Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-29
THE ARCTIC EXPLORERS.

, A Herald dispatch from Irku,s
, says: The following has been r.
ceived by post from Jackson, date
ut 1akutsk March 27:
arrived here to-day. There is NJ
hews from Melville. leave for tn
north Oh tue Goth. Gov. Tschernalel
renders every assistance. II will b
nifty DAYS yet before the ice breaks III
mere. The steamer Lena will be use
less. shall secure a team launch 10
the month of June. to come dowl
the Lena river to Burlun for news O.
for my return.
The following important dispatcl
from Mr.. Jackson, sent to this plac,
ny Estafette, or courier express, from
1akutsk, has also reached mo to-day
haraga Terinsky, Oh the Lena river
April 2-l arrived at this place, dis
tant 12O versts eighty miles) from
1akutsk. shortly after noon, en- route
for Bulun. Here was, aud is now. the
| ispravnik (local governor) of SreduI
Tor middle) HoIymsk. Mr.. Feodor ID.
Varawa. who has just left tue Herald
correspondent w. II. Glider, at Verk.
hoyansk, having accompanied him
thither from the Kolyma river. Gil.
der sends the following upon dis.
patch
''Verkhoyansk, March 81 arriv.
ed here yesterday aud leave tonight
for Bulnn to meet Melville. 1 will
reach 4akutsk toward the end OF
April. Melville, with the ispravnik
OF this district. started on the search
Feb. IL. There is no news from them
II -
Jackson's dispatch continues:
AS unfortunately, 1 can not see the
dispatches of Glider. which are sent
under seal to the governor. 'Tcher-
ualeli' give you Information receiv.
ed from the ispravhlk of Sredni
kolymsk. and have asked Gov. Tcher.
haiaff to send dispatches by expires.
courier to Irkufsk. The isprayuik
left holymsk thirty-four days ago
with Glider, who had made the long
Journey overland among the Chuk-
ches, aud had arrived at Kolymsk in
the latter part of February. The
Journey TO that point in mid winter
had been terrible one. The ispravnik
says that Glider brings information
that the steamer Rodgers was burned
on the lst of January. this year; that
Lieut. Berry and the crew are at Tup-
Kan, where they got food enough
from the Chukches. The isprsvnik
(Mr. De Varawa) of Kolymsk had
sent tobacco and tea to them for bar
tering purposes. They needed moth.
Ing else. Three months provisions
were saved from the ship. Tupkan
ls near Cape Serdze-Kamen,
Further details say that eudeavors
to save the ship were made in vain.
she lay within n short distance OF
shore, but the young ice could not
bear the weight of the men, aud a
line from ship to shore was fixed with
much difficulty. By this line and
the boats the crew were all safely
landed. The entire ship's COMPANY
are in good health and spirits. There
Is no danger of their starving. Gov.
Ichernaief has given orders to the
Chukche chiefs to do all in their pow
81 10 assist the shipwrecked crew.
The latest news from Verkhoyansk
10 That they are anxious there abont
the ispravnik who went with Mel.
vile, and who, they think, ought to
nave I4 returned in February Gold style).
lie has not yet returned. Terrible
!, lsrricans y , with snow have prevailed |
'f late in the Verkhoyansk district, |
ma they are afraid the ispravnik has
oerished, and eventually the whole
party, as the isprsvnik had orders to
accompany Melville until such time
's the latter might choose to send MIN
BACK. l believe there Is no reason
or anxiety.