the Great Fish River—On Montreal Island—Total absence of all relics—Examine Ogle Peninsula—Discover a skeleton—Vagueness of Esquimaux information—Cape Herschel—Cairn,
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CHAPTER XV. |
The cairn found empty—Discover Hobson's letter—Discovery of Crozier's record—The deserted boat—Articles discovered about the boat—The skeletons and relics—The boat belonged to the 'Erebus'—Conjectures, |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
Errors in Franklin's records—Relics found at the cairn—Reflections on the retreat—Returning homeward—Geological remarks—Difficulties of summer sledging—Arrive on board the 'Fox'—Navigable N.W. passage—Death from scurvy—Anxiety for Captain Young—Young returns safely, |
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CHAPTER XVII. |
Signs of release—Dearth of animal life—Owl is good beef—Beat out of winter quarters—Our game-list—Reach Fury Beach—Escape from Regent's Inlet—In Baffin's Bay—Captain Allen Young's journey—Disco; sad disappointment—Part from our Esquimaux friends—Adieu to Greenland—Arrive home, |
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Conclusion, |
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APPENDIX. |
No. I.—A Letter to Viscount Palmerston, K.G., &c., from Lady Franklin, |
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No. II.—Memorial to the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, M.P., G.C.B., |
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No. III.—List of Relics of the Franklin Expedition brought to England in the 'Fox' by Captain M'Clintock, |
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No. IV.—Geological Account of the Arctic Archipelago, by Professor Haughton, |
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No. V.—List of Subscribers to the 'Fox' Expedition, |
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