Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-16
AMuNDsEN GOING NORTH.
Explorer on Way to Chicago to Pur-
chase Provisions For Expedition.

chase Provisions For Expedition.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-Captain Road
Amundsen. Norwegian explorer and
navigator Of the Northwest passage, is
upon his way to Chicago, from Chris
tiania to secure the greatest store OF
provisions that any expedition has car
ried into the frozen waste of the north
polar basin.
Captain Amundsen will sail in July
on seven years dash" for 80 degrees
north, and the success of his invasion
of seven fold Arctic winter is con-
ceded to depend in largest measure on
the best products of Chicago's Gamer
les.
While hurried plans are being laid
welcome the hardy Norwegian whom
they honored a while ago with the
Helen Culver medal. other plans are
being laid by the geographists ito bring
Lieutenant-now .SSir''-Ernest Shack
Teton to this city early in the coming
year. A lecture in Orchestra hall by
the discoverer of a south polar con-
tinent is planned under the auspices of
the society to take place in May.
Altogether Chicago is to have an adj
venturous time of it Lieutenant
Shackleton will be duly honored by the
geographic society, which probably will
strike off another gold medal. Then it
is expected that Captain Amundsen
will pass this way again on his north
ward journey, while the ship Fran,
which is to carry his tons of provis-
ions, is making its way around Cape
Horn.
Captain Amundsen will arrive in
on Nov. on the steamer United States
! of the Observation-Disclosures line
and will arrive in New York early
next week. In the east he will tarry
| long enough to witness = whisper 1t
softly the Harvard Yale football
match, and then will speed to Chicago
to lay in seven years supplies for 1920
men. In this city he will be the per-
sonal guest of F. Herman Gade, Nor
wegian consul.
The matter of provisions for an ex-
petition such as Captain Amundsen
plans is of the greatest consequence,
said Mr.. Gade. 1T is a question that
he has been studying for months pas.
and he will not carry a cracker with
out the approval of the foremost chem
! list of Norway, who is Professor Sophus
Torup of the University of Christiana,
and with whom he has studied out
every detail of his requirements.
For seven years. if favoring cur
rents do not hasten the progress of
their northward journey. Captain
Amundsen's party, aboard the Fran
will be locked in the polar ice. and
during that thine the lives OF twelve
men who make up the party will de-
pend upon the condition OF their stores
That is why Captain Amundsen is COM
ing to Chicago. He insists upon visit
ing personally the headquarters of the
meat industry of the world. He must
have the best
Besides meats the explorer will re-
quire 300 tons of gasoline to propel the
motors of the Fran and at that he is
counting upon the Arctic currents do
ing a good share of the propulsion.
The plan Is to enter the Arctic ocean
thru Boring strait pick up the north
westward drift, which figured so prom.
inently in the accounts of Cook ant
!, Peary, then, going as far north as he
vessel fast into the ice pack. shut of
the power and await developments.
Captain Anundsen is hopeful of be
| ing carried by ocean currents directl.
: over the pole, or at least within walking
distance. But the prime object Of hi
5 journey. it is announced, is a scientif
study of the north polar basin. Sucl
voluminous observations will be takel
3 that even seven years will not affor
too much time to complete them.
Captain Amundsen is a scientis
g first, last and all the time" explaine
; Mr.. Gade in speaking of the explorer
! plans "His determination of the law
y of the magnetic pole was a notabl
contribution to science and far create
> than his spectacular feat of making tn
Northwest passage. He will study tn
. Arctic basin with the thoroughnes
: that marked his previous achieve
ment."