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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Frobisher, Martin 1536- (search)
ion, cast it into the fire. The husband snatched the glowing mineral from the flames and quenched it in some vinegar, when it glittered like gold. On fusing it, some particles of the precious metal were found. When this fact became known a gold fever was produced. Money Martin Frobisher was freely offered for fitting-out vessels to go for more of the mineral. The Queen placed a ship of the royal navy at Frobisher's disposal, and he sailed, with two other vessels of 30 tons each, from Harwich in 1577, instructed to search for gold, and not for the northwest passage. The vessels were laden with the black ore on the shores of Frobisher's Inlet, and on the return of the expedition to England a commission was appointed to determine the value of the discovery. Very little gold was found in the car- Frobisher Bay, the scene of his explorations. goes, yet faith was not exhausted, and Frobisher sailed in May, 1578, with fifteen ships in search of the precious metal. Storms dispe
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warburton, George -1857 (search)
Warburton, George -1857 Author; born near Tullamore, Ireland, presumably about 1812; joined the British army, and reached the rank of major. He spent some time in Canada; then returned to England, and represented Harwich in Parliament. His publications include Hochelaga, or England in the New world; The conquest of Canada, etc. He died in 1857.