, 1881-11-19

S''ls"1 m'ar hears. thrco Of wl.'cI, wcteI,'taa!
by Ulir peopte during o,lr aptnurn lor, "nea
lntl!cntlons TINT rGln,lerr ur uusk-oYn, 10
ever been upon tiM' isnnd were fn,,n, 'aso
the probability 's TINT they l,cvcr wrro I, shd
Wo 1nvc, therefore, fAi1c,l to cona,u "stss
statement Of Capt. Dallnan WIN c,aI,ame me
hase landed upon WranRell Land. 1 w,n.sta %
f0nltl vegetation plu,lttful and snw tha ,'se 10
OF reindeer md tllisk-oxen. Tllo urnh,,,'.k Hgks
Is, TINT he landed somewhere esc, Or tY tn,s"Y
tho footprints ot wild fowl aud nolor lI'oS %'
for tho Trucks Of tho alinlas hs 1la,nna mai peas
After leaving Herald Island, tic Rnd..
was hendctl toward CApn Hawaii, On sss' wts1
gell island. md Mt 10 o'clock OIL tin nora ,aHa.
Of Aug j tint point was In plain y,ew es'"as ,s,as
leo packed along tho enstern shore nrI "''a
tending to the northwartl as fur as w W." "aaa VI
sce. We kept On. tn tho sout|l nr,t wcs, 'am s.i
llea,eu up to tlle ee pnek. which W. tnterna sa
toward tho lald, which was iiu'a tiista'nats ts9'Nt
twelve miles,. as We Rrgw closur nI,,t cio.tat Iiooat
to tho 1alll the excitement On , Inn s!esei
lsOdgtrs Increased, alNt WHEN upcn 'J !.aas n,s
were ttn.1lo, a1!a: Ms IT. ssyelal times was 1s
cOlntcrMl md wy lhtjpel forward n tss 81,
speed, thu kcetlcst pleasure was manifssttqH fl ~ ~
every nen'|lGr Of the exprtl!t!nI5 Ssys...ea' u
times, however, the mighty strength gtuh,efa n
W! stsse! WIS io!t ~ W Ht advantage, o. W.
lce That frequently CIT US off frnln tho ~ o,oa
water. Near tile lnrd tlle water was III "i,pta opta
pncl Ice, With nothing but large, looss rstas "
whic, could enslly By ayultirtI, nil n"ia nj i
1'fI"ch F;s w Y; dfoGped ,ra;% ;anffor il ssse
!,alf nntI tl'rGst!uarters If ,nllo d
ut. olce md several OF the flL.su oflIrr,us
gnaed an IT, .'rs sfSy,sIy ,s,.Isy esss and vss
10 Iy th9se on board. Two skyrocksesips9 kssip9ats wsts
Ut thu oilicers orcncd his hcart ,ir and c' yns
Christmas cako J., honor Of tho event. >''e
! Whcn, about to @ send up tho skyrocke,
"Cocliney," our two Tchoukctlls assfstannfss ns
and asked them II they knew What tha,,
| were. ~"
Yves, MO sabc," was the reply.
The , matcl. was nppllrtl ~ tilcy stood By
limtnary iizzlnE Of tho fuse. hut wien ia
deck and the little harmless m!sslla wsat
Ef4naRs EGns,RRs d into o 5e tbeIs 1nnsnt 'st,or In
ainaze'oent were most amusing ''' to e. e!
their lair ns IL to hold 1t oil thuEr hea,is and
nlade most surprising backward lean; thpa
stood l,nntinY a.Nl breathlcss, gazlng it shs
/
downward after the rockct exploded in tta
kilgw nothing Of Fourth Of Juiy.a '4''
AZ half.past 9 o'clock tho following
moFnlnE = a., boat was seMs s.,,i, IN to e.
reported by tho landing party ns exstlng
bntween the si.ora wllert tiloY lad stood md
n higher c0ast linu beyond. and iills llarbot
WIS thus discovered bclIind a long low sud
spit, with w,tcr enough tu nl!ow i vessel u
| Jnr Il III IuI nQ thss13 3o,,r,
swing with tho tide and ritIe safeIy, WITH
iirsn holding bottom. Upuil tho return Of
tho bout W. steamed Into our hatb0r all At
once commenced preparations for expIaring
tho land for traces Of tie Jeannettg or tha
missing wtlners.
Three parties were organfzct-one unde,
Capt. berry. to proceed overland to tle
northern coAst or some mountain from which
a general vlow OF the lanl atni water might
be obtalnetl;, another under Act!ng-1.Icut
boat, willie Ensign Hunt was sent to
tho westward TO examine thu coas
III tlat direction. Tho boat. parties
were provided with fifteen days provls
possible. for we felt pretty csrtaln Ut lis IN.
sular character ,since n!nking, our obserfa.
tions from llcral.i Island. Their Instructions
Included general orders concerning c!usa
lookout for ,cafrns alll observations Of cur:
rents alld ti.los, ~ we'll as TIC eolIect!on ot
norty iHriutied Ur. ,iomes. the rbief sill.
uCoi. o1,d four men. These wgre Frank
Atclns.. who had considerable experience
ber u LIeut. schwatkas expedition to Kins
and Thomas Lowtlull, both Oil na-oi-was's
men. transferred from tic Pensacola thfeo
diys before Wo jcft san FruncEsco. Do,ninick,
the colorgd steward, also Wont along uutet
tho jnlt1rrasiun TINT l1t, was gu|ug to tha
North Pule, mid inspired will, laul.
abba tlrn Of discovering what kind
Of a polo 1t il tllat he iIas
heard so much nbout, The vessel was lets
In cltnrgs Of Mnstpr Charles F, Putnam, WIN
Wns nfs0 Intrustsd Will tiIe magnetic ob.ef.
Yntious, nss(steu by Ensign George N. Storey,
to wloju wis assigned tha tnsk Of surveying
tbe hnrbpr mid adjacent c0;lst lines. These
officers wera especially fitted for their duties
| by similar work uniformed uy them while
ctln11nctcd will the United St1tcs Coast Sur
yov. Which tloy merely quilted to join TIL!
uxiutiltlon.
Fin whnfo of Friday and the following da1
until llalf-past 5 o o'clUck weru consumed y
fittinp n,,f Tia nyurjitinns. md MI wus bllstIt
ai,d Excitement ul, board tic Rodgers. Thret
ChuerB wore EtYen by thosp remaining Of
board ~ ench boat left tic shlp's side nut
started uuon tl.eis separate route!
to eXpericnco unknown hardshps mn
urr11s in their several utl,lcrtaH'
fnvs. hit will strung hearts ait
tIie ambition Of ynuti, to cmcou,ltor nnd over
ANNA tvI,utnutr ,i1tIfpr1ttns tnf hHforD tletl