now DE LONG AND HIS MEN WERE BURIED. 



499 



tnent of the Beni, who are practically slaves, working at from $3 to $4 a month, 

 equivalent to from $2.40 to $3.20 in American money. 



The abundant supply of palm-nuts which are used in smoking the rubber — a 

 necessary process previous to evaporation — enables the collectors to work ten 

 months out of the twelve, instead of six as in other districts. 



HOW BELONG AND HIS MEN WERE BURIED. 



On the cross is engraved the following inscription, cut in by the search party 

 at their house at nights : 



IN 



MEMORY 



OF 12 OF 

 THE 



OFFICERS 



AND 



MEN 



OF 



o o 



THE ARCTIC, STEAMER "JEANNETTE," 



WHO DIED OF STARVATION 



IN^LENA DELTA, OCTOBER, 1881. 

 o o 



■IMMIIIMIBMBIIMllimilinTlllinilMllllTniTl^^ 



Lieutenant 

 ^G. W. DeLong.I 



Doctor 

 J. M. Ambler. 



J. J. Collins. 



W. Lee. 



A. GORTZ. 



A, Dressler. 



H. Erichsen. 



G, W. Boyd. 



N. Ia'^erson. 



H. Knack. 



Alexia. 



Ah Sam. 



