The North-West Passage by land: Being the narrative of an expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, undertaken with the view of exploring a route across the continent to British Columbia through British territory, by one of the northern passes in the Rocky MountainsMilton, William Fitzwilliam, Viscount
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The North-West Passage by land: Being the narrative of an expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, undertaken with the view of exploring a route across the continent to British Columbia through British territory, by one of the northern passes in the Rocky Mountains
Milton, William Fitzwilliam, Viscount
British Columbia -- Description and travel; Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
and Wright were still alive, but, maddened by hunger, had killed
Rennie. When they were found they had eaten all but his legs, which
they held in their hands at the time. They were covered with blood,
being engaged in tearing the raw flesh from the bones with their teeth.
The Indians attempted to light a fire for them, when the two cannibals
drew their revolvers, and looked so wild and savage, that the Indians
fled and left them to their fate, not daring to return. The following
spring a party of miners, on their way to Peace River, were guided
by Indians to the place where these men were seen by them. The bones
of two were found piled in a heap, one skull had been split open by
an axe, and many of the other bones showed the marks of teeth. The
third was missing, but was afterwards discovered a few hundred yards
from the camp. The skull had been cloven by an axe, and the clothes
stripped from the body, which was little decomposed. The interpretation
of these signs could hardly be mistaken. The last survivor had killed
his fellow-murderer and eaten him, as shown by the gnawed bones so
carefully piled in a heap. He had in turn probably been murdered by
Indians, for the principal part of the dead men’s property was found in
their possession.
The fourth band of emigrants--the party of three who preceded us by a
few days in the journey across the mountains, and descended the Fraser
in canoes under the guidance of the two old Shushwaps from The Cache--
reached Fort George without any serious misadventure.
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