"H. M. Ships _Erebus_ and _Terror_ 28th of May 1847. Wintered in the ice in Lat. 70 deg. 5' N., Long. 98 deg. 23' W. Having wintered in 1846-7 [should read 1845-6] at Beechey Island, in Lat. 74 deg. 43' N., Long. 91 deg. 39' 15'' W. After having ascended Wellington Channel to Lat. 77 deg., and returning by the west coast of Cornwallis Island. Sir John Franklin commanding the Expedition. All well. Party consisting of 2 officers and 6 men left the ships on Monday 24th May 1847. "GM [Graham] GORE Lieut. "CHAS F DES VOEUX Mate." On the margin of the above record was written the following: "April 25, 1848, H. M. Ships _Terror_ and _Erebus_ were deserted on the 22nd of April, 5 leagues N.N.W. of this, having been beset since 12 September, 1846. The officers and crew, consisting of 105 souls, under the command of Capt. F. R. M. Crozier, landed in Lat. 69 deg. 37' 42'', Long. 93 deg. 41' W. This paper was found by Lieut. Irving, under the cairn supposed to have been built by Sir James Ross in 1831, 4 miles to the northward, where it had been deposited by the late commander Gore in [May, erased and therefor substituted] June, 1847. Sir James Ross' pillar has not however been found and the paper has been transferred to this position, which is that in which Sir J. Ross' pillar was erected. Sir John Franklin died on the 11th of June, 1847, and the total loss by death in the Expedition has been to date 9 officers and 15 men. "F. R. M. CROZIER, Captain and senior officer. "JAMES FITZJAMES, Captain H. M. S. _Erebus_. "And start to-morrow, 26th, for Back's Fish River." These are the only records that have ever been found, and the thorough search made by Hall, Schwatka, and Gilder make it most improbable that any other will ever be discovered. The heroic persistency of Hobson in locating these precious papers is akin to that shown by the steward who fell down and died as he walked. When ten days out from the ship Hobson found that he was suffering from scurvy, but he went on and in a month walked lame. Near the end of his journey of seventy-four days he was not able to walk more than a few yards at a time, and so had to allow himself to be dragged on the sledge. When he arrived at the ship he was neither able to walk nor even to stand without assistance. Worthy comrades were Sir Allen Young and Dr. Walker, whose strenuous and co-operating labors made this success possible, for which they also paid the price in physical suffering and in impaired health. McClintock himself played many parts, for with his two engineers dead he stood at a critical time twenty-four consecutive hours at the engine, while Young from the crow's nest piloted the _Fox_ out of the ice-pack on her homeward voyage, in August, 1859.