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Foreign News
December 3, 1854
Washington Sentinel
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Report from Lake Superior Mining News claims Dr. Kane's party found the frozen, preserved bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men, based on private letters. Editor believes it true, following earlier Esquimaux reports of expedition silver.
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The Body of Sir John Franklin Found by Dr. Kane.—The Lake Superior Mining News, of November 9, contains the following:
"By private letters we learn that the bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men have been found by Dr. Kane's party, frozen, perfectly preserved."
In our last number we gave the report of the intelligence derived from some of the Esquimaux Indians, of the discovery of some of the silver used by Franklin's expedition, and marked with his initials. The later report is of the discovery of the bodies, and from our authority we have the right to believe it to be true."
The editor makes no mention of the source of his information, nor of the direction whence it came.
"By private letters we learn that the bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men have been found by Dr. Kane's party, frozen, perfectly preserved."
In our last number we gave the report of the intelligence derived from some of the Esquimaux Indians, of the discovery of some of the silver used by Franklin's expedition, and marked with his initials. The later report is of the discovery of the bodies, and from our authority we have the right to believe it to be true."
The editor makes no mention of the source of his information, nor of the direction whence it came.
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Sir John Franklin
Dr Kane
Arctic Expedition
Bodies Discovered
Esquimaux Indians
Private Letters
What entities or persons were involved?
Sir John Franklin
Dr. Kane
Foreign News Details
Event Date
November 9
Key Persons
Sir John Franklin
Dr. Kane
Outcome
bodies of sir john franklin and his men found frozen, perfectly preserved
Event Details
Bodies of Sir John Franklin and his men discovered by Dr. Kane's party, as reported in private letters to Lake Superior Mining News. Follows earlier report from Esquimaux Indians about silver from the expedition marked with Franklin's initials.