it is not known where scott's body was laid to rest. in 1870, the supposed burial site of thomas scott was revisited by a party of men led by reverend young. the purpose of this expedition was to bring his body back to ontario. the party found the reported site of his burial just outside the hudson's bay company store, dug 6 feet down. there they discovered the fruit tree box that was meant to be scott's coffin. the box was discovered partially open and measuring 5 feet, 8 inches in length. no body was found once the box was opened. the box contained only dirt and shavings of some sort. the length of the box has thrown into question whether scott had ever been buried at that site. he was 6 feet, 2 inches tall and would not have fit into this makeshift coffin which had been said to have been nailed shut. later, john bruce claimed that goblet, a man who had attended the actual funeral, had told him that a week after scott's execution a hole had been cut in the ice of german creek about a quarter of a mile from the mouth of the river la seine. scott's body was brought to this site and tied in heavy chains and then sunk into the water. another theory is that his body was taken out of the coffin by a fenian winnipeger, the proprietor of the red saloon, under whose floor it was buried. years later, when the site of the business was torn up for road construction, a skeleton was found. some suggest that the skeleton belonged to thomas scott.