Arizona republican., 1912-03-09
Captain Amundsen, Hardy Norwegian Explorer, Has Discovered
 South Pole
KING HAS SENT
 CONGRATULATIONS
Voyager's Work Will Prob ably Be of Greatest Benefit to Scien-
 tific Bodies
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-tNN'Cb 4N'C CNs fCOO LlOPQt(H LONDON. March S.-While there was bitter disappointment everywhere because or the fact that Captain Scott has yet to report his quest of the south pole, there is nowhere anything but praise for the achievement of | Captain Amundsen in locating the southern axis of the earth Not even am inkling of the present whereabouts of Scott and his steamer. the Terra Nova. has reached London, but the Englishmans agent in New Zealand is of the opinion he is still engaged in exploring and scientific work and that probably he will not be heard from for several weeks. That Amund- sen reached the pole and planted the Norwegian colors there was confirmed by dispatches sent by him to Chris tiana. one was addressed to King Haakon The contents are unknown but the other said: Pole reached. fourteenth and seventeenth of De cember."
 The Royal Geographical society of Great Britain accepted unqualifiedly the statement that Amundsen had gained the pole and that he is the first man to do so.
 Local geographers said that both Amundsen and Scott might have been within a mile of each other at the earths axis. and yet not know of the presence of the other. When Amundsen was asked by newspaper correspondent at Hobart today wheth- CT Scott had reached the pole the correspondent said the explorer de- clined to answer the question yea orI nay Englishmen have not given up hope that Scott was also successful and will hold their belief until he re ports. When the Tram came to anchor in Hobart Amundsen was the only member of the expedition to come ashore and none was permitted to board the vessel. Amundsen was taciturn
 Lieutenant F.. IT. Shackleton. the "farthest south" man before Amund- sen. says when the Norwegian's rec ords arrive there will he no need for professional men to work out his ob- servations. except for the purpose of making minor corrections.
 "Amundson has defined the limits of the great ice barrier. secret un- til now held from man. he added His work is pure science and will not be SD extensive as Scotts. but his geographical work will undoubtedly equal it in importance.
 Discussing the chances of the two meeting he said:
 Under the circumstances the two parties would never have been Tn touch with the other. If Scott reached the pole before December 14 and two or three miles separated the parties then England can claim the prize
 CHRISTIANIA. March S.-When Captain ROald Amundsen's brother Leon personally took the explorer telegram announcing that he had at tained the south pole to King Haakon yesterday. his majesty was attending maneuvers at Sandviken. The king read the dispatch, and then addressed one to Amundsen at Hobart, saying;
 'T thank you for your information The queen and I beg to send you and all aboard the Tram our most cordial congratulations on the occa- sion of your results, which are so satisfactory to all of us.
 "(Signed) HAAkON.
 This is all the correspondence that has passed between King Haakon and Amundsen. King George of Great Britain and King Frederick of Den mark telegraphed felicitations to King Haakon. Many scientific, educational and commercial associations through out the country cabled congratula- tions to Amundsen today. Prof. ien- rick Mohn, the famous meteoroioSist, in an interview. pointed out the lm- portance of the fact disclosed by Amundsen's message that the eX- plorer had passed four days in close proximity to the pole. Mohn thought this to ndicte that Amundsen took observations all around, thereby fix ing the geographical point of the pole with scientific eXactness. na- tional subscription has been opened for funds to finance Amundsen's pro- posed expedition to the north pole.