The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-22
hight DISPATCHES,
0kP0RT1D 10R THE NINER BY THE
W1D13RN UNION TELEGRAPH co.
MMVuLWS REPORT.
Tho Search for DeLon9 and ais
Party.
Terrible HufDerings Of the Search

100T1O40 6U00T10&9 OF the 0e0rC0'
OeLong's Records and Other Relicfh
Found.
And Trace. of HI. Party n,.oov-
WASHINGTON, March N.-The report
Of Lieut.. Melville to the Secretary Of
the Navy IL ut hand dated Iakutsk, Si-
beria, January 9th. Lieut.. Melville
says: I'VE made landing ut the
lnouth Of the L.na river September 18th
four days after the dispersion of the
Jeannette's three beats, and reached Il
settlement called Bukof, September
18th. Ice was making on the river the
next day. made an effort tO get up
the river with three native pilots, hut
after grOundir r very often the pilots in
sisted upon returning. and our condi-
ton did not warrant advancing, for
most of US were very much exhausted,
suffering from frozen feet and lips, and
lack Of food, the majority being unable
to walk. The natives gave us quarters
and y limited quantity Of fish and dried
geese. On October 10Th q Russian
exile named Koosniah Guimaye1f dis
covered US accidentally. He gave US
salt and all the food his scanty supply
allowed, and agreed to 20 to Belun, to
inform the commandant at that place
Of our presence and obtain foo aud
Transportation. He started October
18th and was 10 have returned in five
DAYS, but he did not return until OctO-
Der 18th, when he brought small sup
NV Of food and reported the command
ant would be 1T Buksff Nov. lst with
deer and sleds to carry the whole par
ty to Beluu. On his way back, Oct.
:3Gth. Koosmah met two of the first cut
ter's crew at KuMouknaka, and they
gave him brief note. I Immediately
started with dog slctls for Belun, hoping
toanticipete the commandant on ths
way, but he had Teindeer and Travelled
bv ! different route. Mr.. John W..
Danenhower having recovered the USE
party with orders to follow me TO lselun
40 soon as transportation could I've OF
tained. arrived at Be!un Nov. III !,
and found the two men in q very cx-
hausted condition. From them l
learned the following Iartic@!ars c'
what transpired subsequent to Oct. 1st.
the date Of the latest Of Lieut.: DeIAong' 3
records. The party. crossed the Lena to
the west bank Oct. 1st, ut . summer
hunting lodge called Ustertle. The toes
Of seaman Erickson having been anpu.
tated he was placed upon an improvised
sled, which was hauled by his comrades
several Of whom were hardly able to
stand, owing to frozen feet ana legs.
They preceded south slowly for two
.iav: and crossed . small branch of the
Lena, which they had to wade: On
0et th thy stoRpsd ! nsa, At .'.y s%a. and sas
buried in the Lena: BY this time tnty
were in q deplorable condition, having
eaten their last dog meat and being on
an allowance Of three ounces OF alcohol
per man per day. ThcE proceetlea
south till Oct. 9th, when belong deci-
desl to send two men ahead to seek re-
lief. The feet Of Ninderman and Noros
were better than those of the others
and they were supplied WIN
their blankets and Remington rifles
with 10 rounds If ammunition and six
ounces Of alcohol, which was per cap''
ta division Of the whole stock OF the lat.
ter. They were ordered to proceed
south on the west bank o: the Lena ana
to send relief if found, being told the
Others would follow their footsteps
When tho two men started the party
was ut a halt on the north bank "f 4
large branch Of the Lena. Tbe two
men ascended that branch about five
miles to make crossing and thea trat'
elled southeast to- hut known by the
name Of the 1.-TWO Crosses" and situa'
ted on the Lena's hank. After fourteen
days Of intense suffering and slow pro
oress they reached BulcOur and were
found By three natives who supplied
them with food aud transported them t.
Beluu on deer sle(1s, arriving at that
place Oct. q. The COmmandant q
belun took good care Of them. He gave
them material aud they wrote lOne
dispatch addressed to the American
minister ct st. Petersburg: which TN
Commanllant took with him to Ber
ko6. Danenhower Immediately sem
Il to me by special courier together viii
Others from the Commandant to subor
dinates 1t Bolun to furnish me with az
outfit and appointing Bansulk as the
rendezvous ut which place ! met him an1
the remainder Of my party Nov. 9Th.
had q consultation with the Command
ant and ordered Danenhower to proceet
south with All the party except }. II
Bartlett. lirst-class fireman, who wa
tO remain Mt Belun to communicate
nth me- and I started north on tina
evening to the relief Of DeI.ong havinl
vith me two natives and two dog train'
with provisions for ten days. Nov. 6ti
I reached BulcOur and found two desert
ed houses and traces ofthe two men Min
dern,an and NOras. examined smal
hut where two men had slept and wher'
4 number of sle(ls were stored. slep
in a snow hank that night and visite<
! the huts Two Crosses, and shoal at Asto