The Arvada enterprise., 1922-06-22

BY mlshap. He started from Norway
under government auspices to explore the Arctic
Amer drtfting through the Northwest passage his
vessel. Maud. had propeller blade smashed In
the Ice o6 the northsastsrn Siberian coast. So
ehs Maud was taken 10 Seattle for reparsL The
sturdy vesssi was thoroughly rented II Lake
Union. Sesttis's fresh-watsr lake. AAd that's how
q happsas that AmundssaT eecsal Start u from
Amssiea.
Amsndssa visited WasAinGtoo bseses HE start
oad svs6satiy Ntablishel fsisad1y rsiatjoas With
Uoese Sam I'VE want 70 nnA ct what 10 in
ths Arctic eircis" hs said thssa TT y believed
ehat ths lnfsematioa which nay b obtai.sd fro0
. tAorsagA isspsettoa Of The territory asosad the
Osse VIII - ef vslus to scisacs"
n a. eoine 10 retire from Tie sxpaoeins busi.
OeO whea thls trip 10 flashed" 10 said. II have
oeeA saeaeed ia making explorations ever sincs
Was twsaty-oas years old. and thiak Il u abost
sss aaA makes great demands upoa strensth and
vitality. Al any rate. have beea At Il for .
Oood many yeafs and I have had about enough"
Jules Verne has nothing % R0ald Amundsen,
- TIE NrswesiaA Outlines bis plans for exploring
~ roef OF ths world His expedition viii not b
eike thoss Which have prscsded II. Its vlsioa
W1st mt be confnsd to few uiles on either side
oe the ship. but from the air Il will be able to
take 10 At sianes ohjects 100 miles away.
u VIII nn< b for years cut OF from touch With
q woadef II the northland had smashed In it,
~ ost the hardy adventures who encroached on
~ faslneeses. Instead will talk By radlo
every day With all the world.
II Will not have spent years charting merely Q
0asrow artp but with the aid Of aviatoa will bs
che csrreats Of the air - we'll ~ those OF the
80. He hopes TO accomplish with his atrplanss
IN oveyears' voyage what would take q score
at yearA millions Of dollars and many lives Il
0aiy shlp and dog sieds were employed
Now. hsec's another View Of the expeditiop-
HkaN he.o.
S:cfsnason. the fsmous Canadian explorer, IL also
hsadei for The Arctic Capt. c. n. Pedersen, the
~LOae Wolf Of the Arctic" skipper Of the whaler
HeF,uann. thinks there's something doing beside
erseaee In these two expeditions Captain Peder.
oen was Ia Ban Fruncisco just before Amundsen's
"a eail. ~ 10 get . rlng.slds seat under the
auroSa bOreala From that vantage pOlnt he
wsnta to watch what he says 10 history's great.
- international marnthoa ncross the top Of the
world. IN which the untold riches Of the north.
land viii reward the victor.
Principals In the International race to the pole
Wili be Roald Amundscn. dIscoverer Of the South
fAole. who'll represent Norway. and vilhjaimur
8sefanssca. who'll carry the hax Of Great Britain
They'll start ~ soou - the Ice will let them
AmuAdssa from Seattle with ship equipped with
nirpaaee aad ra0io. 0tefAnsson from Wransel
lslaad WITH tAs old-fashioaed equpment Of dog
uleA.
TAs Two sxp.orsss tell the world they1l shu,
thsmsslyss ~ fsO0 civilization and riak their
lives n Arctic cspacks for the glory Of discovery
hnd scisatiac achievement.
But "Wolf" Ps0sfDea says there's more than
chat II the expedition He secs q race for vast
Treasures HIDDEN behind the iee barrtera
! lie says ths exp,orsss are seeking Tor Norway
end England great ra0om mines vast oil delds
ana coal dspcsltA fossn ivory dlAmonds. areas
of fsstile land wAers sslndesr thrive.
n cannot believe" redersen sayA "that Eng.
saud and Norway have soae TO this great sxpeass
pursly for exploration purposes
"ror ! myself have seen oil ooxs from the
grs,sind and form = lake near Point Barrow-oil
~ uurc that natives burn u In lamps without