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 . na mouth, he would con-tinue along the coast from Barkin west for a north mouth ofthe Lena, or south for an eastern entrance or mouth of theLena River. If still unsuccessful in getting into the LenaRiver he might, from stress of weather or other cause, beforced along the coast toward the Yana River. Diligent and constant search is to commence at once,and to continue till the people, books and papers are found,care being taken that a vig
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 . na mouth, he would con-tinue along the coast from Barkin west for a north mouth ofthe Lena, or south for an eastern entrance or mouth of theLena River. If still unsuccessful in getting into the LenaRiver he might, from stress of weather or other cause, beforced along the coast toward the Yana River. Diligent and constant search is to commence at once,and to continue till the people, books and papers are found,care being taken that a vigilant and careful examination ofthat section of the country where Lieutenant DeLong and hisparty are known to be is made in early spring-time, whenthe snow begins to leave the ground, and before the spring 124 THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. floods commence to overflow the river banks. One or moreAmerican officers will, in all probability, be in Bulun in timeto assist in the search; but the search mentioned in theseinstructions is to be carried on independently of any otherparty, and to be entirely under the control of the competentauthority of GRAVES IN THE FRIMEVAL FOREST OF SIBERIA. CHAPTEE XL LIEUTENANT DeLONGS RECX)RDa THE records written by Lieutenant DeLong, which secured during his November search, extendover a period of twelve days, and the last one was writteneight days before Nindermann and Noros were sent ahead forassistance. The terrible story of hardships and privationtold by these records, the statements of Nindermann andNoros as to the condition of the party eight days after thelast record was written, and his own fearful experienceswhile searching for his comrades, must have extinguishedin Melvilles mind all hope that they would ever be rescuedalive—unless they had found food and shelter in some native settlement. COPY OF RECORD NO. 1. [This record was found in the cache at the landing-place of the first cutter, by Mr. Melville, on the 1
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