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In the Lena Delta : a narrative of the search for Lieut.-Commander De Long and his companions, followed by an account of the Greely relief expedition and a proposed method of reaching the North pole / by George W. Melville ... Edited by Melville Philips ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melville, George W. (George Wallace), 1841-1912.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greely Relief Expedition (1884).
- Greely Relief Expedition.
- World history.
- Arctic regions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (532 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the Lena Delta is the story of the U. S. explorer and naval engineer, George Melville, who led an expedition that found the remains of Lientanant G. W. DeLong and his party from his previous expedition on the Jeannette. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Intro
- EDITOR'S PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- IN THE LENA DELTA.
- CHAPTER I.
- OFF FOR THE POLE.
- The Jeannette Expedition.
- Our Departure.
- Unalaska.
- St. Michael's.
- The Tchuchees.
- Nordenskjöld.
- Frozen in.
- Herald Island.
- CHAPTER II.
- DRIFTING.
- Shipboard Economy.
- A Frozen Wave.
- Lead-Poisoning.
- My Visit to Henrietta Island.
- CHAPTER III.
- CAST UPON THE ICE.
- Life in the Upper Cabin.
- Our Situation.
- The Jeannette goes down.
- Camping.
- Marching.
- CHAPTER IV.
- RETREATING OVER THE PACK.
- Game.
- Retrogression.
- Beans.
- Progress at last.
- Bennett Island.
- In the Boats.
- Our Dogs.
- Threading the Leads.
- CHAPTER V.
- VOYAGE OF THE WHALE-BOAT.
- Weathering the Gale.
- Our Sea-Anchor.
- Siberia in Sight.
- CHAPTER VI.
- ON THE LENA DELTA.
- Sailing up Stream.
- The Hut.
- Our Frozen Limbs.
- Meeting with the Natives.
- Learning their Language.
- CHAPTER VII.
- UP THE LENA.
- My Unsuccessful Effort "to go it alone."
- Vasilli Kool Gar.
- My Duck Diplomacy.
- Fears of Scurvy.
- Arii, the Deserted Village.
- Spiridon,the Ugly Starosti.
- Siberian Ice-Cellars.
- Jamaveloch.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- AT JAMAVELOCH.
- Nicolai Chagra.
- An Impressive Pantomime.
- The "Red Fiend."
- Over-ripe but Green Geese.
- Devotions.
- A Balogan described.
- CHAPTER IX.
- SIBERIAN LIFE.
- Balked again.
- The "Balogan Americanski."
- A Row with the Starosti.
- Catching Fish.
- Deer and Geese Hunting.
- CHAPTER X.
- KUSMATO OUR RESCUE.
- Incidents in our Balogan.
- Kusma.
- Faithless Spiridon.
- CHAPTER XI.
- A STEP FORWARD.
- Kusma's Coming.
- Nindemann and Noros.
- I start for Belun.
- Siberian Dog-Sleds.
- A Storm.
- Ku Mark Surt.
- CHAPTER XII.
- AT BELUN.
- I am Admired.
- Deer-Sleds.
- Buruloch.
- Native Gossips.
- Meeting with Nindemann and Noros.
- Their Piteous Story.
- The Malinki Pope.
- An Unexpected Visit from Bartlett.
- Back to Buruloch.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- SEARCHING FOR DELONG.
- Bieshoff.
- Poor Jack Cole.
- I start in quest of De Long.
- At Ku Mark Surt again.
- How to eat Raw Fish.
- The Maiden with the Lively Tresses.
- Bulcour.
- "The Place of the Three Crosses."
- Sleeping in the Snow.
- Mat Vay.
- A Clue.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- LOSING THE TRAIL.
- Treachery.
- I make a Cannibalistic Threat.
- Cass Carta.
- A Late Supper of Deer Hoofs and Horns.
- Benumbed.
- Another Night in the Snow.
- "Balogan Soak."
- North Belun.
- I dive into a Hut and "receive."
- Two Precious Bumagas.
- A Yakut Bride.
- Sleeping in Close Quarters.
- An Ignoble Economy.
- Definite Tidings.
