An Early Inuit relocation scheme – Part 1
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On August 13, 1877, an unusual expedition left New London, Conn., bound for Cumberland Sound on the southeastern coast of Baffin Island. Known officially as the Howgate Preliminary Arctic Expedition, it was to be the first stage of a much grander enterprise planned by Captain Henry W. Howgate of the United States Army.
Howgate had been inspired by the recent British expedition to the High Arctic led by George Nares. With two ships, Nares had tried to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, t
Howgate had been inspired by the recent British expedition to the High Arctic led by George Nares. With two ships, Nares had tried to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, t
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