68 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



sense will he be considered a seaman, but will be known and 

 published as the ' Naturalist of the Arctic Expedition,' will 

 reside and mess with the officers of the ship, and be one of ray 

 official family." 



The crew Avas selected with great care, part in the 

 East and part from the Pacific Coast. 



" If I can get suitable men in San Francisco," Captain De 

 Long writes to Lieutenant Chipp, to whom he had specially 

 committed this matter, '' I don't want to go to the expense of 

 sending men from the East where I can get them in swarms. 

 Requirements for crew : Single men ; perfect health ; consid- 

 erable strength ; perfect temperance ; cheerfulness ; ability to 

 read and wa-ite English ; prime seamen of course. A musician, 

 if possible. Norwegians, Swedes, and Danes preferred. Avoid 

 English, Scotch, and Irish. Refuse point blank French, Ital- 

 ians, and Spaniards. The steward must be A 1, and not nec- 

 essarily a seaman. The cook must be a good cook, since he 

 cooks for all hands. Look among recruits in receiving ship 

 to begin with. Pay to be navy pay. Absolute and unhesitat- 

 ing obedience to every order, no matter what it may be. . . . 

 Excuse my scratchy and jerky way of putting things, but I am 

 wofully hurried." (See Appendix C.) 



Lieutenant Chipp found it no easy matter to secure 

 men, but Captain De Long received abundant applica- 

 tions from all quarters from persons wdio wished to 

 join the expedition in some other capacity than that 

 of common seamen. One determined young man, or 

 rather boy, besieged him with letters, professing his 

 readiness to do anything and everything if he might 

 only be taken, and resting his special claims upon an 

 ability to edit a newspaper and get up a variety show 

 for the entertainment of the company during the long 

 nights of an Arctic winter. Captain De Long's reply 

 to his application was in substance that which he made 

 to every one : " Your various letters have been re- 



