Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-23 | Page 22 | Capt. Amundsen Sets out for South Pole

Captain Amundsen, Who Is ou Way to South Pole. CJPT.IDISEiSETS OUT FDR SOUTH POLE All Scandinavia Excited Over the News That Norwegian Government Govern-ment Is Backing Discoverer. BY ERIC GRUNDMARE." Spoclal Cablo to The Tribune. COPENHAGEN, April 22. Norway in particular and all Scandinavia incidentally, incident-ally, is stirred with the news that Captain Cap-tain Raold Amundsen Is actually making for the South Pole, instead of. as it was generally supposed he was, on his way for another drift around the northern point of the western hemisphere. When the Fram, the famous Arctic ship commanded by Amundsen. left Chrlsllania. It was supposed she was to go to San Franchico. then to prepare for her northern Journey, which was to last for several years. It now appears that those backing the expedition, including the Norwegian government, gov-ernment, knew of his Antarctic plans, and that he is thoroughly equipped for the expedition to tho South Pole. Amundsen is one of tho hardiest and most intrepid of the raco of Scandinavian Arctic exports. He Is as much at homo in the far north as he Is In Norway. He understands every tiiclc of travel over the Ice fields, and it Is confidently expected here that he will repeal In tho farthest south Peary's feat In the far-thest far-thest north. t