The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-23
sECRETs on ARCrIc SEAS
DIVulged 10 an RxpioFiag PaRty-Tho
E .... wrecks ROand.

J 6cial report to Secretary Window, Al
. nounGes his arrival at St. MichAs
July 4sh, from the Arctic Ocean, "Whsr
we had been to pick up land party ul
der command OF Lieut.. Herring, which
mentioned In my last report as havip
been sent out along the coast Of sibsri
to investigate the rumored discovery Of
wreck last fall by some natives, 10 th
northWArd Of Cape zsrdszs, and 4
make inquiries Of natives about thl
jeanette. We reached the Tapkan Ssttls
msnt, the place appointed to meet ou
party, on the 2sth Of June, and iount
them waiting for US, They had been Ia
north Of Cape WAukArsm, latitude 81, b
north Longitude, 1862 WesL They iounC
the natives who had discovered aud board
ed the wreck and brought away some
Of the articles found by them; one
pair Of HllVsr-bOVsd SpsctacleS, in tin
case, Q parrot marine glasses, two Whaling
irons, one marked with the letter "V" on
the handle, and the other iron was mark.
cd "B, K" and name, more probable
that OF the maker, about one fourth OF an
inch 10 diameter, and Ave dots, probably
w nS"gsI u 'ne ooAs 20 wnloh u 3e-
.onEeu, a..,.a q nge humoel o. other arhclee
M WS,e 'ouuul pl'nC'pally cAIPetsI tools and
gauey utensils, 10 ln9 possession Of the
hisS, hiNs uu' vi. IVlgE Any MARKS py
wIIen tnSy coutu ~ lusnuneo were not
Aen w Lieu. netllng ~ was aS loIloEa;
L Sl.ee GhuAsSes hnISs TeLe sAIIlng aong the
suEg .. 'he ice, plooApIy apo1t november
mnsn Wy unCoNeIeu uAIk looking
ooisos Muty POn eASiIaI,nAHon, i proved
~ NJ w sus uul y seSsel h''ea win WAFER.
LIma.LH n1 nIos I,au Sau yOa's "ete gone ana the
.Ia." Duims,sS a,.so S.oSe N a Pht o. ueer horns
" Me.S ~ S.tISneu W. 70 Ine ehu OF 1ne ll6boom
.t tne S..S SsU'n 'ouI VoIPses were inuna' tnree
~ sne geIsus SnS Wy on tns noor' snow
sixe siS e'I NJ NJ, uk usen uesu lopg
tha , r.,Snss 'U III o1,bonap pSPs,s Me'e sAYeo py
sou,a sou aSo' ~ ,S ,a snusu ~ .ley sAy Eney saw
so ~ ,hn ~ 'e ,s yaU, Uut anAgneu no value
~ sneu r ~ sneS Cou'a make no use o.
.nsn; .isa 1ns W'nu Mss blowing hard q the
.nn .tne t.'n Ine n9,tnwatu, " tney ula not
ae%nn s,.aia W DUaIu 'he toiiowipg Gay. they
Ksan aln. "eu' ~ Vu' W 'ooE ioI tne WteCk, put
y W. ~ ~, - 10 seen' inS VINO nag
SnS"sou ~ 'ae soush" S.h" ~ uu..i,ng Ine nlght
snu sLta ssa,sYu aus u,I ice WlLn Wnlcn we
SSuu.p TSs sI,tounusu ~ IN nonneasterly
S,1rOiS o,1ra .i.S 'ns TS"u SSOutSe, Mh'ug tne wreck
i,OuE inOS Nv, VII s1d ~ taeS ~ Iney sePtA Rooo
.yJsoTS NTts MAJ a'setwaIu put tAw hotnIng more
that III ~ 3; fSpggrt among nI t9e wnalere
snat SnG LS lS'sn' ny palt oI ueer hoIns
Hn ~ !IIpv' ~, auu IL !nlS % 70 y Woulo
anI'oSrs sH sns O,,s ~ ws tne MiecE q thM yss'
Sel. Ss me ae letter Y on the knile handle
G,S' n. pVsnSb pa1ob.hu II ~ .h same ss alteCtion.
