. In the Lena Delta; a narrative of the search for De Long and his companions . THE LENA DELTA SHOWING THE ROUTES TAKEN AFTER LAND-ING, AND BY THE SEARCH PARTIES. 123 longitude 124 East 125 from. A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC SHORE. 209 direction, I told him so. Still, as he shook his head andpersisted in repeating Pi dome soak, I could do noth-ing but acquiesce. Yet I was very anxious to be off, feeling confidentthat if I could rightly strike De Longs trail, I wouldshortly find him and party, doubtless dead, in some hutor crevice in the river bank. But then I must search atonce before
. In the Lena Delta; a narrative of the search for De Long and his companions . THE LENA DELTA SHOWING THE ROUTES TAKEN AFTER LAND-ING, AND BY THE SEARCH PARTIES. 123 longitude 124 East 125 from. A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC SHORE. 209 direction, I told him so. Still, as he shook his head andpersisted in repeating Pi dome soak, I could do noth-ing but acquiesce. Yet I was very anxious to be off, feeling confidentthat if I could rightly strike De Longs trail, I wouldshortly find him and party, doubtless dead, in some hutor crevice in the river bank. But then I must search atonce before the valleys became entirely filled with snow ;for it was only possible that the party would or coulderect flag-poles to attract the attention of rescuers orpassers-by. I scarcely expected to find them alive, myonly hope being that they had fallen in, like Nindemannand Noros, with natives; yet they had journeyed alongabout midway between Arii, the nearest village tothe southeast, and North Belun, the nearest one to thenorthwest. At least, I might be in time to rescue theirbodies from the mutilations of wild beasts, and to secureour valuable records ; for the face of the country clearlyshowed me that if I
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