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 . d then proceeded north to St. Law-rence Bay, where he found the Strelock anchored in theharbor. After taking on board two Chukches, as huntersand dog-drivers, the Rodgers again started north August19th, accompanied by the Russian corvette. The next daywas stormy, and the wind blowing so hard that it was diffi-cult to make any headway against it. The Strelock wasseen working in shore, but was soon lost sight of, and wasseen no more by th
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 . d then proceeded north to St. Law-rence Bay, where he found the Strelock anchored in theharbor. After taking on board two Chukches, as huntersand dog-drivers, the Rodgers again started north August19th, accompanied by the Russian corvette. The next daywas stormy, and the wind blowing so hard that it was diffi-cult to make any headway against it. The Strelock wasseen working in shore, but was soon lost sight of, and wasseen no more by the crew of the Rodgers. The following morning was clear and pleasant, and CapeSerdze Kamen soon appeared in view. When we camenear the land, says the correspondent, a skin boat filledwith Chukches came alongside for the purpose of trading. 60 THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. They took us to a place which proved to be KolyutschinIsland and bay, where there is a large Chukches village consisted of seven large circular dome-liketents, of about twenty feet in diameter, made of seal-skinssewed together, and supported by an intricate arrangement. CHUKCHES BOATS. of poles of drift-wood. On the side opposite the entrancewere arranged three or four sleeping apartments, shut offfrom the main tent and each other by curtains of reindeerskins. These were the separate tenements of as many fam-ilies, the savage semblance of flats in an skin drapery of several of these rooms Avas raised, andupon the beds, which were also of reindeer skins and cov-ered the entire floor of each, sat women engaged in house-hold duties or attending to the wants of a colony of dirty,half nude children. We sailed the same evening for Herald Island, and atseven p. m., August 23d, obtained our first view of CapeHawaii, Wrangel Island, about twelve miles distant to thenorthwest, with the ice extending about ten miles off theshore. The next morning both Wrangel Island and HeraldIsland w
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