world will ever remember for humanity, took care of 

 Crozier and his three men, save one who died, through the whole winter. One 

 man, however, died a short time after the cousin found them, not because he 

 starved, but because he was sick. In the spring, Crozier and the remaining two 

 men accompanied this cousin on the Boothia Felix Peninsula to IS^eitchille, where 

 there were many Innuits. Crozier and each of his men had guns and a plenty of 

 amuuinitioii, and many pretty things. They killed a groat many ducks, nowycrs, 

 &c., with their guns. Here they lived with the Innuits at Neitchille, and Crozier 



