tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post3832259418616753161..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: John Torrington, Intriguing PersonRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-64408405100546379462021-05-15T10:51:14.962-07:002021-05-15T10:51:14.962-07:00Any reason as to why certain buried Arctic bodies ...Any reason as to why certain buried Arctic bodies decompose more than others ? I am thinking of Charles Francis Hall. When Chancey Loomis exhumed Hall, not much was left of Hall .Solomon Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969987988725655182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-37960166774415051892021-04-13T14:20:50.330-07:002021-04-13T14:20:50.330-07:00It would be an interesting thing to determine what...It would be an interesting thing to determine what percentage of human remains buried in the Arctic are as well preserved as those found on Beechey. Would the soil composition have anything to do with it ?<br /><br />Best regards from,<br />Soloman G.Solomon Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969987988725655182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-40714813077179036262021-03-29T21:41:41.749-07:002021-03-29T21:41:41.749-07:00As Beattie could testify, the soil, even in Summer...As Beattie could testify, the soil, even in Summer on Beechey was pretty hard. Torrington died in January . But when was he buried in such a deep grave ? <br /><br />One of the men died during John Ross’ 1829-1833 expedition, but was buried in a shallow grave as the ground was so hard. Solomon Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969987988725655182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-23184206271449313802021-03-29T10:15:21.292-07:002021-03-29T10:15:21.292-07:00I like the way the Beattie team respected the bodi...I like the way the Beattie team respected the bodies of the three men. The note, and the quiet solemnity with which they reinterred the men, were quite moving.Lisa Jadwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237725121665100601noreply@blogger.com