The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-06-30

by mishnp. He started from Norway
under government auspices to explore the Arctic
After drifting through the Northwest passage his
vessel Maud, had a propeller blade smashed In
the Ice on the northeastern Siberian coast. SO
the Maud was taken To Seattle for repairs. The
sturdy vessel was thoroughly retitted In Lake
Union. Seattie's fresh water lake And that's how
u happens that Amundsen's second start Is from
America,
Amundsen visited Washington before his start
and evidently established friendly relations with
Uncle Sam I'VE want 10 find out what IL In
the Arctic circle" he said there. at In believed
that the Information which may be obtained from
n thorough inspection of the territory around the
pole will be OF value to science"
II am going 10 retire from the exploring bust.
ness when this trip Is finished" he said, II have
been engaged In making explorations ever since
was twenty-one years old. and think II Is about
time 10 rest little bit. The life is n very hard
one and makes great demands upon strength and
vitality. At any rate l have been nj Il for n
good many years and have had about enough"
jules Verne has nothing Road Amundsen
as the Norwegian outlines his plans for exploring
the roof OF the world His expedition will not be
IKE those which have preceded II. Its vision
will not be confined 10 few miles on either side
OF the ship but from the air Il will be able to
take In at glance objects 200 miles away.
IL VIII not be for years cut OF from touch with
the outside world. leaving friends and relatives
To wonder IL the northiand had smashed In Its
Icy fist The hardy adventures who encroached on
It's Businesses. Instead IL will talk by radio
every day with all the world
II will not have spent years chartlng merely n
narrow strip but with the aid of aviation will be
able to chart 100000 square miles sketchlns
the currents OF the air as well ms those Of the
sea. lie hopes to accomplish with his alrplanes
In hve-years voyage what would take a score
of years, millions OF dollars and many lives II
only ship and dog sheds were employed
Now here's another view OF the expedition
based upon the additional fact that Vilhlalmur
S.efanSson, the famous Canadian explorer ia also
headed for the Arctic Capt c. H. Petersen tho
Lone Wolf al the Arctic" skipper of the whnler
Hermann thinks there's something doin, heslde
science In these two expeditions Captain peder.
sen was In san Francisco Just before Amundsen's
departure from Seattle. lie said he wns anxi,us
10 sail. 50 as tG get ring-side seat under the
aurora borcalis From that vantage nolnt bs
wants Ia watch what he says is hlstorys ere,t
est International marathon across the top OF tho
world, y which tbs untold riches OF the north.
land viii reward the victor
-. Principals In the international race 10 the ro,s
VIII be ROAD Amundscn. discoyerer of the South
Pole. who'll represent Norway and Vllhialmur
Stessassors~ w1c TfrrTTy the flag OF Grca, Britain
They'll start as soon as the ice will let them
Amundsen from Seattle with Il ship equipped with
airplnnes and radio Stefansson from WrangeI
island with the oldfashioned equipment OF dog
sled
n The Two explorers tell the world they'll sbut
themselves of from civilization aud risk their
lives in Arctic icepacks for the glory OF discovery
and scieuthc achievement.
~ But Wolf Petersen says there's more than
that In the expedition. lie race for vast
treasures hidden behind the Ice barriers
v lie says the explorers are seeking for Norway
md England great radium mines vast oil fields
snd coal deposits. fossil ivory diamonds areas
Il fertile land where reindeer thrive
Il cannot believe" Petersen says that Eng.
and and Norway have gone to this great expense
purely for exploration purposes
-For / myself have seen oil ooze from ,hs
ground and form a lake Point Barrow-oIl
30 pure that natives burn 1t In lamps without
refining!