, 1922-06-22

provisions. tested by Prof. Torup OF the physio-
logical laboratory of the University of Christiania.
With the explorer will be Capt. Oskar Visiting.
sailing master, who stood at his side "on' the
South Pole, and G.. Olonkin, engineer. Six ST.
berian natives who Joined the Maud in 1920 will
be In the crew.
Captain Amundsen expects to strike immedi-
ately into the outward or northern drift of the
Ice MS II leaves Boring sea in the spring breakup,
and to swing with the northeasterly current dur
ing the summer.
Provisions for seven years will be taken. though
the expedition figures on getting through inside
of five years.
Just by way of reminder that getting to the
North Pole even with ~airplane and radio and all
modern Improvements still has its incidental haz-
ards and thrills, Amundsen's big flyer had to
make q forced landing In Pennsylvania the other
day. Amnndsen was In 1t. but none of the adven-
turers was Injured and the machine was only
slightly damaged. However. as n reminder the
forced landing was a success.
OF course a forced landing in Pennsylvania IN
quite a different thing from a forced landing on
the ice in arctic weather and far from civilian
ton. So there are possibilities in arctic flying
that will keep the world interested in the prog
ress of the Maud and her %avintors.
There are even those who think that the at
tempt to hy to the pole presents one of the most
dangerous expeditions ever attempted by man
and thnt It's successful accomplishment will put n
great feather in the hat of aeronnutlcs.
Wouldn't II be n queer thing II Amundsen
should go flying some day from the Maud and
should sec Stefansson crawling along by dog-sled
ON the Ice below him?
And Stefnnsson, hearing the ,lrone of an air.
ship propeller. should took up from his sled on
the ice and see AmundseL far In the air above
him2
Capt. Road Amundsen has long been a promi.
nent figure In polar explorntion-so long that he
has the right to rest on his laurels ut the end
OF this expedition.
lie was born In 1872 at BorIe. Norway. lie re-
ceivel n public school education and became n
sailor nt nm early age.
lie was n member Of the Beleica Antarctic ex-
pcdition OF 1919.
on his return he planned an expedition for the
discovery Of the Northwest passage and the loca.
ton of the magnetic pole. lie purchased AMI
QUILTED the schooner GIon. lie sailed June 10
1903. from Chrlstinnin. The expedition was both
important and successful. He located the mng.
netic pole nenr Boothia Felix, the extreme north
end OF the North American continent. lie was
the first to make the passage from Europe to
Alaska. which he reached early In December, 1905
Amundsen then turned hIs,nttention to the Ant.
arctic. sir Il. H.. Shackleton In the Nimrod had
rcuchcd Il point III miles from the South Pole
January 8. 1909. In 1910 three expeditions start.
ed In search OF the South Pole: Amundsen in the
Frnm: Capt. Robert +. Scott (Great Brittany In
the Terra Nova, and Capt. Wilhelm Filchner Ger.
mnny) In the Deutschland. A little later DR..
Douglas Mawson sailed In the Aurora from Wales
and Captain Shlrase In the kninnn Mnru from
Yokohama.
The Fran was the first to report. She arrived
a. Hobart. Tasmania. March 7. 1912. She brought
the news that December IA. 1911. Captain Amund
sen AMI four men had attained the South Poli
and had remained there four days.