Icebound Jeannette Expedition



herald island, sketched in 1881 usrc corwin


the next day, september 5, crew caught brief glimpse of wrangel s land—or perhaps, de long surmised, mirage. ice conditions made impossible move closer tantalizing shore, , de long made herald island new objective. shortly afterwards, jeannette sealed within pack, tightly fly in amber according historian leonard guttridge. herald island still 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) away; sled party under chipp set off across ice, investigate possibility of winter harbor should ship regain maneuverability. chipp s party unable closer island 6 nautical miles (11 km), before volatile ice conditions forced return ship. de long still hoped change in weather release them ice, writing in journal: told in later part of september , part of october there experienced in these latitudes quite indian summer . following weeks brought no increase in temperature, , de long reluctantly accepted jeannette trapped winter.





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