The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

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WArnrx0ToS. March a
Secretary Hunt this afternoon received The
following:
fnkorTsK,. January 10. lsss.
The Hon. Secretary q the Navy, Washington.
sin: have the honor 70 submIt the follow
ing plan for 4 search for the missing people of
both boats: also schedule 81 provisions. list
Of Quilts ana other articles necessary for six
months and, II compelled 20 remain q the
Lena delta for the river to freeze over before
being able % return 10 Irkontsk. supplies 10
he duplicated by the Russian authorities at
Irkoutsk. II may be well % state At this time
that all supplies used At Beun o. the Lena
delta are carried on pack-horscs or reindeer
sleis Tor q. distance 81 1000 versts, and travel
from Rclun 20 Iikoutsk q only practicable in
the winter time Tlereforcit may be possible
We may Re obliged 10 remain Al or near Iic'un
until November 1882. The search will be car
r;ci on by three parties - follows:
propose 70 establish . depot n Belun for
all supplies; center u operations AZ Two
far north a. sIstcranke AMI back % Two
Crosses: one party 70 work south hallway 20
Bu'cour: one party 10 work from Buicour
north 10 Two Crosses. These three parties
should be able O. search the Whole ~ the
country cfwcrn S'sscrankr and Bulcour In
twenty DAYS after leaving the depot.
This being comp e'ed, the depot viii be
moved 10 Cath Confcrir. between SIstcrsnke
and Quivina. one party 10 follow the southern
and western branches 81 the Lena 10 lar ~ the
Rive A'ouek. the second priy 70 follow me
Northwestern Branch Of the Lena and work
up toward Upper Belun: the third rartv 70
work from rprcr Bclun. on the northwest
coast southwest 70 meet the second party.
This will complete the search for Lieutenants
De Long and Chipp- a. far west as the inner
This being completed. establish depot Al
ProvArnia No. q, two parties % start from the
Provarnia. and one party 10 follow the North
Branch OF the Lena, the other - follow the
coast line east ana west until they meet,
both returning across the country 70 the Pro-
Move the depot 20 Provarnia No IS one
parfy "a entirely circumscrbc the southern
portion OF the country from No. Is. first
southeast. then north. turning southwest,
then turning east. back q the frovsrn'A
| Two other parties 20 search the coast az fzr a.
/ hnrkn aud west a. far as . branch leading
4 southwest o. Jeterds.
Move the derot q BucoiT and search all the
/ coasf-iinc from Bucon southeast - Biwht u
the Day. Two PARTIES 70 20 east from Bucof
! and east 10 North Cape AMI then back 20 Bu-
1 con-: the other party 10 60 south and meet
/ the first party. both returning 10 Bueod This
! can be ACCOMPLISHED before the snoh-fnnds
4 Get In II win be necessary 70 await the melt
\ ing Or the ice az the river before attempting
\ u work along the coast In boat toward lana
l River
separation. only fifty miles northeast 81 BAR
kin. and the gale coming from the northe ,st,
a. seems impossible for the secon cutter 70
be driven % the eastward OF the lana
By the advice aud consent ~ General
Tcheniron have hired Bukohon for 100
rublcs per month. and the Ccssack Sergeant,
Peter kolcnkin - fifty ruhles rer month
also 10 supply them with food and clothing
during our absence. I have frlc.sra he'd 10
Mr.. Siberikof. owner or the steamer Lena. ~
detail Captain Guenheck. Of the Lent ~ ac-
company me 10 the Lena delta 20 assist 10
the sefrch.
The three travelling parties win be arranged
~ follows: Passed assistant Engineer Mel
VILE and Captain Guenbrcck, with 1akAt
dog-slcd and driver; second Marty. William
Il. n Nindcrman and Bukohon. with y acut
fioe-slcd and driver; third party. james n.
BARTLETT first-claSs fireman, and Cossack, ser
ccant kolenkin, with lakut dog-sled and
driver.
Reindeer flesh and fish can be procured
during the summer a. the Lena delta
will he at Rciun hv February ~ and tlt
search IA 70 commence hy March l. Or a. soo1
q the spring storms viii permit.
General Tchcniror has guaranteed 70 have
I'll the supplies ~ Belun by February y, NJ
party Will leave a. soon A. possible. AMI live o.
such food a. the country affords. have "a
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