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

And have seen coal beds easily tapped
That even the lazy natives use them.
THAT is not ALL have heard tales OF fossil
ivory. OF furs, of radum, of great meteoric da-
mond beds that formerly furnished crown jewels
for Russia The wealth of the Arctic Is tre-
mendous"
Petersen may be right or he may be wrong
Anyway, there Is corroboratve evidence OF Sorts
Stefansson certainly seized" Wrangel island last
year and took possession in the name of Great
Britain. Notwithstanding 1t was discovered many
years ngo by United States naval vessels and
claimed as United States territory. While Stef-
ansson has refused to dlvuge the purpose of this
years expedition he did say this:
THE development and colonization OF the
Northand will surely begin with the present gen.
Grafton. The mystery woven around the north
has resulted from misinfornation. Theories that
II Is uninhabtable have been forever rejected for
1t has been proved that fuel and food exist In
abundance
"Snce the true conditions In the north have
been realized colonization and commercial
ploitaton will surely follow The animal life Is
the basis of attraction for commerce. At first
II would be largely source of meat supply. but
there are also large deposits OF oil. coal. copper
and other metals"
Amundsen seems to have many friends and
they have contributed literally to his exceedingly
comprehensive equipment. An American manu-
facturer of airplanes has "chipped In" To the ex.
tent OF about 100000 He has contributed an all.
arctic conditions
Besides the monoplane Amundsen will take
scout plane. n smaller British ship which will be
used only within the vicinity of the Maud. The
monoplnne with cabin in which passengers have
been carried will be self-Supportlng She Is so
equipped that she carry large stocks OF fuel
and provisions and 10 her can he adjusted skis
wheels or pontoons. that she can land on any
surface. With her aid, AmundSen believes he
can chart 2O0-mile-wde course across the top
OF the earth.
The planes will be designed TO permit OF land.
Ing on land ar water and will be equipped with
fuel tanks for twenty hours flying Only one
plane will leave the ship ut time with the sec
ond always available for relief work.
Two Norwegian avators. Lieutenant, omdal
aud Sergeant odd Dahl. accompany Amundsen.
They will carry n moving picture outfit and about
80 900 feet Of nlm. Both Omdnl and Dahl are
expert wireless operators and expect TO keep the
Maud in touch with Sptzbergen. and to receive
messages from the Norwegian wireless station at
Stavanger.
They also expect 10 talk with Washington.
They plan TO Hash reports from alrplane 10 the
mother ship, which Is equipped with transmitting
apparatus OF 1000 miles radius, The ship then
will communicate with Alaska. and Nome will
relay to the powerful station at ST. Paul on the
Rehring sea. 81. Paul will send the MESA yes di.
rectly 10 Washington.
DR. H. [. Sverdrup, technical expert for the
expedition. assembled at Seattle what was said
TO be the most complete equipment OF technical
apparatus for meteorological research ever assem-
BLEED for a polar expedition. The equipment
packed In forty cases. lent TO the expeditioD
by the Carnegie institute and Smithsonian ins,i
tuition. the coast and geodetic survey aud the
United States weather bureau
The Norwegian army and navy have presented
20 the explorers the arms and munitions thsv
may need and sixty boxes OF specially selected