- ~ 70 "nh ,UoHule ill., i.n III I lne mstAs on
sne "Ihaps Ia ton WIZ " Iuenuneu sna oe'
O,uS SuS o., m' .LNS, snHl io5wAta tnese
.uoles ro., y q. raul 20 SAn FIancisco, -
n.nao,So ~ ,so ~ .ne MnHnts atC LASnspge ioL tne
anspgIC''Vn IT, o. !n9se in!etestea' II seems
Ss,Na.a Ln3s Me lave IesIneu tne lAte oi
vne th VI .ne Iissllg Wnaiers anu part o.
VIZ ctew. az sEateo no ooats were iound
WMn zoe yeeseI, ana u y possible that .
pot.toh ~ re GIsI maue an attempt 70
,aSI .esVu isnu ~ WnIcn case u aHeS @ not Seem
I posslyI!e tns' !ney coulu stlIl pe alve,
sanon nmoknllIs, ~ 4. ~ we u9' MM tney nave not
'eaIusu TIens ine gnote VI eltneI conuhent
d..t.. n,1u - .iierLsLePo.'gM rnLsP M nav'pE met 5eVsIA
Pats.es PpiI. " hUnuttSheS n Nv ifom osPe Jachsn
n'ivIuS toMMu tne Sast CApe, ana that NC
.enneu lIou Inem tnat no Whlte men nad
pesn seen aiong Ino coast. " 2 almost
cs.sS,n ~ n.Ii y me- tne SeAnene pAtty ishaed along
q ;' SSaSs Thss ,uss9 . peoPIe wou,u nave EnoWn
~. ~, i Luey ssy uney nAye sSe1 onIy one YES
NJ ~. near 'uS cGost o. h9nnicnln pay
lucy aIe occasionally slgnten eastwsru,
W. nsyeI'g}ne nsaI Ianu; tne natives
mere WeIe lhenuIy, ano gave eIi tne Informs;
t.on 10 tnelt posseseion' Lney ,ufnisned
tne pAL'y WIN ioo9 lof tnelr aogs, and
ASsIs!eu tnem ~ yeLoqs Ways
1oon ai'el teaGllng .APkAnA norsnetiy
ss.e catie on anu w nhu aome a'mculty
IN gelt'pg out party on o9aro aoge, sledgee
aIe snm . inse quanuEy oi pIovlslong were
wy oentne ,n onAIge OF nAuves' shall
Hnuesy4t ,.lss ~ 70 wv tnem IN season. ~ pe'
.tSseu NJ ~ ausy WIN 10 'AAen Eoou care Oh un'
'" ~ Me tesuin. L c a..
tno nnsl'es Vi OApe LteAe saw tne
,u. SeInesse ~ neI sEAy n9ttn. a party oi
NaiLus AiL hun.eIS ooatueu nst. lney ue'
soiloeu neI 10 Inlee nAsISu steamer WIN
w Io.s oi coA!' u9gs AnS sleuges on poaru,
Inu \ ~ sue 1au w CsquAhauA II9n tne
AmetlCan elue, wnom tney recognized %
y \ Nakeoutuks, tne name tney gave me
AmeticAn tsI nauves On accogmt l,L Of tae ia3Iet
noies ln tuell unoet Ups. lnsse were Two
na.'Ves 'A1en iIom s@ mlCnseIs. lney
say lhat aner pa,elnR SApe lsreze sue
steamed away nottn~Ato' Al!et gettlng
out party o1 noAto we teLutnea 70 'nle
place va ot. LaWIence lsIanu, wnete we
stopped several nouts 70 aIoW Flolessot
Nelson On opportunity o. collecn9g specl,,
mems ~ st LawtehSe iot the NAtlonal