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this hummer In tlic North Polar re
gions titul by radio will tell tho world
nil about It as lie goes nlonj. So It
docs look, nfter all, ns If there was
something new under the sun.
dipt. Koald Amundsen Is the fa
mous Norwegian explorer who dis
covered the South Pole. The purpose
of his present expedition Is to re
sume tho work Interrupted last year
by mishap. He started from Norwny
under government ausplres to explore the Arctic.
After drifting through the Northwest piissaso his
'vessel, Maud, had a propeller blade smashed In
tho I co off tho northeastern Siberian coast. So
tho Maud was tnken to Seattle for repairs. Tho
Kurdy vessel was thoroughly refitted In Lake
Union, Seattle's fresh-water lake. And that's how
It happens that Amundsen's second stnrt Is from
America. v
Amundsen visited Washington before his stnrt
nnd evidently established friendly relations with
Undo Stun. "Wo want to find out what Is In
the Arctic circle," he said there. "It Is believed
that the Information which may be obtained from
a thorough Inspection of tho territory nround tho
polo will be of value to science."
"I am going to retire from tho exploring busi
ness when this trip Is finished," ho said. "I havo
been engaged in making explorations ever since I
was twenty-one years old, and I think It Is about
time to rest n little bit. The life Is a very laird
'one and makes great demands upon strength nnd
vitality. At nny rate, I have been at It for n
good many years and I have had about enough."
Jules, Verne has nothing on Roald Amundsen,
ns the Norwegian outlines his plans for exploring
the roof of the world. Ills expedition will not bo
like those which lmVo preceded It. Its vision
will not be confined to n few miles on either sldo
of the ship, but from tho nlr.lt will bo nblo to
take In at a glance objects 200 miles away.
It will not bo for years cut off from touch with
tho outside world, leaving friends nnd relntlves
to wonder if the northland had smashed In its
Icy fist the hnrdy adventurers who encronched on.
Its fastnesses. Instead, It will tulk by radio"
every day with all the world.
It will not havo spent years charting merely a
narrow strip, but, with the nld of aviation will bo
nblo to chart 1,000,000 squaro miles, sketching
the currents of tho nlr ns well ns thoso of tho
hen. He hopes to accomplish with his airplanes
In a five-years voyage what would take n scoro
of years, millions of dollnrs and mnny lives If
only a ship nnd dog sleds were employed.
Now, here's another view of tho expedition
based upon tho additional fact that Vlllijalmur
Stefansson, the famous Canndlnn explorer, Is also
headed for the Arctic. Cnpt, O. D. Pedersen, tho
"Lone Wolf of the Arctic," skipper of the whaler
nermann, thinks there's something doing beside
Bclence In these two expeditions. Captain Peder
sen was In' San Francisco Just beforo Amundsen's
depnrturo from Seattle. IIo snld ho was anxious
to sail, so as to get a ring-side seat under tho
nurora borealls. From that vantago point ho
wnnts to wntch what ho says Is history's great
est International marathon across the top of tho
world, In which the untold riches of tho north
land will reward the victor.
Principals in the International race to the polo
'will bo Iloald Amundsen, discoverer qf the South
Pole, who'll represent Norwny, nnd Vlllijalmur
StefansKon, who'll carry tho ling of Great Urltaln.
They'll start as soon ns the Ice will let them
Amundsen from Seattle with n ship equipped with
nlrpla'ncs nnd radio, Stefansson from Wrangel
Island with tho old-fashioned equipment of dog
tiled.
Tho two explorers tell tho world they'll shut
, themselves off from civilization nnd risk their
lives In Arctic Icepacks for tho glory of discovery
nnd scientific achievement.
Hut "Wolf l'edersen says there's moro than
that Jn the expedition. IIo sees a race for vast
treasures hidden behind tho Ico barriers.
Ho says tho explorers aro seeking for Norwny
nnd England great radium mines, vnst oil fields
and coal deposits, fossil Ivory, diamonds, ureas
of fertllo land where reindeer thrive.
