The evening herald., 1921-06-19
PLAN TO DRIFT
AROUND NORTH
POLE DELAYED
Amundsen Back to Civ
ilization for Repairs
to Ship

SAN FRANCISCO. cal. June is
CAPTAIN Road Amundscn. intrepid
Arctic explorer. discoverer OF the
South Pole and dlscovcror of the
northwest passage. has reached
civilization again after winter Of
hardship and almoHt impossible
travel afO0t.
This was the word received here
touay from Nome. Alaska. where
AmundseL and his party were
brought by Captain Pederson. Of the
fur truding schooner Herman" be-
longing 10 the n. Liebes company of
san lruncisco. A dispatch from
Nome this morning from Captain
Peterson flashed the news chat
Amunda.ns latest expedition had
met with temporary defeat and that
the explorer WIS leaving Nome lot
Seattle on the first boat
In August 1890, Amundaen left
Nome iu his aTeciHily built schooner
"Mauds' with provisions Tor seven
years lie obtained crew only
after the greatest difficulty. his
original crew having quit him at
Nom" Amundsen's principl. was to
tie into" the Ice at the approach uf
winter near Herald Island on Arctic
coast Amundsen nrmly believes
that currents are continually forcing
IA, great "frozon sea" around IN,
Surth Pole from the Pacific side oi
IA, pole to the Atlantic. the watci
brirg ftozen near siberia, gradual,
showed across the frigid "uttermosl
cud of the earth and finally break
INK up into iCvbsrgs sumcN here ncaI
Greenland.
Casks Make Trip.
Amuuds.n proposed 10 take that
Journey in person In the shil
Maudp."
m. existence of this so-callod &c,
current" wus revealed about II
years ago. f1Vc years previous {,
that time the tnited states govern
m.ut he'd arranged with Captain
Peterson. who has always been d
"liE urothsr' 80 explorers, 60 TAX
"a number 81 casks to points neal
Herald Island. on the siberian coas
aud anchor them into the ice. Eaci
rtsk tore a mess1gc tcllink cNactll
whore IL was deposited.
IIvo years later practically all o.
th,sn ,asks were picked up hy trad
ur fchooncr in th, vicinity o
Greenland clearly indicating tina
they had moved from the Pacific Il
the Atlantic across tho north of th'
poir.
Tho last word thgt was brough
back rom Amuudsru, VINO planned
% leave "tho world' behind was
.at, last autumn. when Cap'atl
PeIsrsou brought word Go Some tina
the explorer had safely tied int"
the lDc.
About a month ago Captain rcdcr
sou iu the Herman made "A Nist q
siberian leading post 90 Fast cape
Th,r, be found Amauds'n ana hi
rarity. consisting Of native an'
.uf., white men.
ship Damaged.
Amun1fen stated that tho Maud
H.d sustained a broken propeller du
r. the terrific pressure OF an ice Jan
.ui thut he had decided 90 abando
... .ud come back 60 civilization 70
flr that 10 he went or. he woul
.s,utuaily bee east out helplcsi ~
.t seven years later among IN
m,aklnr icob'rgs OF the FREEMAN
..4.t without his propeller y
would have been az the mercy ni IN
floating mountains Of tee.
Amundseu. the dispatch sal'
plans 10 lave the "Maudc' towod on
thm summer q now propeller ln
stalled and then return to renew ~
experiment az Herald Island m
autumn.
Tho stoamer. Captain Peterson r,
portrd. had moved from ll"rni
island to Cnpo Serge. indicating
general northcrly movement OF ~
Ice. although not % great one.
Amundson and his little party on
rs1thed East Cape aftcr the Etoht"i
ur.tatlons and hardaaipR.