The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-22


oars without ,nurmur and enduring
the most intense pain.
Yours respectfully.
GEO. MELVILLE,
Past Assistant Engineer L. :. Navy.
THE DE LONG PARTY.
Records Found Written by De Long.
His Whereabouts Not Yet Dis
covered.
Lieutenant De Longs Record No. l.
The following record was left about
One-llalf u mile north of the southern
end Of Sinlonatki Island buried under
stakes:
The 33 persons composing the officers
and crew of the Jeunnttte left that
island N three boats on the morning oi
September II. One week after that
same night we were separated in wind
and have seen nothing Of them since.
Orders had been given in the event OF
such an accident for each boat to beat
its way to some settlement on the Lena
river before waiting for anybody. Ny
b0at made land on the morning If the
10th aud suppose We are ut Lena Del
Ia. have had TO chance to get sights
for position since left SinOnatki Is
land. After trying tor two days to get
to shore, without grounding, or to reach
one Of the river mouths, abandoned
my boat and wa(let( one and u half miles
carrying our provisions and outfit with
US. We must nON try, with Gods
believe to he o. miles distant. We are
all we'll, have four days. provisions, arms
and ammunition, and are carrying with
Us only the ships books and papers,
blankets, tents, and some medicines.
Therefore, our cl,anceof getting through
seems to be good.
Gro. w. DE- LoNG,
Lieutenant U. 8. Navy, Commanding.
DE- IOSG'S RECORD no. ,.
The following record was found in u
hut by Ysut hunter and given to Mel
vile at Upper Beluli, ut u hut about Il
miles frvln the head of the Delta:
MONDAY, Sept. III, 1>Sl.
Ten officers and men Of the L. :.
Arctic steamer Jeannette reached this
place last evening and are proceeding TO
sOuthwartl this morning. \ complete
record will be found in Il tin,lcr case,
buried in Il hut u miles further, upon
the right hank If the large stream.
l;E0. w. DE- Long,
Lieut.. Commanding.
Mr.. Amber, J. J. Collins, A. (;Oetz,
w. F. C.. Nintlernnn, \. Dre~sler, IL.
H. Erickson. All Sam, II. H. JOp,
Alexy and Il. HI. Boyd, L.. =. N"ros,
w. Lee Ind l.. JamisOn.
DE LONGS RECORD no. ).
This record was found by Yunkun, u
hunter. and given me ut Upper Re!un:
Geo. Melville, p. 4. Engineer United
States Navy, Arctic Exploring Steamer
Jeanette: At hut on Lena Delta, 6e-
day, I'D September, 1Ssl.-The follow
in9 named persons, fourteen Of the Off
GERS and crew OF the Jeanette, reached
| this place yesterday afternoon "n foot
| from the Arctic Ocean.
! GEO. DEI.ONG.
Commander Of Expedition. Lieut..
l.. :. Navy
| Whoever finds this paper j. requested
| to- forward il to the Secretary of the
Navy, with the correct time and place.
at which it w:.s found. Copies Of the
ahove in six languages followed.
| Navy Department. Washington, -.
C.. Juno IL, lS:9.-l.ic,lt. MI.ong; p.
A. Surgeon J. NJ. Amber; Mr.. J. J..
| Collins: w. r. Ninllerman: Fl. Erick-
sou j. A. Goctz; A. II. Boyd, y. Jucr-
son 4. Drcssler: :. II. Koch: L.. y.
I Noras; ". Lee; All Sam, Alexy. The
| Jeannette wa~ crushed and sunk by ice
on the 18th of June, 'Sl, in lat. - dogs.
Is minis, north, lon. 1:i' dc:,s., after hav-
ing drifte<l twenty-five months in a
tremendous pack "f ice in this ocean.
The entire thirty-three persons cOmpOs-
ing her officers and crew dragged three
lnats and provisions over the ice to lat.
north Is degs. - mins., long. 10 degs.
east. where they landed upon . new
island-Bennett I~land-on the 10Th OF
July. From thence We proceeded south
! ward in boats. sometimes passing over
ice, until the 10Th Of September, when
We reached Sclmoutke land, about nine
ty miles northeast of this delta. We
sailed from there In company on the
l2th Of Sept, but that same night were
seen nothing Of the twt other boats or
their people. They were divided as fol-
lows: Second :utt"r-Lieut. Chips
Mr.. Dunbar; A. Sweetman W. 1.
Hornell; f.. Starr; H. u. Warren; A.
+. Khune; p: johnson. Whale boat
p. 4. Engineer Melville; Master
DanenhOwer: Mr.. NewcOmbe
s. Cob, l.. H. Bartlett, H. Wilson,
Shouderbach, l.. Mason, Chas. Long
Sing ApOgnin aud II. w. Leach. Ny
boat having weathered the gale made
land on the morning Of the 10th inst
and after trying to get to shore for two
days and being prevented by shoal WI.
ter, We abandoned the boat and wated
to the beach carrying our arms, prOvi'