End of Hamilton Inlet and at the Mouth of Grand Lake, by the Spring Of
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end of Hamilton Inlet and at the mouth laid to rest in Haverstraw. Wallace of Grand Lake, by the spring of 1903. From recorded: there, they would travel by canoe and por We laid him to rest in a beautiful spot tage to the George River via Grand Lake, in the little cemetery at Haverstraw, at the the Nascaupee River, and Lake Michi very foot of the mountains that he used to kamau. He hoped to reach the George roam, and overlooking the grand old River the end of August, in time to observe Hudson that he loved so well. The moun the Naskapi Indians gathered there for the tains will know him no more, and never annual caribou hunt. They then would again will he dip his paddle into the placid proceed down the river to a Hudson Bay waters of the river; but his noble char Company post on Ungava Bay and return acter, his simple faith, a faith that never to New York by boat. wavered, but grew the stronger in his hour On July 15, 1903, Leonidas Hubbard, of trouble, his bravery, his indomitable accompanied by Dillon Wallace and a will—these shall not be forgotten; they half-blooded Cree Indian by the name of shall remain a living example to all who George Elson, left the Northwest River Post for the George River, 150 miles in the interior. Using what appears now to have been faulty geological survey maps, the party went up the Susan River rather than the Nascaupee River. This mistake would prove costly, taxing their food supply and energy. They were within sight of Lake Michikamau on September 15 but with a dangerously low food supply, decided to abandon their original plan and go back the way they came. They saw no Indians or caribou herd, and during the entire trip managed to kill only one caribou. The trek back to the Hudson Bay Com pany post became a race for survival. Unable to find much food other than some fish and an occasional bird, their situation became desperate, especially for Hubbard, who was left in a makeshift hut while the other two continued on. Later Wallace was also too weak to go on and had to be left, leaving Elson to get help. Finally Elson managed to reach the post, and a rescue party set out in the snow for Wallace and Hubbard. Wallace was found alive but Hubbard had already died many days before. Hubbard’s body was recovered in the spring and brought back to America and The ragged and almost barefooted Hubbard. 5.