Melville.2C Nindemann.2C Noros Jeannette Expedition

nindemann , noros seeking beleaguered de long party

after resting @ arrhu, melville s group moved out, aiming agreed rendezvous @ bulun. on september 19 encountered native tungus huntsmen, led party first tiny settlement of little borkhia, , on larger village of zemovialach. here, locals advised them have wait river freeze before attempting reach bulun.

after several weeks, melville learned russian traveler 2 americans recuperating @ bulun. weather conditions suitable travel, melville hired pair of expert local dog drivers take him bulun. left danenhower in charge, instructions lead party bulun practicable, , there proceed best yakutsk, large city hundreds of miles south. melville arrived in bulun on november 3, found nindemann , noros, weak recovering. them, melville learned of de long s plight , urgent need rescue. pair had endured harrowing experience since leaving de long month previously. had struggled ten days, sleeping in improvised shelters , eating catch or shoot. in fashion reached small, abandoned camp later learned named bulcour. here, had been found nomadic band of yakut hunters, had taken them large camp @ kumakh-surt. great frustration unable make yakuts understand shipwrecked mariners comrades in dire straits. did manage convey desire reach bulun, , taken there sled, arriving on october 29 few days before melville joined them there.