The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-24

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YAKoUTSK, Jan. 10, 80.
Hon. Secretary of Macy, Washing
ton, ID. c.:
Sir-I have the honor to submit
the following plan for the search for
the missing people of both boats
also schedule of the provisions,
lists OF outfits and other articles ne
ceSsary for six months, if compelled
to remain at the Lena Delta for the
river to freeze over, before being
able to return to Yakoutsk. the sup
plies to be duplicated by the Rus
sian authorities at Yakoutsk. 1t
may be well to state at this time
that all supplies used at Belun, or
the Lena Delta, are carried on pack
horses or deer sledges for distance
OF 200 yersts, and travel from Belun
to Yakoutsk is the only practical
one in winter time. Therefore, it
may be possible that we NAV be
obliged to remain at or near Belun
until November 1882. The search
will be carried on by three parties,
as follows: [ propose to establish a
depot at Belun for all supplies, the
centre of operations being at two
crosses, near Mt. Jai; one party will
go as far north as Sisteranke
and back to two crosses:
one party to work south half way to
Bulcour, and one party to work
from Bulcour north to Two Crosses.
These three parties should be able
to search the whole of the country
between Sisteranke and Bulcour,
twenty days after leaving the depot.
This being completed, the depot will
be moved to Cath Conteeie, between
Sisteranke and Quina. One party
to follow the southern and western
branches of the Lena as far as the
River Alanck; the second party to
follow the northwestern branch of
the Lena and work up towards the
upper Belun 1.-The third party to work
from upper Belun on the northwest
coast, southwest to meet the second
party. This will complete the
search for Lieutenants De Long and
Chip, as far west as Inner Alanck.
This being completed we will estab-
lish a depot at Provinana No. 6, two
parties to start from Provinana and
one party to follow the north branch
Of the Lena, the other to follow
the coast lihe east and west until
they meet both, then returning
across the country to Provinana at
No. IS. One party is to entirely
circumscribe the southern portion
of the country from No. Is, first
southeast then north, turning
southwest; then turning east back
to Provinana. Two other parties
are to search the coast as far as Bar
kin, and west as far as the branch
leading southwest to Usterda.
will then move the depot to Bucoff,
and search all the coast line from
Bucoff southeast to Blight of Day;
two parties to go east from BucOff
to the coast line, one party to work
north and east to its north cape, and
then back to Bucoff, the other party
to 60 south and meet first party,
both returning to Bucoff. This can
be accomplished before snow floods
set in. 1t will be necessaly to wait
for the melting Of the ice of the
river before attempting to work
along the coast in a boat toward
lana River. From the position of
the three boats before the separa-
ton, only fifty miles northeast of
Barkin, and the gale coming from
the northeast, it seems impossible
for the second cutter to be driven to
the eastward of the lana. By the
advice and consent of General 2.
Tchinereff / have hired Buhokoff
for one hundred roubles per
month, and the Cossack Sar-
geant Peter Kolenkey, at fifty
roubl es per month; also to supply
them with food and clothing during
our absence. Have telt g taphed Mr..
Siberikoff, owner of tue steamer
Lena, to detail Captain Guenbreck
OF the Lena. to accompany me to
the Lena Delta, to assist in the
search. The three travelling parties
will BIO arranged as follows: 2. A.
Engineer Melville, and Captain
Guenbreck, with Yokut dog sled
and driver; second party, VIM. G. F.
Ninderman, sea, and Buhokoff, with
Yakut dog sled and driver; third
party, to consist of j. II. Bartlett,
irst-class fireman, and Cossack Ser
geant Kolenkin, with Yakut dog
sled and driver. Reindeer flesh and
fish can be procured during the sum-
mer at the Lena Delta. l will be at
Belun by February 18th, and the
search is to commence by March the
1st, as soon as spring storms will
permit. Enclosed please ind chart
of the Lena Delta, with depOtS
marked thereon; also copies of the
letters to General Tchineroff, by
his request. about the conduct Of the
people in his district; and a copy of
the telegram TO Mr.. Siberikoff for
services of Captain Guenbroek and
copy Of the instructions to the
Bischoff of Belun to continue the
search until my return. 1nstruc-
tons were written at Virkansk and
transmitted by an exile, and sent
back to Bischoff, he having verbal
instructions to commence the search
at once, a reward being offered
for the recovery of the people.
General P. Tchoneroff lhas guaran-
teed to have all supplies at Belun
by February Is. My party will
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