838 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



furnish Mr. Melville with a deer-team down the river 

 to Burulak, which lay on the road between Bulun and 

 Geeomovialocke, and advising that he was on the way 

 with the whaleboat party. 



Accordingly, when Mr. Melville reached Burulak on 

 the evening of November 4th, he waited until the next 

 day, when the whole party appeared under charge of 

 the commandant. Mr. Melville now held a consultation 

 with Lieutenant Danenhower, and announced his inten- 

 tion of proceeding at once to the north with natives in 

 search of Captain De Long. He gave Lieutenant Dan- 

 enhower instructions to proceed with his party to Bulun, 

 there to add Nindemann and Noros. who were in no 

 condition at the time to join in any search, but to leave 

 Bartletf at Bulun for further service. He was then to 

 conduct the whole party under his charge to Yakutsk, 

 where he would be in communication with the Russian 

 government and with the United States Minister. There 

 he was also to await the arrival of Mr. Melville, who 

 expected to be absent a month possibly in his search. 



Lieutenant Danenhower parted with Mr. Melville, 

 and at Bulun, finding there was not sufficient trans- 

 portation for the whole party, decided to leave the 

 most able-bodied under charge of Bartlett, and to pro- 

 ceed south with the weakest and most disabled, leaving 

 the others to act as support to Mr. Melville, and to re- 

 turn finally with him. He started from Bulun Novem- 

 ber 12th with Mr. Newcomb, Cole, Leach, Wilson, and 

 the Chinese steward ; leaving behind him Bartlett, 

 Nindemann, Noros, Lauterbach, Manson, and Aneguin. 

 Nindemann was by no means able-bodied at the time, but 

 he preferred to remain in order to regain his strength, 

 and it was possible that with the knowledge of the coun- 

 try and people which he had acquired, he might be of 



