302 EREORS IN FRANKLIN'S RECORDS. Chap. XVI. 



The direction of tlie inlet is to tlae E.S.B. ; 

 we found the land on either side rose as we 

 advanced up it, and attained a considerable 

 elevation, except immediately across its head, 

 where alone it was very low ; I have conferred 

 upon it the name of Collinson, after one who 

 will ever be distinguished in connexion with 

 the Franklin search, and who kindly relieved 

 Lady Franklin of much trouble by taking upon 

 himself the financial business of this expedition. 



An extensive bay, westward of Cape Herschel, 

 I have named after Captain Washington, the 

 hydrographer, a stedfast supporter of this final 

 search. 



All the intermediate coast-line along which 

 the retreating crews performed their fearful 

 march is sacred to their names alone. 



Hobson's note informed me of his having 

 found a second record, deposited also by Lieut. 

 Gore in May, 1847, upon the south side of Back 

 Bay, but it afforded no additional information. 



It is strange that both these papers state the 

 ships to have wintered in 1846-7 at Beechey 

 Island ! So obvious a mistake would hardly 

 have been made had any importance been 

 attached to these documents. They were 

 soldered up in thin tin cylinders, having been 

 filled up on board prior to the departure of the 



