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Show TRAGEDY SIGNS FDUKDJN NORTH NplfUB. Alaaka. Dec 14. Keltce.of 1 un early Arctic expedition, possibly thej ; fatal Hrltlah venture of Sir John Franklin of 184.V were found by Captain Cap-tain Joe Bernard. Soma trader and explore) during recent foor-year trip to stranite lands far to the north. Bernard returned to Nome not ions I ago on hla achooner. the Teddy Hew. Rare curloa of mauv kinds, as well In exiM lit Ion relh-s were brought back to Nome hv Bernard. The col-: loctlon Is believed the most extensive of Its Kind CVar coming out of the Arc-1 tlC regions mill Is thoUKht to be of I considerable value. On the gcbooner was what Bernard ileserlhed as a ' human curio," Apukt-1 wanii. a male member of the strange J ulhe of the "blond Kskimo" Vllhjal-, imir Slefansoti, t'.inadlan explorer.1 Hern.ird said he tnl -tided to luke ' Apuktwana lo thi- outside wurld o people could see- what .the queer I hlond Eskimos" are like. Barnard attempted t0 pres throiiRh; the northvvi! pa-s-iK'- and rein II tin-Ail.ii.ti tin-Ail.ii.ti ocean, hut Was halted Ij id- vena ice condltiona when he turned hack from his voyage eaatward, fie ! had progresaed over two-thirds of the I Way along the narrow i.'.dv of ice- blocked water, lying along the north-' I era roast of North Amerha. bet argon the Atlantic and thelaclf lc. I Much of Bernard's time while awai Was gpenl In the region between Ado-. ' lalde Peninsula and the southeastern cOrner of 'i-toria land. He left Nome Ion a trading expedition In th.- sum-! I mer of 1918 and, after wintering on j the vva. arrived t lie following sum mer at Taylor Island, located in 'i--. I tona Strait, off Victoria land. I lie did nol Intend to stop at Taylor : Island, hir was compelled lo make r. hla heitdnuarters when his boat be-J , came frozen In and was not cleared 1 I of the Ice for two yeara. When he j finally cleared the boat, in loin, he' omo.oile.il on his ivav hot irnt ...,l i.. i th Kni-rok liver on Cunoratloti Gulf when he waa froicn In aRmn DurllM 'in- winter nf I i 1 9 - 20. ho vlalUd Kini; William 1-u.nd und -idjaceni aiTtlona. liat summer llornanl decliled ti return to the outalde vviiii.i ami turned ;ilout :ind headf.I fur Hrnchcl lland. Cape Harrow and Nome. Weather condltlonea were koo.I. and lie m:ide the run Wefore the it rloaed in fct the Aboard i lie Teddy Beat arai a larpa II had traded while In the north. iBH |