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Wisconsin Tribune
Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
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Sir John Richardson and Doctor Rae arrived to search overland for Sir John Franklin's lost 1845 Arctic expedition seeking the Northwest Passage, unheard from for over two years, raising fears of ice entrapment or death from cold, starvation, or scurvy among the 125 men.
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Sir John Richardson, and Doctor Rae arrived here on their journey overland to the Arctic regions in search of the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin who sailed from England in the year 1845, with a view of discovering a Northwest passage, and from whom nothing has been heard for more than two years. This long silence has created fears that Sir John and his one hundred and twenty five companions are blocked up in the ice or have perished either from cold or starvation, or perhaps the scurvy, that dreadful scourge to seamen.—Lake Superior News.
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Arctic Regions
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Sailed From England In The Year 1845, Unheard For More Than Two Years
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fears that sir john and his 125 companions are blocked in the ice or have perished from cold, starvation, or scurvy
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Sir John Richardson and Doctor Rae arrived on their overland journey to search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin, who sailed from England in 1845 to discover a Northwest Passage and has not been heard from for more than two years.