If Collinson had not disregarded this, or had had a proper interpreter, he might have sent a sledge party east and found some of Franklin's men, if they were still alive. He returned through Bering Strait and around the Cape of Good Hope. At the cape (January 1855) he learned of John Rae's report that Franklin had been lost just to the east of where he had turned back.
If Collinson hadn't ignored this, or had a translator, he might have sent a sledge party east and found some of Franklin's men if they were still alive. He then traveled through Bering Strait and around Cape of Good Hope. At the cape (January 1855), he learned about John Rae's report that Franklin was lost just to the east of where he had turned back.