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succor, and he would say, "Yes, yes.' The Russian yes is something like the English ; and when we referred to eleven men being north, I suppose he took it as referring to Melville's party at Bulun. He says, u Two capitaine ! two eapitaine!" That was Melville and Mr. Damn-bower, the two captains of that boat.
Q. Was that Kusmah f—A. Yes. sir.
Q. You could not get him to understand that De Long was in need of succor'?—A. No, sir. Then he spoke of a telegram. We thought by that means we might be able to get the Russians to do something, so we sat down and wrote a short telegram to the Czar of Russia. Kusmah took this telegram to Melville. As soon as Melville got this telegram he came post haste to Bulun. In the mean time they took us to Bulun, and when we saw Biyeshoff we sat down and wrote another, quite a long letter, covering from the time the vessel sank until the landing at Bulun, and Biyesboff gave us to understand that he was going next day, and he wanted us to get it ready for him. We thought he was going to a telegraph station and we gave him this letter unsealed, and be started off with it. There are two roads from Bulun to Goeomovialocke, one dog road and one (leer road. At any rate, Melvii'e came up one road and Biyeshoff went down by the other and took this letter to Danenhower, and Danenhower I believe sent it back again by Bartlett to Bulun. In the mean time Melville had started north. I believe Bartlett met Melville at a place called Burulack, and Mr. Melville went right straight north again.
Q. What time did Melville get information as to where Captain De Long and his party wereHe got the information from Nindemarm and myself.
Q. About what time was that?—A. About the 1st or 2d of November, I guess it was.
Q. How long would it have taken him to go where Captain De Long and his party were I—A. If he knew the exact spot it would have taken about two or three days. I volunteered at the time he was going there to go with him. I told him, says I, " Mr. Melville, you are going north in search of this party ; I am not well by any means; I am sick, but I am able to ride if I have sufficient clothing." The answer he gave me was, "No, it would take too many (logs." Says I, "All right."
By Mr. ARNoux:
Q. At that time you were suffering from dysentery ?—A. Yes, I told him I was unable to walk, but I was able to ride. It was twenty-eight days when he returned with the ship's log. There had been traces found of the party. I told him if I went up with him I could point out the most prominent marks, and by these means be able to find the party.
By the CHAIRMAN :
Q. If you had gone along there would have been no trouble in finding
the party on the first expedition f—A. I think they could have been found.
Q. But even if he found them at that time they would all have been dead?—A. Yes, sir.


By Mr. CURTIS :
Q• What knowledge have you of that?—A. Because the last iecord-
Q. (Interposing.) That is your only knowledge?—A. That is my only knowledge,
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