The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-23
AMONG THE ICEBERGs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Capt. Hooper,
of the Revenue Marine Steamer ''Corwin, y
in a private letter under date of st. Mich
aels, July 7th' says:
''We arrived here on the 4th. and go Norths again
tomorrow. We have discovered relics OF one OF
the missing whalers, and have learned from the ma
tives, definitely, that nothing has been heard Of
any belonging to the Jeanette" on the Siber-
laid down the chart Cape SirdZe. The In
dans up the Yonkers, are getting worse, and will
make trouble before long, if no punished"
In his official report Captain Hooper
says:
ave reached Tapkay Settlement, the place ap.
pointed to meet the party under the command of
Lieutenant Herring, who had been along the Slber-
ian coast to investigate the rumored discovery of
wreck, last fall by some natives. The facts as tax
en- by Lieutenant Herring as fellows;
A party of three Achkulchas were sailing along
the edge of the ice. probably about November 1851
when they discovered dark looking object, which,
upon examination, proved to be the hull OF vessel
flied with water The masts and boats were gone,
and the bulwarks were stove in. A pair of deer
horns were attached to the jib BOOM In the CABIN
on the floor, showing evidence of having been dead
| a long time. No books or papers were saved Dy
the natves although they say they saw some III the
cabin but attached no value to them as they coulG
make no use OF them. The wind was blowing hare
at the time from the northward, so they did not re
main long on board On the following day they
| went out again: but the wreck was not to be seen
/ The wind had changed to the southwest during the
night and started the drift ice with which the shlI
| was surrounded, in northeasterly direction, o.
| course taking the wreck with it. They say they
kept good lookout afterward, but saw nothing
more of it,
| There is report among whalers that the Eigilan
had pair of deer horns on her jib BOOM and If SO
it would indicate that it the wreck of that YES
sell 4 letter w. on the handle of knife in th'
| natives POSSESSION points in the same direction
Marks whaling irons also found, will probably b'
identified. / shall forward these articles by thu
steamer St Paul San Francisco, to be left at th'
Merchants Exchange for inspection. 1t seems Ger
| tain that have learned the fate OF one OF th
missing whaers and part of the crew 1t Is certain
that had any OF the Jeannetts party landed alon:
| the coast the coast traders would have known it
| They say they have seen only one vessel near TIN
| coast west of Kalintchin Bay, the Vega. Whaler'
| and herring ships occasionally sighted to tn
eastward, but they never come near the land.
| The natives were very friendly, and gave all tn
information in their possession. They furnished
the party with food, for their goods, and assisted
| them in various ways. We start north on the 9Th
| and after spending few days in Koetzhae Sount
| and making examination of the rivers that empt
into it. as far up time viii permit will pro
4 cede north along the American shore. On Angus
| the 10th will make attempt to land at Herald
! Island and Wrangell-land.