Franklin Expidition.

[Helix]

I have always found this very interesting. Any thoughts and comments are welcome.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Sad. There is a local folk group that does a Newfoundland ballad about "Franklin"

I guess they suspect the solder used in the then-newfangled-concept canned food caused heavy metal poisoning and hallucinations among the officers and crew - making some pretty bad decisions.

"Leave the coats, boys and grab that desk and follow me across the icepack".


If you look into the despair of that one you owe it to yourself to look up Shaclekton and Worsley on the Endurance Expedition to Antarctica. Shackelton gets the credit on that one but Worsley was the captain and navigated/steered a little 22 ft boat he had thought ahead to bring along some 800 miles for help. Shackelton, Worsley and four other men made that voyage in a open boat! Of 56 men that were stranded when the ship was crushed by ice ALL were rescued over a year later!

 

[pepperj]

This discovery was a BIG feather in the PM's hat and it was great discovery. It seems that things are turning a bit sour for some as this story just broke a few hours ago.
Pulitzer-winning journalist Paul Watson quits Toronto Star over ?refusal to publish? story on Franklin expedition | National Post

 

[worldtalker]

My boy asked if I wanted this..


Franklin made an expedition to my safe.




GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Clay Slayer]

So taking a photo of a deceased US soldier being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu gets you a Pulitzer prize for photography? Wow...

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Every senator and congressman should have to walk past before and after images of Gordon and Shughart every morning before they get into their seats so the full impact of their decisions is in their face.


I won't show the afters, here.


War is never, ever pretty.

 

[NWMP]

I have always found this very interesting. Any thoughts and comments are welcome.

I remember researching a north central Canadian fur trade post and coming across Franklin. Apparently he was in the area, studied some Flora and Fauna, then moved on. There was a reference to Indian finding a "Lobstick", which is a tree debranched in a certain way so as to stand out. Underneath was a cache of Franklin's supplies. I'm going by memory and I hope that this is accurate, I'm pretty sure that it is. If I can find the reference I will post a link. It freaked me out as it was close to were I lived at the time.

Yes, he was there. I couldn't find the Lobstick cache reference, in my old materials somewhere.................
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4168

 

[Helix]

Well the Terror, has not been found yet. Stories of "white men" walking out as late as 1852. Carry your chairs and tables and leave the rest.

 

[Smithbrown]

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As far as I have heard, the Terror was crushed by ice and would not have survived whole. We discussed the Erebus on the Shipwreck section here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/shipwrecks/430464-franklin-s-expedition-1845-a.html