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than possible that Lieut.. Delong may be the
herald OF a new race of those who fear not the
spirit which dwelleth in the land of ice and snow.

herald of a new race of those who fear not the
spirit which dwelleth in the land of ice and snow.
The Jeanette sailed from San francisco in July.
1879, with lieutenant George w. Delong of the
unltea States navy in command. The Jeanette
was Dult IN the Pembroke dockyar1 in England in
1864 and christened the Pandora. Before she was
SOLD 10 James Gordon Bennett she made three voy-
ages s 70 the arctic regions. the first and second in
1873 and 1874 to King Williams land, and the
third carrying dispatches to the Alert in Pell's
sound. After she was purchased by Nv Bennett
her name was changed to her present title COM
pliment to his sister. She is a bark rugged screw
steamer of 40 tons carrying engines Of 500 horse
power nominally. She was provisioned for three
years. and we'll supplied with arms and ammuni-
sight could suggest was left undone to provide for
the safety and comfort of the members of the ex-
petition r., The route laid down for the expedition
away to the northwest for the Aleutian islands.
distance of 2,lOO miles, to Ounalaska harbor, on
the north side OF the island Of the name From
into Behrng sea. From Ounaiaska her course na
was to ST: Paul island, 24O miles distant distant.
Inc next point in her course was St Michaels near
miles rn1 ro o. 5ne 1TKan rXer and about 500
Lawrence bay, on the coast Of Asia. From st.
Lawrence bay the route lay directly through Beh-
Ings strait into the Arctic ocean Her course was
The course of the Jeanette thereafter depended
largely on circumstances, and was left entirely to
the wisdom of her commander. The Jeanette ar
rived at Ounalaska island on August 2, 1879, and
the naval department received report from Com
modoTe belong On August 25. He left for St.
Nlichaeis on August 6. The expedition was last
heard from at Herald island, from the neighbour
hood OF which the expedition disappeared in the
direction of Wrangel land. Since then two parties,
the CorWln and the Rogers have explored the north
ern ATTITUDES IN q vain search for the Jeannette
Capt. Rowgate was anxious to make third, but
ran against snag in the shape of defalcation in
his accounts which brought his prospective cruise
to an ignominious end.
Commander Delong imbibed his love for Arctic
adventure while serving as navigator of the Polaris
expedition in 1878. After his return from that I'M
fruitful cruise old whalers in New Bedford con-
WINGED him that the route to the pole by the way Of
Baflius bay was en- uphill journey, and that the
true course mas through Behring's straits He
acted upon this proposition, and his was the first
expedition that attempted tho passage over this
route. lie IS thirty-seven years of age, was born
in New York city, and graduated at the naval
academy III 1863: Lieut. Charles W. Chipp, u. S. N,
the executive officer is thict-tEo years of age He
was with his present commander on the poaris ex-
peditcn. Lieut. John w. Dannenhower, United
States navy, is the navigator: surgeon, Jas. H. NJ.
Amber. United States navy: chief engineer. Geo.
w. Melville, United States navy. jerome J. Col
Inns, the scientist of the expedition is of the staff of
the New York Herald: The naturalist and taxider-
mist is Raymond L. Newco1nb VIM. Dunbar, the
ice pilot, has been seaman for thirty years.
The list OF the petty officers and the crew is fol-
lows: John Cole, boatswain Walter Lee, machin-
ist; VIM. Lenderman, quartermaster: John Sher-
mann. carpenter Seamen: Louis Niros. Herbert
Leach, Peter johnson, Ed. Stats, August Goertz,
Adolph DRESSER, Henry Wilson, II. Erickson, Henry
D Warren, Henry Kaack. George Kahn, G: w.
Boyd, John Lnderback, Nelson Jansen Of Dem
marck Fred Neuman and three Chinese, steward,
cook and boy.