Our lost explorers : the narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as related by the survivors, and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant De Long . i^>^M^lS^^ jr.^^^^^-^. 3;^^^— THADDEOFFSKY ISLAND. island to be composed of mud hills that were wearing awayrapidly and forming shoals off the land. Beyond the lowhills there was a wet, mossy tundra, upon which we campedfor the night. All hands were then sent out hunting. Rein-deer tracks and traces were numerous, but none were reported that he found footprints in the sand madeby a civilized boot. The stewar
Our lost explorers : the narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as related by the survivors, and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant De Long . i^>^M^lS^^ jr.^^^^^-^. 3;^^^— THADDEOFFSKY ISLAND. island to be composed of mud hills that were wearing awayrapidly and forming shoals off the land. Beyond the lowhills there was a wet, mossy tundra, upon which we campedfor the night. All hands were then sent out hunting. Rein-deer tracks and traces were numerous, but none were reported that he found footprints in the sand madeby a civilized boot. The steward fomid a hut about two THE captains BOAT. 227 miles west of the camp, and a small piece of black bread, aswell as a small tusk and a knee piece for a boat, fashionedfrom a deer horn. The next morning we proceeded westalong the shore, the water being very shoal. We sawremains of several huts and quantities of driftwood. Wealso saw lots of ducks and wild fowl, and Newcomb succeededin getting about six brace of ducks, which were very night we tried to land, but after several ineffectualefforts gave up the attempt, as the water was too shoal forour boats. The following is a deta
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