New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
May Be In Alaska

AHllUuScH lldS hilNaHs navy 'AHH'N on the northern coast of Alaska, but it may he weeks before the world viii know, persons familiar with tho rrgtcn. pointed out today.
 The lee In the Arctic ocean is just breaking up. No vessels having wireless are known to be north Of Nome. The fsrthest north radio station is at Eotzehue. about 2oo mfrs north of Nome and about .Snn miles from the North Poe.
 Between Point Barrow. which is the northcrnmost tip of Alaska and approximately 45o nautical miles nearer the Pole than Nome and the Pole is a vast blind spot of more than a million sQuar" miles.
 Planned 1t in 1918 Captain Amundscn first made preparations for a flight across the Pole in 1918. His original plans contomrlatcd hopping off at Wain- wright goo miles east of Point Bar TOW, whence he expected 10 fly 10 Snit2pers,7 in about twenty hours. H. is hc)icNed 10 have a large store Of gasoline on the north coast or i Alaska. If he can reach that point, with his plane undamaged, he may aopear at Nome or kotzehue st any time. If AmunIsen lands on the desolatc. ice gripned north coast of ! Alaska unable to continue his flight he may he weeks in reaching ctrili' Za.ton,
 Experts still Confident
 New York. May 96.--(AP) -' While tentative plans for relief eA' i petitions are discussed, experienced Arctic explorers are still confident lT the abjNty of Captain Roa'( Anun1sen and his five companions 70 return safely from their atrplant flight 10 the North Pole.
 Amundsen, hs American fnancia tackrr Lincoln Ellsworth, two pilot and two mechanics left Kings Bay Spitzbcrgen, last Thursday at 5:ii ?. nl.. pr 1l:I5 ?, m. eastern stan darl time, LneQnipped with wire less apparatus, there Is no possibili " of .ncir communicating with th civilized world.
 "N0boiy in Norway Is anxious re garding the fate Of Amundsen," Dr f,rldtjof Aansen. famous Arcti traveller, is quoted by a Copenhago upvspapcr as declaring, He capable of handling himself unde difficulties and bindrances of an kind. There is no reason to fec nervous about him.
 May Be Walking Back | Arnnndscn never thought serious ly of returning from the pole b airpIane. in the opinion of Captai G. I. B. Ellis, d member of th oxford university expedition of Ia year. This authority believes tf party reached tho Pole, abandone their two planes and now are 0 their way back on foot.
 Colonel Koch, Danish explore says eight days must elapse befor hearing from the expedition, allow ing several days for Amundsen verify his arrival al the Pole befor attempting the return.
 storms Threaten
 Tha 'ato~r cable dispa' 'ches frol The north, received through tf %orvec,an capital. Oslo, say tf Arctic regions are threatened vii s.orms whtrh, 1t Is thought, vi con7ra1 Captain AmUndsen to retur 2 lmmcdjatolv if he IS able. Sno ~ and fog arc forecast for tomorrow { Tour poesh" relief expedition 1 are unirr corslltration. The Cnitf @.atrs navy 1oqartmen', with Il n dirIgtpps Los Angeles and Shena' doan at its disposal Is understot +o Eo prepared to g9 to the re'l of tHr Amur3son party If call - male upon t.
 other Explorer Hastcns
 Crtttir Alearsshn- young Iceian er who has bon preparing at u ,rpVo1, Eng,and for a po'ar fig in a ron-rfg'I airsbip or "bllmp', nur~ylng his prfparauons 10 be
 possible assistance,
 Commandor ronaId MaoMilla uno wIIl IoaI an American cADoc ,~ ttor into the polar region ne
 month, is quoted as promising 1mmcdia'a hc'p i0 any relief "orl
 
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