VI. ELISHA KENT KANE
1853
One of the most famous efforts to find Sir John Franklin
was made by an American, Mr. Henry Grinnell, of New York
City. From his own private
means he furnished ships
and most of their equipment
for two separate expeditions.
The first Grinnell expedition,
under the command of
Lieutenant De Haven, was
sent out in 1850. It reached
Beechey island on August
27 of the same year, and
assisted in the examination
of Franklin's winter quarters
there, but returned without
wintering.
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Elisha Kent Kane.
The second Grinnell expedition went out three years later. This was commanded by a man who became almost as famous as Sir John Franklin himself, Elisha Kent Kane. Kane had been with De Haven in 1850, and thoroughly understood the work of Arctic exploration. He liked the wild, exciting life, and he had an ardent desire to find the brave men who had been lost, and to bring them home with him.