"I cannot bellovc," Pedersen snys, "that Eng
land and Norway hnvo gono to this great expenso
purely for exploration purposes.
"For I myself have seen oil oozo from tho
ground nnd form a Inko near Point Harrow oil
bo pure thnt natives burn It In lamps without
refining I
"And I have seen coal beds so easily tapped
that oven tho lazy natives uso them.
"That is not nil I havo heard tnles of fossil
ivory, of furs, of radium, of great meteoric dia
mond beds that formerly furnished crown Jewels
for Hussla. Tho wealth of tho Arctic Is tre
mendous." Pedersen mny bo right or ho mny bo wrong.
Anyway, there Is corroborative evidence of sorts.
Stefansson certainly "seized" Wrnngel Island last
year and took possession In the name of Grent
Britain, notwithstanding it was discovered many
years ngo by United States naval vessels nnd
claimed as United States territory. "While Stef
ansson has refused to divulge tho purpose of this
year's expedition ho did say this:
"Tho development nnd colonization of tho
Northland will surely begin with tho present gen
eration. Tho mystery woven nround the north
hnB resulted from misinformation. Theories that
It Is uninhabitable havo been forever rejected, for
it has been proved that fuel nnd food exist In
abundance.
"Slnco tho truo conditions In tho north have
been realized colonization nnd commercial ex
ploitation will surely follow. Tho animal llfo is
the basis of attraction for commerce. At first
It would bo lnrgely a source of meat supply, but
there are also largo deposits of oil, coal, copper
and other metals."
Amundsen seems to havo mnny friends nnd
they hnvo contributed liberally to his exceedingly
comprehensive equipment. An American manu
facturer of airplanes hns "chipped in" to the ex
tent of about 540,000. He has contributed an nil
metal monoplano which has been tested to meet
arctic conditions.
Besides tho monoplane, Amundsen will tnke a
scout plnne, n smaller. British ship which will bo
used, only within the vicinity of tho Maud. Tho
monoplane, with n cabin In which passengers havo
been carried, will bo self-supporting. Sho Is so
equipped that sho can carry largo stocks of fuel
and provisions nnd to her can bo adjusted skis,
wheels or pontoons, so that she can land on any
surface. With her aid, Amundsen believes ho
can chart n 200-mlle-wldo course ncross tho top
of tho earth.
The planes will bo designed to permit of land
ing on lnnd or water and will bo equipped with
fuel tankn for twenty hours' flying. Only one
plane will leave tho shlp'at a time, with the sec
ond always available for relief work.
Two Norwegian nvlntors, Lieutenant Omdnl
nnd Sergennt Odd Dnhl, accompany Amundsen.
They will carry n movlng-plcturo outfit nnd about
80,000 feet of film. Both Omdnl nnd Dnhl nro
expert wireless operators nnd expect to keep tho
Mnud In touch with Spltzbegcn, nnd to recelvo
messages from tho Norweglnn wireless station at
Stavanger.
They nlso expect to talk with Washington.
They plnn to flash reports from alrplnno to tho
mother ship, which Is equipped with transmitting
apparatus of 2,000 miles rudlus. Tho ship then
will communicate with Alaska, and Nome will
relay to tho powerful station at St. Paul, on tho
Behrlng sen. St. Paul will send tho messages di
rectly to Washington. ,
Dr. n. U. Sverdrup, technical expert for tho
expedition, assembled at Seattlo what was said
to b'o tho most complcto equipment of technical
apparatus for "meteoroglcnl research ever assem
bled for a polar expedition. Tho equipment,
packed In forty enses, was lent to tho expedition
by the Carneglo Instituto and Smithsonian Insti
tution, tho coast and geodetic survey ' und tho
United States weather bureau, ,
Tho Norwegian army and navy havo presented
to tho explorers the arms and munitions thoy
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With tho explorer will bo Capt. Oskar Wlstlng,
snlllng muster, who stood nt his side "on" tho
South Pole, and G. Olonkln, engineer. Six Si
berian natives who Joined tho Muud In 1020 will
bo In tho crew.
