Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1

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Title: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1
Author: John Franklin
Release Date: August 3, 2006 [EBook #18979]
Language: English
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Transcriber's notes:
There are several inconsistencies in spelling and punctuation in the original. Some corrections have been made for obvious typographical errors; they have been noted individually in the text. All changes made by the transcriber are enumerated in braces, for example {1}; details of corrections and comments are listed at the end of the text. Note that many of the errors were introduced in the third edition, as cross-referencing the second edition has shown.
In the original, the "Mc" in Scottish names is given as "M" followed by what looks like a left single quotation mark (Unicode 2018). This has been changed to "Mc" throughout the text; note that the original also contains a few apparently inconsistent uses of "Mac", which have been retained.
Specific spellings that differ from their modern versions and have been retained in this text are "Saskatchawan" (modern "Saskatchewan"), "Winipeg" (modern "Winnipeg"), "Esquimaux" (modern "Eskimo") and "musquito" (with one instance of "moscheto", modern "mosquito").
Text in italics in the original is shown between underlines. For this text version, the oe-ligature (Unicode 0153) has been rendered as "oe". Footnote 14 in chapter IV contains two transliterations, where [=a] represents Latin small letter a with macron (Unicode 0101) and [=o] stands for Latin small letter o with macron (Unicode 014D).
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NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY
TO THE SHORES OF THE
POLAR SEA,
IN
THE YEARS 1819-20-21-22.
BY
JOHN FRANKLIN, CAPT. R.N., F.R.S., M.W.S., AND COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL BATHURST.
THIRD EDITION.
TWO VOLS.--VOL. I.
LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
MDCCCXXIV{1}.

LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES, Northumberland-court.

[Illustration: The Connected Discoveries of Captains Ross, Parry, and Franklin in the years 1818, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23.]

TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL BATHURST, K.G.,
ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES OF STATE, &c. &c. &c.
THE FOLLOWING
NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF AMERICA,
UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER AND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
HIS LORDSHIP,
IS BY PERMISSION, INSCRIBED
WITH GREAT RESPECT AND GRATITUDE
BY
THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
Page INTRODUCTION ix
CHAPTER I.
Departure from England--Transactions at Stromness--Enter Davis' Straits--Perilous situation on the shore of Resolution Island--Land on the coast of Labrador--Esquimaux of Savage Islands--York Factory--Preparations for the Journey into the Interior 1
CHAPTER II.
Passage up Hayes', Steel, and Hill Rivers--Cross Swampy Lake--Jack River--Knee Lake, and Magnetic Islet--Trout River--Holy Lake{2}--Weepinapannis River--Windy Lake--White Fall Lake and River--Echemamis and Sea Rivers--Play-Green Lakes--Lake Winipeg--River Saskatchawan--Cross, Cedar, and Pine Island Lakes--Cumberland House 41
CHAPTER III.
Dr. Richardson's residence at Cumberland-House--His account of the Cree Indians 91
CHAPTER IV.
Leave Cumberland House--Mode of Travelling in Winter--Arrival at Carlton House--Stone Indians--Visit to a Buffalo Pound--Goitres--Departure from Carlton House--Isle ��{3} la Crosse--Arrival at Fort Chipewyan 146
CHAPTER V.
Transactions at Fort Chipewyan--Arrival of Dr. Richardson and Mr. Hood--Preparations for our Journey to the Northward 221
CHAPTER VI.
Mr. Hood's Journey to the Basquiau Hill--Sojourns with an Indian Party--His Journey to Chipewyan 260
CHAPTER VII.
Departure from Chipewyan--Difficulties of the various Navigation of the Rivers and Lakes, and of the Portages--Slave Lake and Fort Providence--Scarcity of Provisions, and Discontent of the Canadian Voyagers--Difficulties with regard to the Indian Guides--Refusal to proceed--Visit of Observation to the upper part of Copper-Mine River--Return to the Winter-Quarters of Fort Enterprise 301
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Directions to the Binder.
VOL. I.
I. The CHART shewing the Connected Discoveries of Captains Ross, Parry, and Franklin, to face the Title-Page.
VOL. II.
II. Route from York Factory } III. Isle �� la Crosse } To be placed at the end. IV. Slave Lake }

INTRODUCTION.
His Majesty's Government having determined upon sending an Expedition from the Shores of Hudson's Bay by land, to explore the Northern Coast of America, from the Mouth of the Copper-Mine River to the eastward, I had the honour to be appointed to this service by Earl Bathurst, on the recommendation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; who, at the same time, nominated Doctor John Richardson, a Surgeon in the Royal Navy, Mr. George Back, and Mr. Robert Hood, two Admiralty Midshipmen, to be joined with me in the enterprize. My instructions, in substance, informed me that the main object of the