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THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



In anticipation of our sleeping-bags not being warm 



enough, I ordered each officer and man to take a half 



blanket also, to be stowed within the sleeping-bag. At 



4.30 p. m. I started Mr. Dunbar ahead to the southward 



to seek and make out a good road, and I then prepared 



the following order : — 



U. S. Cutter Jeannette. 



On the Ice, Lat. N. 77° 18', Long. E. 153° 25'. 



Arctic Ocean, June 16, 1881. 



ORDER. 



We shall start to the southward at six p. M. Friday, June 

 17th (Saturday, June 18th), and our traveling thereafter is to 

 be done between six P. M. and six A. M, 



The order of advance will be as follows : — 

 1st. All hands drag the first cutter. Dogs drag the No. 1 

 sled. 



2d. Starboard watch drag the second cutter. Port watch 

 drag the No. 4 sled. Dogs drag the No. 2 sled. 



3d. Port watch drag the whaleboat. Starboard watch drag 

 the No. 3 sled. Dogs drag the No. 5 sled. 



Alexey's three dogs will drag the St. Michael's sled. Kuehne, 

 Charles Tong Sing, and Alexey, to report to and accompany 

 Lieutenant Chipp. 



The daily routine will be as follows : — 



Call all hands 4.30 P. M. 



Breakfast 5.00 " 



Break camp 5.40 " 



Under way ..... 6.00 " 



Halt 11.30 " 



Dinner Midnight. 



Pack up 12.40 A. M. 



Under way ..... 1.00 " 



Halt, pitch camp 6.00 " 



Lime juice 6.00 " 



Supper 6.30 " 



Set watch, pipe down, turn in . . 7.00 " 



Course S. by E. one half E. (magnetic). 



