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 . supply of water. The culti-vated fields were divided by lines of turf, in consequence ofthe absence of rocks for walls or wood for fences. Theembankments of the railroad were kept from washing out bythe same means, and also by willow branches fastened downwith cross pieces on wooden pins. Many horses, cattle, andsheep, with some hogs,were eating the younggrass. Banks of snowfive to ten feet deep andsometimes 200 feet long,attested the s
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 . supply of water. The culti-vated fields were divided by lines of turf, in consequence ofthe absence of rocks for walls or wood for fences. Theembankments of the railroad were kept from washing out bythe same means, and also by willow branches fastened downwith cross pieces on wooden pins. Many horses, cattle, andsheep, with some hogs,were eating the younggrass. Banks of snowfive to ten feet deep andsometimes 200 feet long,attested the severity, of (^^^^^the winter. We arrived at Mos-cow at nine a. m., April29th, and found nicequarters at SlavanskiBazaar. The hum ofthe city sounded natu-ral. Moscow is a fineold city, with manyscenes of interest; hercathedral, churches, andold palaces, the Krem-lin, the big bell, the ^chapel of John the Ter- ^i^j-^rible, the gates of thecity, the maiden monas-tery where a. sister ofPeter the Great was confined, and a foundling hospital beingamong them. I attended one very interesting wedding intills city, and then bidding good-bye to Moscow and to some. GREAT BELL OF MOSCOW. 364 THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. very pleasant American residents there, we continued ourjourney. We reached St. Petersburg about May 1st, and throughthe efforts of the correspondent of the New York Herald^ wewere provided with delightful quarters on the English Quayfronting the Neva Eiver. The emperor and empress havingexpressed a wish to see us, we went to Gatcheua by specialtrain and were taken in the carriages of royalty to thepalace where, after waiting some time and viewing manyobjects of interest, we were ushered into a smaller apartment,there meeting the emperor and empress, both of whom spokeEnglish. Concluding our interview and shaking hands wewithdrew, and after being shown through the palace andmeeting a number of notables, we were driven to the stationand returned to St. Petersburg. In the
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