- CHAPTER XV.
- A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC SHORE.
- Ballok.
- The "Boos Byral."
- The Cache.
- I am Hoodwinked again.
- Topographical Revelations.
- Myacks.
- Our Despised "Mock" and "Tas."
- A Coveted Demijohn.
- Phadee Achin.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- STRUGGLING W I T H BOREAS.
- Daring the Storm.
- The Suffering of the Dogs.
- At Macha.
- "Ballook soak!"
- Foot-Prints.
- Straying.
- Sister Ganak.
- Odorous Offal for Supper.
- Remorseless Weather.
- Qu Vina.
- More Offal.
- Vos Crusina.
- A Bone Cache.
- River Bergs.
- Seeking Refuge in the Snow.
- Breakfasting on Putrid Deer Bones.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- END OF MY FIRST SEARCH.
- Forcing the Journey.
- "Oo,oo."
- Rough Repairing.
- "Paddy" despairs.
- But quickly revives.
- And performs Wonders.
- My Deer Train.
- On to Belun.
- Tedious Progress.
- Ajaket.
- Belun.
- Epatchieff.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- FROM BELUN TO VERKERANSK.
- My Record of the Journey.
- Minus 45 º Réaumur.
- A Russian's Views of America and her Institutions.
- Kasharofski.
- M.Leon.
- My Letter of Instructions.
- A Visit to the Hut of the Exiles.
- Leon's Case.
- Life at Verkeransk.
- Facts about the Political Exiles.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- FROM VERKERANSK TO YAKUTSK.
- Penavitch.
- Doctor Buali.
- His Sad Story.
- Those Terrible Nihilists.
- "A Dead Nihilist and a Dead Czar."
- Happy Lovers.
- I take a Remarkable Russian Bath, and a Very Bad Cold.
- Off to Yakutsk.
- Siberian Scenery.
- The Horse and his Troubles.
- A Queer Predicament.
- Kangerack.
- Crossing the Divide.
- A Dangerous Descent.
- A Tunguse Home.
- Exasperating Yamshicks.
- A Sickening Sight.
- Native Grist-Mills.
- A Learned Exile.
- The Scaups.
- CHAPTER XX.
- AT YAKUTSK.
- General Tschernaieff.
- How He received me.
- Mr. Danenhower and Party set out for America.
- Instructions from the Department.
- Praesnik.
- Preparations for my Second Search.
- Yakutsk Society.
- New Year's Eve.
- Nova Goat.
- The Bishop receives.
- Masquerading.
- Bulky Money.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- NORTH AGAIN.
- Off for Verkeransk.
- A Climatic Surprise.
- The Journey to Belun.
- Arrangements for the Search.
- A Rough Ride to Jamaveloch.
- Futile Attempts to dispatch Fish.
- A "Corner" in Fish.
- Indignant Coperts.
- The Gamblers of the Lena Delta.
- Paying off Old Scores.
- Humbled Nicolai and Repentant Spiridon.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- STORM-BOUND.
- Arctic Weather.
- Pedestrian Difficulties.
- Lost in the Village.
- Outstripping the Typhoon.
- Continuance of the Same Old Gale.
- A Yakut Solution of a Financial Problem.
- Off for Arii.
- Chul-Boy-Hoy.
- Golivar Compass.
- Turkanach.
- An Afflicted Family.
- Ordono.
- At Cass Carta.
- Our Palatial Quarters.
- In Distress.
- Timely Relief.
- Together at Last.
- The Art of Broiling Steaks.
- A Reminiscence.
- A Twenty-Pound Drink.
- Yakut and Tchuchee Filthiness.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- FINDING THE BODIES.
- Getting Affairs in Shape.
- My Map of the Delta.
- Searching for Ericksen's Hut.
- Revelations.
- Contending with the Storm.
- The Yakut Fashion of Lighting Fires.
- A Miserable Night.
- Which Cape?
- The Myack.
- Found.
- De Long's Ice-Journal and its Sad Entries.
- Positions of the Bodies.
- De Long's Pistol.
- A False Report.
- Dr. Ambler.
- Appearance of the Dead.
