Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-03-28 | Page 17 | Making Ready for "Drifting Expedition" |

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Date	1909-03-28
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
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Article Title	Making Ready for "Drifting Expedition"
Type	article
Date	1909-03-28
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Page	17
OCR Text	Show MAKING READY FOR H "DRIFTING EXPEDITION" CHRISTIANA. Thursdaj-, March IS. Captain Ronald Amundsen has now completed arrangements for his drift-iug drift-iug expedition in search of the uorth polo in Nanseu's famous ship, the Fram. Ho has selected as his captain Lieutenant Engelstad of the Norwegian armj1. The Fram is being overhauled and strengthened, and she probablj- will bo roadv to leave Christiana earh- next vear. Captain Amundsen will accom-pany accom-pany Iho steamer out of the fiord, but will" return and later proceed to America and thence to Nome, Alaska, whero the IH Fram, which goes b.v w.ny of Capt Horn. jH wil pick him np. From Nome tho ox-pedition ox-pedition will enter tho Arctic oceau through Behring straits.
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