New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-07
THE CRUISE OF THE CoRwIN.
ABSTRACT OF THE RLPoRT OF LIEUTENANT HEALI
WHAT WAS DONE LAST SUMMER.

ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF LIEUTENANT HEALY
WHAT WAS DONE LAST SUMMER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The report Of Lieu
tenant NJ. A. Healy, the Commander OF the Revenue
steamer Corwn covering the operations OF the yes7e on
her second northern cruise up " the Oath ultimo, mas
been received a. tue Treasury Department. having been
senC from Ounalaska. IL will be remembered that this
vessel returned to Francisco early in the summer
having on board the officers aud crew or the exploring
steamer Rogers which burned III ST. Lawrence Bay
last winter. started on her second cruise III July
last from san Francscoand has spent large part Of the
in the far northern waters Oh inc Faeuc ana III
the Arctic Ocean
After giving an account of the discovery Of the body
OF Master Putnam of the Rodgers by the natives,
heretofore published Lieutenant Hesy says that early
in August COrNn entered the Atcuc Ocean Aftef
day . cruise she spoke number OF The wnailng
fleet Ine ca1cn mas been igh On the same AFTERNOON
The vessel anodored on tue United STAGES ogha otaloh
cape omytnl Ihe next nOrnlng the Corwn started To
ard, aud AZ 1880 came up WITH the leo pea,
sas ~ at TINS vent con %aas on s G Ss re-
por, says, and reached longitude OF Cape Beecncr,
l4Uo - W, about tweiYe miles 10 tue westward
@. frauKn's Return Reef. On account OF the Ice OF
Franklin considered IL prudent tnat we should rc-
turn. Inc weather would not allow me 10 take any
ASTRONOMICAL ooservauons We ran iues OIL souhdh9',
however, during the entire cruise IN the Arctic and
wne We found thai t. tue Westward OF Point BARROW,
along coast, the sOuhdngo as marked upon the onrt
very correct those 10 tie eastward are 10 the same
,eEIte incUrt ecL"
ne report recommends that accurate survey be
a,0ug from Point Barrow 10 the McKcn-
row signal Station report uesorUcs the natives and
tue attempts 10 raise sucn vegetables aS
radIsues turIps ana eGuce ut the station Ihe vessel
aIJerYHrd stoOd to the southwark ana In few
days Recognized the coai ine ior when we were
steering. Very many btunluOus coal are to DO
found III this negnbOrnood. Ihey vary III Thickness
seven or eight incnes 10 a5
many feet, the general direction of these
yens being from the northeast 10 the southwest und
their inclination TO the west. The existence Of these
veins is almost all vessels cruising In these
wuers Tncir nelgnbOrnUOd TO tho beach amt the
wI,h hcn tney n.Bed them dOuOiy valuable
or depus especially tue coal Obtained mere Is Of very
good quay only Tor stoves, but tor steamIng pur
puscs."
I,utenanc Heay visited the haoltatons OF the natives
of KINGS Island, tue ArchC Ocean,
Gus people who live upon precipnOus
nIi.sde other people live. lie describes deail
tuer OF ying AMI the way ia which their houses
are built.
speaK.ng of the Corwins visit to st. MIchaeps, the
port says "Durn the last OF our stay Alaska
,omIncl cal COmpanys new steamer, the YUKON, came
down river, having been OH trip OF seven weeks,
and having reached point some three hundred miles
beyond FUrG Reliance. would suggest that year,
II me opportunity permit, one Vr TWO officers
tue visiting DC detailed 10 make excursion up
tms river, the more particularly rs one or two nauve
mirdeTes secIcted upon lts banks whom the
can produce dcmsuu In made them by the proper
officials"
FROM st. Michaers the Corwin proceeded to the seal
and along the whole Of the Aeutan To Alton, its
most westerly llnIit. Is her voyage
by way Stka To san Francisco.