The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-12
Amundsen Knows Moth
ing of English Rivals
Movements.
MORE DETAILS
OF POLAR TRIP
Dlscoverer of South Pole Gives
unstintcd Praise to Men Who
Accompanied Him, While
They Arc Equally Ardent
in Lauding Leader of
Successful Expedition.
Copyright, 1912. by the New York

tcoPyrish', 1912. by the New York
Times Company. All rights reserved. ]
Especial TO Inc Times Dispatch.l
Hobart, Marca Ill was privileged
to-day 10 so on board the Fran and
: again had long interview for the
/ Naw York Times with Captain Ronald
Amundsen. who furnished further de-
I tails OF his great dash to the South
/ Pole. 1Io said.
| Ny four companions on tho Jour
! ney were IIelmcr Hansen, Oscar visit
ms. Sverre Hasscl and Olaf Bjaalaud.
; We all worked we'll tog esther. could
| not have had a iiner. moro loyal or
more de,erniinco party. For food,
We relied entirely on pemmican bis
cults, chocolate. powdered milk, and,
of course, dog meat. The dogs were
.ed on pemm!can.
In my opinion. We had the oest and
most satisfying provisions possible
| In fact, from the beginning to the
end OF the journey, we never felt an
! undue craving for something 10 cat
OF any feeling OF not having had suf-
! !iclcnt nourlshmcnt
| "Alcohol OF every kind was abso-
lu;ely barred on tho journey. While
staying in our winter quarters we
! mad gcog as a treat ever Saturday
cred i; adv.sesie 20 car, No snI-its
Nor did we take any surgical anil.
anccs with the expedition, only !, few
| banda gea. We trusted 10 Incidents
not occurring.
Took Pictures of Pole.
| OF course. had camera. IL and
70 taking yartous pIctl,rns an ,hc way
/ obtuincd pno.orranhs re Nc nois
All the nIms worf ,IseI ana thc co,,,
era worked well m, ,nt an oxna-,
! photographers but inc n,ms Saye hcen
| nut into most ,rustwnrth,. hand -
be developod and ! none vii, tnrn nv,
! satisfnctory
wv los, two Joss i, ,r,r.s,.s
owing IN tho harness hrn,I,ir. Mr.
maj the HARNESS. vos strt.mgt,anon
ana No snMerod mo- NOR inssne Of
that Kind.
..Tbo dnys nrovod 49,, sri,,,.,o .o-
th,, work their weigh, heinz so ltt,Ic
J tbcv wnrn nhi. W rrnss s,'nv. hridnas
which nonIss wouId .cr:ain,y hayo
hroi-.n l...n oc.,ci,raIi,. 49,. ,oos
~ Jasl s-oi.o .l,ro,,ni, 49,, 10 otbars
J -, ~ a. raj, 80, ~ ~ ~
80 -. ~ ;n,ia 80
! 49, ~ - 49, ;n,.a.J,h,,, ioId,u q,
! ...s -, ...Loh
t,oen;,. ., ~ u:nni: $685. ,r,s the
m,,a..ci5ch,.' ir;,I;,..- =. 49, yrb,c,, Ma
| "s - - 50 So. .,,1h
LII, 49,.
-, - ~ n..r. ne a,,a,.s $50
W. ,of, o,r I,.,nt.r Sam, -, IN,
,vhaias -. ~. ar.,,n,t inr
~, 49,. 49, - .hoasss -, 80 80 t,
cIa,n fron, noor RI cniIiny fucI roouv
IN ne kitcher atove No ionns roodv
rnr ,i.-ht,ng croc,sarv laid ~, tin.
,ah,o Wc ,cft thc ,njacc indeed nrc-
no-nd for ,.isitors wc aIeo ,of, q
S,'r,hor si,,,n,, in ia denot ,I ca ~
,,rans ma y cnmsidcr,hIc ouon,ity uf
! dog 6esh n, 50 degrees No danger
80 ,hnso nro,.is,ona naod hn
| ,nnr.hopdod thipl, fro,, tbo tbrcc
| ,,issin,- 3ora hono ,.isitora u.i,l
soon n,olrn u.o of The dcpots ,,ho.
! a,.cr dona az - bcnrtilv unIrop,c "a
| ororvtbIn,, thorc
Iannnc.. nm n,rr,,r
+! ..Tbaro e Iilsnlihooa ran,,v NJ
the .Iaunnese Visiting the camp for
when the Fran left for Hobart, some
Isn,nesc ,ycre CANNED in a ,cnt on
Iha barrier thcir vessel havinc do.
married. T did moi so tbcrn hui ,hev
bad mid CAPTAIN Nielsen thc contain
Of tho FRAN that they intended stay
inc only a fow DAYS 70 see whn, was
thc ronlition of things thcr,
an my opinion IL win NOT no ,on..
before the winter camn winch ! LEFT
Will he. made the bnso nj another cxp,
! 5it,on undertaken, rcorraphicaI *.
| nloration OF n NOR. dctniled character.
; nnr,icularlv In regard 10 King Edward
! yII Lana ana It's ronnsct.on viii
! ictoria LAM thc nature ~ thn Ross
! I,,rr,nr and the contieuration of tho
! monnta,ns which sIrc,ch n,.n,. o,n,r.
| NIL, acroes ,hc cnutinnnt
| at have .Ir.adv c.mna th,t 7 a., 49,,
| .xnec, tn ratn~n "a l-uronn for :, ,onr
tin,n asr bove wnr,t ,rhirh rust do
| now In the Arctic