Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
NORWAY.

Captain Roald Amundsen, Norwe
g1an explorer and navigator of the
northwest passage is at present in Chi
cago, ILL.,, where he expects to secure
the greatest store of provisions tha!
any expedition has ever carried into
the frozen north polar basin. Can
tain Amundsen will sail next July on q
seven years dash" for 80 degrees
north, and the success of his invasion
OF sevenfold arctic winter, is con
ceded to depend in largest measure
on the best products of Chicago can
neries. For seven years, if favorine
currents do not hasten the progress oi
their northward journey, Captain Am
unson and his party aboard the Fran
will be locked in the polar ices and
and during that time the lives Of the
twelve men who make up the party
will depend upon the condition of Their
stores and Captain Amundsen expects
to secure the best in Chicago. Besides
meat, the explorer will require 30L
tons of gasoline to propel the motors
of the Tram" and at that he is count.
Ing upon the currents doing a good
share of the propulsion. To Norwegian
papers the explorer has stated that i:
is his intention to enter the Arctic
ocean through Behring strait, pick ur
the northwestward drift, which figured
so prominently in the accounts of Cook
and Peary, then going as far north az
he can in open water, ram the nose OF
his vessel fast into the ice pack, shut
off power and await developments
Captain Amundsen is hopeful of being
carried by ocean currents directly over
the pole, or at least within walking dis.
tance. But the prime object of his
Journey, it is announced, is scienti.
fc study of the north polar basin
Such voluminous observations will be
taken that even seven years will not
afford much time to complete them.
Herbert H. D. Peirce, United States
minister to Norway, has returned to
the United States to remain on leave
of absence until the first of next year.
He stated on his visit to Washington
recently, that affairs are quiet in Nor.
way, though business has recovered
from the recent depression. When
asked whether he had met DR.. Cook
in Norway, he stated that the explorer
had never been in Norway, but that
Amundsen the Norwegian explorer had
great faith in Cooks account of reach.
ing the north pole.
It, was noticeable thing that during
the recent elections at which time the
Norwegian women voted for the first
time that most of them who made use
of the right of suffrage were from the
cities. Comparatively few number
of women in the country districts voted
and did not seem to take an interest
much in what was going on. The city
women therefore plan to set about In
teresting their sisters in the country
and show them the value and blessings
Of the ballot.
!. The ethnographic museum in Chris
tiania has set apart room for the col
lection of relics from Lapland. Recent
explorers and Lutheran mission work
ers among those hitherto obscure peo-
pie have brought to light much interest.
ing information which is to be pre-
served in this department of the mus
cum.
The socialists of Norway are getting
exceedingly radical. Now it appears
that they have gone on record against
the establishment of colony of work
fngmen who were to be enabled to buy
their homes. That is certainly beating
the humanity record to standstill
Chamberlin Lowenskiold is very
good hunter. This year he has brought
down not less than fourteen elk. The
chamberlin goes elk hunting every sea.
son and be generally succeeds in bag
ging a few.
? DENMARK.
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