The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

NEWS FROM THE STEAMER JEANSEITE-- Hlh
ARRIVAL AT PORT ILLULUcK, oNALAsKA--
HEAD WINDS AND cALMs-A WRECK AT NoU-
vINAK IsLAND-No NEWS OF NoRDENsKJoLD.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ARCTIC STEAMER JEANETTE,
OSALAsKA, ALEUrIAN ISLANDS, August 3,
Via SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 1879.
The Jeanette arrived here last evening,
August 2. All well. The ship met with
succession of Gains and head winds dur
ing the whole voyage, with fogs north of As
degrees. Otherwise the voyage has been
extremely enjoyable. The course for offing
was southwest by west, 300 miles from San
Francisco, thence direct for Akoatan Pass
without much deviation. We made the
land in dense fog on August l. party
of us landed TO explore and found it Ougal-
gan Island, formation of basaltic gran
lite, bearing surface deposit of scoria and
evidences of q comparatively recent vol
canic disturbance. An active volcano was
observed on the neighboring island of
Onalaska.
SHIPPING AT ILLULUCK.
We passed through Akoatan Pass and
rounded Cape Kaleghta, arriving at Illu-
luck Harbor on the afternoon of the I'd
inst. The revenue cutter Richard Rush,
Captain Bailey; the steamer st. Pauls,
Captain Erskine, loading furs for San Fran
cisco, and the schooner st. George, Cap
tain Hogue, were in port
WRECK AT NouvINAK ISLAND.
The news had arrived that the trading
brig Iimandra, Captain Thomas, of San
Francisco Merrill Il Co., owners), was
wrecked on Nouvivak Island, Alaska coast,
in latitude GO degrees, on May 25, 1879
No lives were lost and the cargo was partly
secured, but the ship is total loss On
July 30 four OF the men, including Beres-
ford, the second mate arrived at Onalaska
from the wreck in boat partly built from
the ships timbers. She made the run-42O.
miles-in four days, the most remarkable
trip ever made across Behring Sea The
revenue cutter Rush is about to start to the
rescue of the remaining eight men of the
Timandra's crew.
GOOD REPORTS FROM THE NORTH
The season north is reported very favor
able-a very mild winter.
There is no news of Professor Nordensk-
j0ld, although the cutter R1sh has been
recently to the East Cape cruising.
The Jeanette is coaling here prepara-
tory to sailing on Wednesday for st.
Michaels, Alaska, where the extra supplies.
dogs, sledges, coal, furs and natives await
us. We hope to get north without delay.
The administration of the ship is most ad-
mirable, perfect discipline prevails, and
the details of duty are strictly and cheer
fully carried out. Navigation, though diff
ticult through the passes, was conducted
with consummate skill. The spirits and
health of the crew are high. Provisions
for the whole command are abundant. The
scientific work is progressing, the natural
lists being busy collecting specimens. All
the work is immensely INTEREST," no.
PICTURE OF oNALAsK,
The local scenery is very imposing. The
great green hills, covered wi Ii patches of
snow the luxuriant grass on the coast, the
rugged, precipitous cliffs, and the detached,
peaked rocks are the principal features.
Nearly all are bold headlands There is a
total absence Of trees. There is q large
variety Of Towering plants common to the
temperate zone, some of which are very
pretty. This whole region is volcanic
some of the large harbors are evidently old
craters. Part of the harbor we now lie in,
formed by an extensive subsistence as late
as 1858, has deep water in shore and thir-
teen fathoms at the buoy. There are not
many resident whites, the population being
chiefly Aleuts and Indians from the main
land. There is Russian chapel and
priest in the settlement.
SPECIAL REPORT BY THE COMMANDER OF THE
RICHARD RUsH-THE JEANETTE TO PUSH
NORTH WITH THE UTMOST HASTE
SAN Francisco. CAL. August Is. 1879.
Among the passengers by the steamer St. Paul
from Ounalaska Colonel II. G. Otis and Captain
J. II. Moulton, of the United States Treasury De-