Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-18
PACIFIC COAST.


PORTLAND, April 1.-The British bari
Langrigg Hall foated off at high tide
from Chinook Sands at 2 p.m., and VA
towed to Astoria.
Arctic JeurseyinSs.
SAS FRAScfsco, April l6.-The Cal.
publishes q letter from DR.. H. C. Led
yard. an American, who ID now in Sibe-
ria, to friend in this city, dated at IT.
kutsk. Ledyard met Lieutenant Da-
nenhower, who gave him some interest
ing details Of the loss of the Jeannette,
from which the following extracts are
made:
Since the FIRST fall, whom they were
caught by the ice in trying to reach
Herald Island, they have never taken a
course, bat were held in the jaws of
death. squeezed till every timber Quiv-
cred. turned this way and that, thrown
floating and then caught again, and
every hour in suspense, never knowing
when the ice would close upon them a
little more and the decks would sink be-
meath them. Throughout this strain
they were all trying to bs cheerful,
working very hard for the engine, and
the men were barely able to keep the
water out. They had to pump for a
year and half. On June II, 1851, the
crisis came. The ship showed greater
strainins than before, the deck quiver-
ed. and inexplicable movements warned
them. They prepared their boats and
made their camp beside the vessel. She
turned in her cradle till the yards
touched the ice, then the rigging gave
way and the masts lay PROSTATE. At 4
O'Clock in the morning the foe parted
and all went down. A cry Of alarm
called all to escape from the crevice in
tho ice. 1t opened jast through the
captains tent. Then began the retreat.
For q days they struggled southwark,
and 800 miles of broken ioe we're thus
passed over. Four miles q day was
thought good fortune. After one series
of IA days they we're twenty-sevsn
miles further north than at first.
While working over and around the ice
dragging the three boats, they dis
covered Bennett Island, to explore which
they spent three weeks of their precious
summer days and expended much of
their limited supply of food. 10 this
detour those who survived attribute
much of their suffering, and the death
of the commander with 19 men. After
three months Of this perilous and sx-
hausting work they came to blue water,
and then with fair winds took course
for Lena river. Melville's boat was
stove against block of ice, and the
captains boat lost her mast and sail.
The captain landed with all we'll, but
abandoned the boat, as the water was
shallow and it would not make the chan
mel of the river.
Wood River Country Booming.
HALEY, udaho) April, 1.-THE first
freight received ON Wood river this sea-
son came in today from Kelton. There
were two wagons drawn by eight horses,
carrying fourteen tons. The teams were
only fourteen days on the road, includ-
ing nearly three days delay at the cross
ing Of the Snake river, owing to contrary
winds. Such quick trip at this unfa-
vorabls season proves that the roads are
IN good condition and gives cause for
general rejoicing here. Arrivals already
average about thirty per day and the
rush has not yet commenced. All the
stage roads to Wood river are lined with
people going on foot, horseback. in
wagons and in every possible way. Let
ters from all directions indicate very
great influx of population, and the i'm
migration this year is expected to be
unprecedented in the history of mining
camps. The Wood River Company's
smsltsr, situated ono milo above this
place, is being overhauled and got ready
to bs blown in by tho first day Of May.
Although several capitalists are already
here from tho east, there have been no
recent transfers of important mines, as
intending buyers are too moderate in
their offers. The bullion and ore ship
ments from Wood river for the seven
month, ending December l, 1881. exceed
$l2OO.W1. The shipments during the
same time this year exceed $3,OOO.OOO.