It was late March 1876, the wind was cold and hard like the stones of the lake shore the S.S. Cronet landed on, carrying six crew and three passengers. The three passengers were explorers sent by the Government of Canada to explore from the subarctic shores of Repulse Bay to Chesterfield Inlet townships. They were sent to map hundreds of lakes and over five-hundred miles of shore line.
The passengers on this boat are Troy Mathews Leader and mapper from Quebec, Stephen Lewis the cook from the booming town of Chicago, USA. Though he had made a good living in Chicago selling expensive lumber from the northern woods of Wisconsin to the newly rich. Stephen was growing bored of his Chicago life and for whatever reason wanted more and is now here, …show more content…
Latter I met with the marksman and told him our situation. So we took the caribou back to their camp and set out after my tracks on dog sled. We then took you and steve back to camp.” explained Ahote.
Troy sat down next to Stephen and started to eat cooked fish and caribou.
“How are we getting home?” remarked Steven
“Two of the men have offered to take use on a two day trip back up to Repulse Bay where we can take shelter and eventually find a ship home,” replied Ahote. The next morning the explores and two of the natives launched off into the snow and headed into the clear blue sky horizon. After the long journey the men settled in the frost and dined on deer and fish jerky supplied by the native leaders. After supper they vanished into their tents. After the small sun rises they gather the dogs and headed for the bay. Once they reached the town they win the hospitality of a shopkeeper who allowed them to settle in a old room with 2 beds and a couch in his house above the store. In the morning they strolled to the coastline and explained their situation to the ships men and hitched a ride on a trading ship to Port Nelson. When the ship ripped thew the cold icy waters Troy and the men all had a beaming smile as they head towards warmer
The passengers on this boat are Troy Mathews Leader and mapper from Quebec, Stephen Lewis the cook from the booming town of Chicago, USA. Though he had made a good living in Chicago selling expensive lumber from the northern woods of Wisconsin to the newly rich. Stephen was growing bored of his Chicago life and for whatever reason wanted more and is now here, …show more content…
Latter I met with the marksman and told him our situation. So we took the caribou back to their camp and set out after my tracks on dog sled. We then took you and steve back to camp.” explained Ahote.
Troy sat down next to Stephen and started to eat cooked fish and caribou.
“How are we getting home?” remarked Steven
“Two of the men have offered to take use on a two day trip back up to Repulse Bay where we can take shelter and eventually find a ship home,” replied Ahote. The next morning the explores and two of the natives launched off into the snow and headed into the clear blue sky horizon. After the long journey the men settled in the frost and dined on deer and fish jerky supplied by the native leaders. After supper they vanished into their tents. After the small sun rises they gather the dogs and headed for the bay. Once they reached the town they win the hospitality of a shopkeeper who allowed them to settle in a old room with 2 beds and a couch in his house above the store. In the morning they strolled to the coastline and explained their situation to the ships men and hitched a ride on a trading ship to Port Nelson. When the ship ripped thew the cold icy waters Troy and the men all had a beaming smile as they head towards warmer