The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-12

an interview puDllSned Tn the AldSka Times of Cordova
 Capt. Louis l.. Lane. who found Vilhjalmar Stefansson in the Arctic left on the steamer City of Puebla for states where he will purchase another boat and outfit and start north again in the spring.
 Captain Lane found the great Arctic explorer on a sandspit off Cape kellet on the 1lth day of August, three days after Stefansson had returned from hIs winters sled trip to the north. The Polar Bear was Weathering u storm al the time. A northeaster had sprung fast, and Captain Lane had been lore ed to put into the shelter offered by the cape. A long sandspit. 5 or l0 miles in length, extends out into the ocean here. The skipper had just drop ped his anchor Away off in the dis tance he saw a small speck coming to- ward the vessel. He put out in small boat to meet it. That speck was the greatest Arctic explorer that ever drew the breath of life Nilhjalmar stefansson He had just returned from d long winters sled trip into unknown north. Of tea and flour he had plenty, but that was all he did have except the meat his gun could get for him. Words cannot describe the feeling of the two men as they clasped hands ln thai ice bound country Stefansson had fled The veteran whaler and trader Capt. L. l.. Lane, was determined to search for him, for he delieved that Stefansson was alive. And It is Cap tain Lane who found him, il is Capt L. |. Lane who sold him the Polar Bea1 and the best outfit that the veteran explorer ever had to continue his search forl and in the unknown Arctic.
 Sells tho Boat.
 Captain Lane sold the Polar Bear Stefansson In exchange for il he was given the North Star and cash consideration. But the North star was not where 1t was supposed to be, ano Captain Lane feared that If he went to where the boat was Stefanssol. would miss him. Therefore he waited for the explore. figuring that 1t was to inconvenience and possibly spoil Stefansson's plans. He later got the Gladiator, a smaller craft, but a strong northwesterly gale sprung up and he was forced to put back to lierschel island. The gale lasted for days and the veteran whaler missed making the trip to Nome, where his wife awaited him by just IS hours.
 Steransson's Equipment.
 "Stefansson had the best outfit h ever had; and I think he has the best men he ever had" Asked whether or not he took the crew of the Polar Bear with him when he bought the boat the Captain said:
 All but two white men and six Indians went with Stefansson. One engineer and one sailor did not sign with the explorer, and are winterina around Herschel island.
 Left for North.
 When did Stefansson leave on his trip to the north?"
 "On September he sailed for the north end of Banks land. He expects to do a lot of exploring to the north east and northwest this winter. He was going to north end of Banks land when he sailed with the Polar Bear Stefansson has requested the Canadian government to allow him one more year after this winter In which to continue his explorations. He has found a new land which he thinks Is quite a large continent, and which has some big mountain ranges on It. Ano he believes that there are other lands to be discovered"
 Refute Stories.
 The only time that Captain Lane showed any signs of feeling except when he was stating how glad he was to see his friend, the veteran explorer was when he mentioned the story that was first to come out in the Seward Gateway, discrediting Stafans- sons story. In the first place, he branded most of the statements as un- worthy of consideration and down. right untruths.
 "The statement that anyone who knows anything about the coasts UT around Herschel island could have known that Stefansson could have