The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-25
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A dispatch from the Herald Core
SpoDdsnt with the Rogers dated Lena
Delta, April l7th brings the important
news that Melville found the bodies
o. De Longs party on March 22d.
Thew were in two places GOO and 1000
ysids from tbs wreck of the Sew Mel.
ville's search party FIST started from
the supply depot to follow N~indermsn's
route from Ous;erdny TO Malvey and
afterwards from Malvsy back toward
ousterday. Thy stopped at the place
which Nindsrman aud Noras passed
the tirst day after they lett De Long.
They found the wreck aud following the
bank came upon a rifle barrel hung
upon four sticks. Thoy set the natives
digging on the east side Of the sticks
aud soon came upon two bodies under
eight feet Of snow. While these mel
were digging toward the east Melvsy
went along the bank, twenty feet above
the river. to fiud a place to take his
bearings. He then saw a camp kettle
aud the remains Of fire about 1000
yards from tho tent. and approaching
nearly stumbled upon De Longs hands
sticking out of the snow. Here under
about four feet Of snow they found the
bodies of DE Long and Amber, about
three feet apart, aud All Sam lying at
their feet all partially covered by pieces
OF bianke's. All the others. except
Al-Iia. they found at tue placs whero
the tent was pitched. Lee aud Knock
wsro close by in II cleft in the bank to-
ward the west. Two boxes Of records
with the III dicine chest and a dag on u
staff were beside the tent. None Of the
dead had boots; their feet were covered
with rags tied on. In the pockets of all
were pieces of burnt skin and Of cloth.
Ing, which they had eaten. The hands
Of all were more or less burned ard it
looked as if when dying they lad
crawled into the fire. Boyd was lying
over the Ere aud bis clothing was burn.
ed though to tho skin, which was not
burned. Collins fIce was covered
with cloth. All the bodies vera car
ried to the top Of a hill three hundred
feet higher about 40 vers's to the south
west from where they were fCuud and
there iaterIed in a mausoleum con
stIuctrd of wood from the scows. built
in tho foIm Of n pyramid twenty feet
long and seven iost high. surmouuted
by a cross twenty-five feet high aud n
foot square, hewn out Of driftwood and
conspicuous at q distance Of 10 V ersis
The Mausoleum was covered with stonss
aud Is TO be sodded in the Spring.
The cross is inscribed with the record
and names Of tho dead cnt in by the
search party. After completing the
tom b the party separated to search the
delta for traces Of Chips people.
Melville went TO the northw, 81 part Of
the delta and west as far as the Olenik
river. SiudeTnan took the center and
Bartlett the northeast. Nindrrmrn anl
Bartlett found nothing. Melville HIS
not yet returned. The search is to be
extended to Cape BorchnyA and the bay
OF that nnme.
The bodies discovered are those Of
Lieutenant George W. de Long. DR..
James NJ. Amber. Jerome J.. Collins.
Henry KnNck, AdOlph Dressler, Carl
Gortz. Walter Lee, N,ils Ivotscen.
George Boyd Al'xia. Alb Sam. The fol.
lowing we're the occupants Of the second
cutter. the search for which is being
continued: Lieutenant Charles W.
Chip, Captain William Dunbar, Alfred
Swestman, Henry Warren, Peter John.
son, Edward Star and Albert Kaihue.