- "Dwee Pomree."
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- THE BURIAL.
- Bringing in the Dead.
- Writing under Difficulties.
- Selecting a Burial Ground.
- "Around the Corner."
- The Finding of Lee and Kaack.
- Monument Hill.
- Constructing the Coffin and Cross.
- Nindemann discovers Ericksen's Hut.
- Erecting the Tomb-Cairn.
- The Simple Obsequies.
- A Superstitious Soldatski.
- A Yakut Bumaga.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- SEARCHING FOR CHIPP.
- Mr.Gilder.
- Starting the Records off.
- Kigolak.
- Sava.
- Sabas Kokoo.
- Turak.
- Jaolak.
- The "Little Foxes."
- Chanker.
- The Alanek Country and Natives.
- The Village of Alanek.
- The Fate of Pronchishcheff.
- A Trip to the Graves of Pronchishcheff's Party.
- A Coastwise Search.
- Yakut Divorce Laws.
- Our Wretched Dogs.
- Koobalak.
- At Cass Carta again.
- Nindemann's and Bartlett's Searches.
- Journeying back to Jamaveloch.
- Native Coffins and Mode of Burial.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- MY FINAL SEARCH TO THE JANA RIVER.
- The Rodgers.
- Mr.Gilder's Culpable Conduct.
- Harber and Schuetze.
- Noros and Jackson.
- Mr.Larsen.
- Jackson's Vandalism.
- Eating Wood.
- Shumomea.
- Oceansk.
- Mammoth Ivory.
- The Exiles once more.
- A Letter from Berry.
- On Horseback to Yakutsk.
- Our Miserable Equipment and Ride to Kangerack.
- The Rapid Thaw.
- "Jacksoned."
- The Experience of Bubokoff.
- Kolinkin and Gilder.
- Siberian Cattle.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- THROUGH SIBERIA.
- Meeting with Berry and Hunt.
- In the Valley of the Aldan.
- "Dismal John."
- Traveling through the Flooded District.
- A Tunguse Family en route.
- Crossing the Aldan.
- A Picturesque Scene.
- Arrival at Yakutsk.
- On board the Pioneer.
- Mosquitoes.
- Castellated Cliffs.
- Passing the Harber Party.
- Copert Barges.
- The Voyage to Karinsk.
- On the Constantine and the Tow-Boats.
- In the Tarantass.
- "Ivan," the ictitious Friend.
- Irkutsk.
- The Story of my Watch.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- HOMEWARD BOUND.
- Governor Anutchin.
- On to Tomsk.
- A Current Ferry-Boat.
- Agricultural Settlements.
- Rascally Stancia-Keepers and Yamshicks.
- Their Methods.
- Exiles in Droves.
- At Tomsk.
- The "Hotel Million."
- Attentive Mr.Hildenberger.
- On the River Obi.
- Tobolsk.
- Tuamen.
- Floating Jails.
- Ekaterinborg.
- Perm.
- Nijni Novgorod and the Great Bazaar.
- Moscow.
- St. Petersburg.
- Our Reception.
- A Day at Peterhof.
- Home.
- THE GREELY RELIEF EXPEDITION.
- NORTHWARD ONCE MORE.
- Failure of the Neptune, Proteus, and Yantic to Relieve Greely.
- My Proposal
- The Plan and Fitting Out of the Expedition
- St. John 's
- Disco Island
- RACING IN THE ARCTIC WATERS.
- Upernavik
- The Whalers
- Captain Walker's Story
- The Bear Aground
- Racing
- Nipped
- The Duck Islands
- Off Cape York
- Conical Rock
- THE RESCUE.
- Saunders Island
- Cape Parry
- Littleton Island
- Finding the Records
- The Greely Party
- Scenes at Camp Clay
- Preserving the Dead
- THE RETURN VOYAGE.
- Reminiscences
- Foulke Fiord
- The Inconstant Esquimaux
- The Burial of Frederic Christiansen
- St.John's
- Portsmouth
- New York
- A PROPOSED METHOD OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE.
- APPENDIX.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885 [1884].
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-58218-377-5
- OCLC:
- 70731485
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