Jackson's own account records that his first reaction to this sudden meeting was to assume the figure to be a shipwrecked sailor, perhaps from the expedition's supply ship Windward which was due to call that summer.
Jacksons egen historie fortæller, at hans første reaktion på dette pludselige møde var at antage, at denne person var en forlist sømand, måske fra ekspeditionens forsyningsskib, "Windward", som var ventet ville tage kontakt den sommer.