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THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



the Jeannette now than on the day when she entered the 

 ice. A ship, whose object is discoveries in uninhabited re- 

 gions, cannot be expected to remain in communication with 

 home. I know the Jeannette to be well adapted for Arctic 

 service, and she is provisioned for three years, so Mr. 

 DeLong has no reason to linger about the outer ice for the 

 benefit of those who are expecting news. The absence of 

 news, and the failure of the Corwin to obtain information, 

 must be contemplated as a symptom of success, the Jean- 

 nette having probably wintered in regions inaccessible to 

 trading ships. With all the resources at his disposition, Mr. 

 DeLong cannot be expected to return so early without hav- 

 ing completely fulfilled his task, if not compelled by very 

 pressing motives, such as scurvy among his crew, or the loss 

 of the ship." 



TATTOOED WOMAN OF ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND. 



