The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-15
Towards Irkutsk.


Washington, 13.-Lieut. Harbor
has sent the secretary of the navy
a short statement of his journey
towards 1rkutsk: We left Paris
at pm. and came direct to st.
petersburg, arriving on Monday
evening the 23rd inst. / saw Hoff-
man that evening, but learned moth
OF Importance. Further, I tele-
graphed Dauenhower asking his
plans and received the following:
viii proceed west slowly with nine
men If eyes permit next Monday.
9th. Have gathered all data
ana VIII meet you at Tomsk.
Inc LelGS owners wants
$4,000 roubles for the entire spring
and summer. My plan was to man
her with our men, and search for
Chlpp. Bennett ,telegraphs that
Jackson will have her. jackson
Will arrive in three days! What are
your relations with him? If YOU
take the LfRQs, | strongly advise
keeping our men. Bring a small
navigation outfit. Send mail care
Of the Governor at Tomsk, An
sWer (signe0 Dauenhower. Yes
terday, with Hoffman, l called
upon General Ignatieff and the gov
ernor general of Siberia; also the
minister of marine. All advise
strongly my getting a great part of
the outfit here, and accordingly l
am delayed one day longer than
otherwise would be necessary.
These officers were particularly
kind. They assured me that all
that could be done was now being
done, and that would be aided as
much as possible in all matters.
To-day General Ignatieff sent
special passes, and the photographic
Office has supplied me with charts
and books, which L could get at no
other place. Baron Osten Cocker
has also given me much aid. I
would specially call the attention Of
the department to these services.
Jackson, spoken of in DauenhoWer's
dispatch, is the Herald correspon-
dent. 1t seems now that unless
Chips fate is decided before spring
[ had better take the Lena. If SO,
DauenhOwer'S recommendation to
use our own men is a good one, for
men Of intelligence who could be of
service on board ship are indeed
scarce in that section. Some of
these men are now entirely well.
and anxious to remain to assist.
From Tomsk will cable news and
ask instructions. / will set out for
Orren burg tomorrow evening. Re
spectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) G. B. HARBoR, Lieut..
New York, 14.-Mrs. Melville,
wife Of Lieutenant Melville, en-
gineer OF. the Jeanette exploring
expedition, has received a letter
from her husband in which he
speaks of belong and the others as
having persisted at the mouth of the
Lena River, and intimateS that
when he set out on the search in
which he is now engaged, it was
without hope Of finding his COM
rades alive, but simply to perform
the melancholy duty of discovering,
if possible, their dead bodies, and
whatever traces of their hardships
and adventures they might have
left behind them.
Washington. 14.-Secretary Hunt
has received cable message from
James Gordon Bennett, at Paris, as
follows
Il have transferred the steamer
Leaq to Lieutenant Harbor and no
titled him accordingly. She was
put at my disposal by her
present owner, until September 1st.
AS some repairs will be necessary
to put her in order for the use of
such party, will you telegraph Har-
Dor giving him authority to take
charge Of the Lena on his arrival at
Irkutak, to undertake the rel airs,
etc. ?"
The secretary telegraphed Lieu
tenant Harbor, directing him to
take charge Of the steamer and have
the necessary repairs made. -