Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-10 | Page 8 | Contributes $20,000 for Polar Exploration

CONTRIBUTES CONTRIBUTES I IFOR FOR POLAR EXPLORATION Washington ton April D. D The Tho National Gc Geographic society today announced that It had voted otell to tho the Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- polar expedition which will leave the lie Pacific coast under command of or Capt Amundsen In June 1914 to explore the polar basin The vast tract lying between the northern n shores of oC Canada and Alaska anil tho the Asiatic coast const Is 18 Captain Amundsen S a objective territory but hut he ho expects also alsoto tl to attain the north pole Tho rhe voyage It IB is expected will require four tour j years years' ears cars drifting in tho the polar Ice