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thirty, who were attached to this boat, it seemed most strange 

 that the remains of only two individuals Avere found, nor were 

 there any graves upon the neighboring flat land ; indeed, bearing 

 in mind the season at which these poor fellows left their ships, it 

 should be remembered that .the soil was then frozen hard, and 

 the labor of cutting a grave very great indeed. A little reflection 

 led me to satisfy my own mind, at least, that the boat was return- 

 ing to the ships ; and in no other way can I account for two men 

 having been left in her, than by supposing the party were unable 

 to drag the boat further, and that these two men, not being able 

 to keep pace with their shipmates, were therefore left by them 

 supplied with such provisions as could be spared to last until the 

 return of the others from the ship with a fresh stock." 



Though McClintock continued the search with great persis- 

 tency, he could never come upon any other bodies. Several 

 cairns were found, in one of which he discovered a. pile of cloth- 

 ing four feet high. The pockets in these were all searched, but 

 nothing was found. 



It is a remarkable circumstance that when, in 1830, Sir James 

 Ross discovered Point Victory, he named two points of land, 

 then in sight, Cape Franklin and Cape Jane Franklin, respect- 

 ively. Eighteen years afterward Franklin's ships perished within 

 sight of these headlands. 



Capt. McClintock returned to England September 23, 1859, 

 and for his success was knighted, besides being received by his 

 countrymen generally with the most generous demonstrations. 



CAPT. HALL DISCOVERS THE LOST VESSELS. 



IT will be remembered that Capt. Hall was a great enthusiast 

 on Arctic exploration, and that through Congressional assistance 

 and aid from English friends, he started from New London, Con- 

 necticut, in July, 1864, to continue the search so hopefully and 

 encouragingly prosecuted by Sir Francis McClintock. 



In April, 1866, while seeking a passage across Colville Bay, 

 near Cape Beaufort, Hall discovered four Esquimaux in the dis- 

 tance, sealing. He was much concerned lest these strangers 

 should prove to be See-ne-mee-utes, who are more hostile than 



