Deseret Evening News | 1907-12-27 | Page 5 | Noted Arctic Explorer

NOTED ARCTIC EXPLORER Local to 10 Secure null Dato for Cor Captain Mould non Amundsen Local LoMI Norwegians e ane are re making an ef of effort fort tort to secure from the manager of or Capt RaId Amundsen the Intrepid Arctic explorer a date data for a lecture In Salt BRIt Lake Leke Mr lr Amundsen Amund will peso pee through this city It Feb l It 11 on his hla way w to the coast lie Us speaks speak tho ho English language fluently end and nd some come of or his hll lec lee lecture lectUreR ture urea are delivered in that tongue Recently Capt Amundsen was the 1 guest of ot honor at the annual lInual banquet of or orthe the National Geographic society t at which were w present upwards of or tOO members Among Amon the persona perl of or emi eminence nence In attendance were war Vice President dent Fairbanks Fairbank and Md Mr tr am ambassador ambassador from England nyland Mr Air Fairbanks presented eld Capt Amundsen with the society gold medal which had be been n specially engraved with suitable de d dIgn designs signs Ign The medal contains contain JIW HO worth of ot gold and on its surface i is a I design of the Arctic map mp with an emerald at atthe atthe atthe the spot of ot the North Pole emphasis Ing tog the th credit that is I accorded Mr AIr Ir for having located the pole polo When presenting the medal 1 Vice President dent Fairbanks MM said Tou You captain have helped the tin world to gain Pin a certainty oe of ot knowl knowledge knowledge edge edit about the magnetic north pole pola where whre before belore there only on existed a well willi founded theory During the pa pest t tOO tOOr ar r very vry v many vain attempts attempt have oon bil n made laud to navigate the Ih Northwest pussies Passage Pu and many lives live an as well as tre ire tremendous sum aum of money have been lost loet lostIn lostin In all 1111 11 th futile expeditions Many Man re rc renowned renowned names namer art tied to the eke history of time the lb Northwest Northal JI but bat to you and aad d dOu you Ou alone alon belong the undisputed honor honorof of having havin achieved that goal for tor which Mil Ill other courageous heroes belOM fought but railed That this Ihl honor hOllor belongs belong to a Norwegian Is 1 a mutter matter for for youl your country has ha presented a II alam large lam number of ot very pry excellent to the United States State