New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-15

has just submitted the Secretary OF the Treasury re-
port OF the made by the Corwin IN Bohrng Sea
and the Arctic Ocean, In obedience to department or
ders MAY Is last The vessel made three trips into the
Arctic Gons, and its covered the whole Of tie
Arctic ocean from Point Barrow the American coast
10 point within twenty five miles OF WTangen Land.
Capan Hooper within three orfour miles Of Herald
Island ana cruscd three sides OF it, He con-
WINGED thar there was no human life the island He
neither saw nor heard anything about the missing
whaers
The Corwm sailed from San Francisco on May % ana
arrived at Ouha,asKa June 3. As far north In
formation could BE- obtained II was found that the pre-
vious winter had been mild and pleasant. A
stop male Lawrence Island for the pur-
pose of investigating the reports Of the deaths
OF natives by starvation. At the first village about
nifty had aie at the second ftyfour dead bodies were
Counted and estimated that Is died at this village
A the tnfd village twelve dead bodies were found, ana
the deaths thirty Al the fourth settle
nent there found 800 al We. 1t was asceItaned
that 200 had died there This general starvation
CURED last winter Captain Hooper esSmates that
than 400 natives died of starvation on this island
The cause he attributes TO the continued cold and
stormy weather. with quantities OF ice and snow which
prevented the hunting Of walrus and seal, well
as to the mprovident habits OF the natives
whom 'e speaks of being perfect slaves TO rum
They will barter anything sbey possess TO procure IT,
aud remain drunk until itis gone The schooner Leo
lied foe trading with The natiy IS in liquor and
-, aD III
The Corwin returnedl to Cape Thompson 10 pick up
Lieutenant Burke, and again going nor h. Herald Island
slgnt August a. thirty five miles Distant After
working ArOug4 he ice the distance W decreased TO
twenty miles. No signs Of the missing whalers
or OF lite were visible, ana the weather becoming
uufavOFaDle The vessel Obliged To southwark
agansIc vessel returned August 20, aud got within
twelvc forty feet hIgh close examination was
male OF the island WIN glass while the COrwin lay
near. ana Captain Hooper ys he there
hGnau iuh1Uiiauts IT. He states has opinion
tlal HERALD Island ola that for Two
"a
ee and tht the Ice rarely breaks up between Herald
Island and Wrdngoli Land.
WsANGELL LAND SIGHTED.
On the 11ih september Captain Hooper says he saw
he hich hills OF Wraugcn Land ana ran in toward 1t
10 the sold pack the ic, having The same
general appearance that he had previously cucouut-
cred vicinity o. Herald Island, except n being
covered newly fallen ana being conseQ Ienuy
white. lie jad-ed ,he lard 10 be a0out Twenty-Five
miles away. Inc highest hills, which seemed TO Ue
distant, Ver. covered with snow; Others partly
covered and sal; lower ones were almost entirely bare
On the sOItn nree mountains. probably 5000 feet
L.-a, entirely covered with snow Tle atIO, here was
very cel aud ae could easily Dave seen any and above
The Ao1Jn vi ~, distance OF sixty seventy miles,
but none could be seen nom Tie sthcad There Is
rcpor. t1l Sergeant Aldg few, C1sscE reached his
land 1902 oy crossing over from &c usllaud
lee wiz. o- c1ns, ana Hat Dr. found u 20 BE- inhabited
by r.u. ot aouaIs CT led kr4aayo Ihs report, how
ever. ,ae icgot sals IS probably without foundation
IA iit Aic.ic cA,4'i i- steamer Jcaluctls ms been
Hooper sIys. IS have reason % suppose and 10
oflcei~ aad crew suoui have me RI il of H. AluIrl
Wfang himself dd not even see this land. lie made
from iA natives at Care IoeI hat on very clear C4Ys
Tie tops ~ 9uutua could DE seen u0Ithward.
large Island, u.>- DIc one - ths rtar rii Is,s en-
no. ~o.. l'.f q, ,l, f.lr.,rl f. r'' en- III. no.,
doubt Lr-e uumler5 OK geese and oihsr
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snup,,..d -, bc mo Ipog. 81 n .tea,,cr 49, !
" hat oi!.,rs are equally pOsif We was frost smoke
Captain Barnes, OF wa1ug bark Sci Ires Zr rpports
HAVING seen he Jeanette on he VI Of str,e,p6ar
eighty miles Herald Island ih he pO.l- |
ton indicated the ALcrlcan hydrOgrai inc e. arr |
transmitted herewith This was Only r1e DAYS sDtt,s
ouens 10 me GATE of her arrival al Cane Leize nom
which point Captain De Long 10 The Ne,r. YORK
Herald should attempt 10 Ieach the soutncrn !
emu WIaBgel Land via KputchiH Bay. Thfs being !
his intention, would Dc Dkely an entirely
different direction and pat MS snip into tho pack rs
early as September lis most natural course would be