Captain Amundsen expects to strlko Immedi
ately into tho outward or northern drift of tho
ico ns It lenves Boring sea In tho spring break-up,
and to swing with tho northeasterly current dur
ing tho summer. j
Provisions for seven yenrs will bo taken, though
tho expedition figures on getting through lnsldo
of five years.
Just by wny of reminder that getting to tho
North Polo even with airplane and radio and all
modern Improvements still has Its Incidental haz
ards and thrills, Amundsen's big flyer had to
make n forced landing In Pennsylvania tho other
day. Amundsen was In It, but nono of the adven
turers was Injured and tho machine was only
slightly damaged. However, as a reminder tho
forced landing wns a success.
Of course a forced landing In Pennsylvnnln Is
quite n different thing from a forced landing on
tho Ice In nrctlc weather nnd fur from civiliza
tion. So there aro possibilities In arctic flying
'that will keep tho world Interested In tho prog
ress of the Maud and her aviators.
There are even thoso who think that tho at
tempt to llf to tho pole presents ono of tho most
dangerous expeditions ever attempted by man
nnd thnt Unsuccessful accomplishment will put a
great feather In the lint of aeronautics.
Wouldn't It bo a queer thing If Amundsen
should go flying somo day from tho Maud and
should seo Stefansson crawling along by dog-sled
on the Ico below him?
And Stefansson, hearing the drono of an air
ship propeller, should look up from his sled on
tho Ico and seo Amundsen fur In tho air ahovo
him? "
Capt. Iloald Amundsen has long been a promi
nent figure In polar exploration so long that ho
has tho right to rest on his laurels at tho end
of this expedition.
Ho was horn In 1872 nt Borje, Norway, lie re
ceived a public school education and beenmo a
sailor at an early age.
IIo wos a member of the Bolglca Antarctic ex
pedition of 1807-0.
On his return he planned nn expedition for the
discovery of the Northwest passage and tho loca
tion of tho mngnetlc pole. Ho purchased and
outfitted tho schooner GJon. Ho sailed Juno 10,
lfMKJ, from Chrlstlanla. The expedition was both
Important and successful. He located tho mag
netic polo near Boothia Felix, the extremo north
end of tho North American continent, lie was
tho first to mnko the pasuago from Europo to
Alaska, which he reached early in December, 1003.
Amundsen then turned his attention to tho Ant
arctic. Sir E. II. Shnckleton in tho Nlmrod had
reached a point 111 miles from the South Polo
January 0, 1000. In 1010 threo expeditions start
ed In search of tho South Polo: Amundsen In tho
Frnm; Capt.,ltobert F. Scott (Great Britain) In
tho Terra Nova, and Cnpt. Wllhelm FHchner (Ger
mnny) In tho Dcutschlnnd. A little later Dr.
Douglas Mawson sailed In the Aurora from Wales
and Captain Shlrnso In tho Kalnau Maru from
Yokohama.
Tho Frnm was tho first to report. Sho arrived
at Hobart, Tasmania, March 7, 1012. She brought
tho nejvH that December 14, 1011, Captain Amund
sen 'and four men had attained tho South Polo
and hud remained Uicro four days.
Troublesome Bird Box.
Seven-year-old Mary Ellen did not
wish a baby sister and when It nr
rled sho was very Indignant. She
wished tho doctor to tako It back
homo with him, and sho wns so de
termined that, to protect himself, tho
doctor explained ' that ho hadn't
brought It to their home, but that It
had been the work of a fulthful bird
culled tho stork.
Mury Ellen stared at him a minute.
Then sho. said. "I'm going to tear
down that hlrdhouso right away, be
fore any moro birds can build nests
there."
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