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Show AMUNDSEN AND SCOTT MEET ON S JOURNEY TO ANTARCTIC Kg . - : ' m WS&fl t -: 'i ,K', . r -i$ 4J s iSs i&&F fry . . cAtdrS J T5" r". k'-" , , - imt San Francisco, May 2. The recent meeting on Antarctic shoros of Roald Amundsen, tho Norwegian explorer, ex-plorer, and Captain Scott, head of the British expedition was no surprise to either, according to a message re-colvcd re-colvcd from Amyndsen yesterday by Henry Lund, Norwegian consul gen-oral gen-oral at this city. The meosago stated that Amundsen had not notified his rival from Madeira of his plans. Tho mooting of the two afc Whale bay, in Ross Sea, was very heartv.. Captain Scott paid a vfclt to Amundsen Amund-sen on the Jatter's vessel tho Pram, nnd the following day tho call was returned aboard the Terranova. Together To-gether tho two partlea inspected Amundsen's winter quarters" ffcshore. Captain Scott learned that eight men of tho Frara's crew wore at tho lime establishing winter quarters about two miles Inland. Amundsen's plans for roachlng tho south polo aro revealed In mall dls- MlC patches received here. Ho Informed jSlj the British ofilcers that he hoped to Kj reach the pole via Beadmoro glacier. 3 jW Ho had 110 dogs and enough sleighs ' Wi and sltb to work his dogs in two 8l shifts. j m Amundsen expected to have all his c. W supplies landed and his winter quart- , fe ere ready lor occupation d few days v j Sjj a.fler tha Terranova left for Now Zeal- rj vjj nnd. As soon as ho was settled in his -?p?' shore camp, ho Intended to the des- 'i JjL patch the From to Buenos Ayrea, j3&'l whilo he remained with nine men to j)gim make his dash for fartborcst south. ' cSM' The vessel will return In December" StM or January to bring the expedition j M back. a rafo, There aro now four expeditions la ' kJj;; Antarctic waters, Amunds en's, Scott's, ( SW tho Japanese expedltlQ.yunder L-6"' ! Wmi, tenant Shlrabe and -H Australian & under Captain Dougl" jowaon, : 3 " '. JBJ |