Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22
THE MISSING CREW.
De Longs Letters Forwarded to the
Navy Observation-Disclosures Mel
willie Will Continue the Search.

WASHINGTON, Mafch zl.-lo Ms TO-
port to the Secretary Of the Navy, En-
Rinssr Melville annexes the following
items pertaining to his search for De
Long. The nrst intelligence rscsivsd by
Melville a. to the condition Of Dc Long
was embodied In q brief note handed
him by q Russian exile. which the latter
had received from the two seamen sent
ahead by Do Long. It is as follows,
Arctic steamer Jssnns,te lost on the
18th Of June; landed on Siberia 25th OF
September, or thsreabouts. Want as
sistancs to 60 for Captain and Doctor
and nine other men.
LOUIS H. NoRAs.
WM. @. +. N~NDERMAS,
Seamsn United States Navy.
Reply In haste. Want food and cloth.
Ing.
On November 10th Melville reached
Upper Bslun. There hs received from
the natives Do Longs second record,
dated October LIST. II had been found
In q hut by . Yakut hunter. The fol.
lowing is . copy:
Saturday. October /. 18sl.-Fourtssn
OF the officers and men Of the United
States Arctic steamer Jeannette reached
this hut Wednesday. September %. and,
having been forced to wait for the river
to freeze over. are proceeding to cross
to the west side this morning on their
journey to reach some settlement on the
Lena river. We have two days provis-
ions, but, having been fortunate enough
thus far 10 get game for our pressing
needs, We have no fear for the future.
Our party are all we'll except n man,
Erickson, whose toes have been ampu-
tated In consequence OF the frost. Other
records will be found In several huts on
the east side OF this river. along which
we have come from the northward.
The following record was found buried
under . stake about halt . mile north OF
the south end Of Simonatki Island:
The thirty-thres persons comprising
the officers and crew Of the Jeannstte
left Simonaiki Island 10 three boats on
the morning OF September l2-ons week
ago. That same night We were separated
In the wind, and have seen nothing OF
them since. Orders had been given In
the event Of such an accident for each
boat to beat Its way to some settlement
on the Lena before waiting for anybody.
Ny boat made land on the morning OF
the 10th, and I suppose We are ct the
Lena delta. I have had NO chance to
get sights for position since I left Simon.
stki Island. After trying for two days
to get to shore without grounding, or to
reach one OF the river mouths. / aban.
doned my boat and waded Q mile and .
halt, Carrying our provisions and outfit
with US. We must now try. with Gods
help, to walk to o settlement which / be-
lisve 10 be ninety.Avs miles distant. We
are all we'll. We have four days provi-
sions and arms and ammunition. and are
carrying with rs only the ships books
and papers, blankets, tents and some
medicine; therefore our chance Of getting
through seems to bs good.
GEoRoE w. De LoSo.
Lieutenant u. 3. Navy, commsnd'R.
Melville has written another commu.
nication 10 his wife. dated Irkootsk. In
which Il appears that with great energy
he had organized his expedition Of relief
and gone about 1000 miles nearer the
Siberian wilderness, where De Long and
his followers have probably laid down
their lives. he says: kilograms from
the Naval Department, received . couple
Of days ago, give me power 70 remain
hare and continue said search for Do
Long and his comrades. and Lieutenant
Dsnenhowsr and the nine men who are
to return to the United States will leave
tomorrow. I am fitting my expedition
to 20 north again. and hope TO get away
In about ten days. ! will take six months
pr~ovisions, and have made arrangements
10 have % much more sent. ! mean to
search Arctic Siberia from the Lena
river to the Kalyma on the sea coast. i
hope 10 get through this summer, 30 ~
to reach the United States IN the fall or
winter, although there are psrils TO- face.
and II 10 hard 10 say when / will see
Sharon. have nothing to write about
but the horrors Of the past. The expe.
risnces Of the past ak months have been
far from agreeable. and you have no
doubt seen the particulars in the news