New-York tribune., 1882-02-09
TIE CRUISE OF THE JEANETTE.
DisDatca IN The Herald.

PARIs. Feb. S.-The following dispatch from Lieu
tenant DlncnhOwer, dated Irkutsk February 4, has
| just been received here:
"Dc Longs party is between stations Bulcur
Bolnoi y and Ssteroucl (Ust Olonsk y, in narrow
wilderness eighty miles long devoid of habitatlons
and game Jerome j. Collins volunteered to stand
by the dying seaman, Hans Erickson, and let the
Others of De Longs party push south. The new
search builds huts and goes over every inch of the
region which is ploughed by heavy drift ice every
| spring
We visited Norlcnsljoiis winter quarters and
found that he was safe before we entered tho ice
near Herald Island The general health of the
crew during the twenty-one months drift was
excellent No scurvy appeared. We used distilled
water and bear and seal meat twice a week. No
rum was served ont. Divine service was regularly
held. We took plenty of exercise. Everybody
hunted Game was scarce. We got about thirty
bears. $50 seals and six walrus No fish Tor whales
were seen.
SOME OF THE SCIENTIFIC DATA.
"All possible observations were made during tho
drift, the result showing northwest course. The
ship was keeled over and heavily pressed by the ice
most Of the time. The mental strain was heavy
some of the ships company. The result of the drift
for the first FIVE months was forty miles. There
was cycloidal movement of the ice. The drift
during The last six months very rapid.
"The souudings were pretty even. They were 18
fathoms near Wrangcl Land which was often visi-
bic - miles distant The greatest depth found was
50 fathoms and the average 30. The bottom was
blue Innd. Shrimps and plenty of ofagoiogcal speci-
mems were brought up from the bottom. The sur
face water had a temperature of 2Oo above zero.
The extremes of temperature OF the air weregreat-
est cold $50 below zero and greatest heat ifo above
zero. The first winter the mean temperature
$50 below zero. The second winter it 800 be-
low zero The first summer mean temperature
40 above zero. The heaviest gale showed r veloc-
ity of about fifty miles an hour. Such gales were
not frequent Ba-omctrc and thcrmomctric fuctu-
ations were not great. There disturbances of
the needle coincident with the auroras. The win
ters growth of ice was eight feet The heaviest ice
seen was twcnt, three feet
"En2incer Schocks heavy truss saved the ship,
on November u, from being crushed. The telephone
wires were broken by movement of the ice. The
Photographic collection was losi with the ship.
Lieutenant Chpp's 1000 auroral observations we're
also lost. The naturasfs notes have beer saved.
THE NLwLY DISCOVERED ISLANDS.
"Jeannctte Island was discovered May g in lati-
tude 76o ~ north longitude 15,o so east. 1t was.
small and rocky and we did not visit it.
Eenrietta Island was discovered and visited on
Nav n. in latitude 77o s. north longitude 1870 32'
cast. Il is an extensive island. Animals are scarce
and glaciers are plenty.
Bennett leland lies in latitude 7Go 39'north,lo lon
riiudc l4Sc 2O' east. 1t is very large On il we
found many birds old horns, drjitwood and coal
nrt 40 seal or walrus. Great tidal action was OBJ
served The coast was bold and rocky. The capc
ON the south coast vas named Cape Emma.
Vc Dir ftrd bi,!. during the first week of the re-
treat tycnty-seyrn miles more than we could ad-
vance. The snow knee deep We had 10 go
thirteen times over and over the track seven times
with loads.
Lietcnant Chips boat did better than ours
NIelyillcs during the afternoon Of September ~,
the three boats having got clear 0i the ice OIL
Semnovoky Island at noon of that day. About
dusk he was - thousand yards off our weather
quarter and lowered sail as if rounding to. We lay
TO for twcnty-tour hours under riangnla ar drag.
Nothing was seen Of Lieutenant ChippS boat at
daylight. He conld not go back TO the island in 2
northeast gale. He was unable to carry his share of
provisions. ! observed n strong castcrly current
near the Lena delta. There masses of drift
wood between the Siberian Islands
Jack { less mind is not wholly alienated. He
has not been violent for twelve days, but is happy
and harmless Getting home may restore him"