Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-08
The Search for the Jeanneite People.

The Search. for the Jeanette People.
WASHINGTON, March 7th.-Under date Of
| Irkessk, Siberia, December s, 1882, Lieut..
| Harber writes TO the Secretary of the Navy.
| giving detaileis,eport Of the operations oi
| his party in their search for the missing pee
pie Of the Jeanette. At midnight, June
23d, they left Irkussk for the Lena delta. ar
irving at Bulun July Sd. They took in the
stores left by Engineer Melville, and fitted
/ out four parties with nativa boats. Then
! followed the chief incidents of the
search of different parties from days
| to day, the difficulties experienced from
shoal water, and the impossibility of procur.
| ing native guides. They were frequently
! compelled TO wade and drag their boats fol
miles. On the morning of August 2lst they
reached Matrai, visited the tomb Of Lieu
| tenant Commander DsLong and companions,
( and put four heavy bolts through the stand.
ard and arms of the cross, in accordance with
! the request of Engineer Melville. Thence
the search was continued to the northward,
and on the 31st they reached the spot where
Lieutenant. Commander DeLong and party
were found. Search was made to see if any
thing remained hidden under the snow, bu.
nothingof consequence was found. Returning,
the party reached Bulun on September 16sh
| Here the Jeanette party was placed in
charge of Ensign Hunt. Fhe search was
continued by Lieutenant Hsrber and Mr.
| Schulz on sledges. Lieutenant Harber then
gives an account Of the points visited and
| distances travelled, and notes. Returned to
Bulun on the 9th of November, and sdds
:" regret to say that no trace of Chipp o.
his party or his boat has been seen by us
or any of the natives. It is probable that
communicated with every native of the delta
and With those who were near the coast
| The balance Of the report relates to arrange
ments for the removal of the reraains oi
| Lieutenant. Commander De Long and party,
and contains no information not anticipated
by telegraph. Accompanying the report is G
chart showing the routes taken in the search
The Star Route Trial.
! WASHINGTON, March 7th.-The star route
trial was resumed this morning.
Icgerson bsgap the case for the defence by
calling Hon. James B. Belford, of Colorado
to the witness stand. He said he had repre-
aented the State in Congress- since it haC
been admitted to the Union, travelled ovel
nearly the whole State, and was acquainted
with its growth and development.
Witness identified his signature 90 peti
{ ton for increased facilities upon one Of tn;
| Colorado routes.
IasersoIl was about to show that BelforG
frequently called at the Possofhce Depart
ment and sought to have the mail facilities ol
his State increased. In other words, thai
the influence came from Colorado.
Merrick objected, because the proposed in
quiry applied to the whole State, instead of 6
| single route. II they went into that evi
| depce, the prosecution would call upon him
to prove that he had besn solicited by Belford
to cooperate with Hill in securing increased
mail service, and that he declined.
Ingersoll insisted that it was proper to
EnE a "a
the increase had been made.
After considerable sparring between coun-
sci. BeIford was directed to stand aside.
Secretary Teller wss then called to the
stand. He testified that while in the Senate
he frequently called upon Brady to secure an
increase or expedition of the mail routes ol
Colorado, but never went except to further
petitions, ot which he received a large mum,
| Der. He represented to Brady that the people
out there were mostly settlers from the East
| The people are peculiarly desirous of com.
nunicating with their friends, and he in.
sisted that it was the duty of the Govern
ment Go furnish these people With adequate
mail facilities. He complained that frequently
the postal facilities did not keep pacs with
| the development Of the country and its i'm
migration. He told Brady that he thought
wherever there was settlement Of twenty
people they were entitled to their mail
| Should not have asked to have the mail ex
pe1ited if he did not bslieve it to be public
requirement.