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MCGRATH, ALASKA. MAR. 8. 1022
Capt. Raold Amund- -
seyn Read: to Start
on Arctic Expedition
Seattle.—Final provisioning of the
exploring ship Maud, in which Captain
Kaold Amundsen, noted explorer and
discoverer of the Sout h Pole, will re
sume his interrupted Aretic expedition
aext May. is being completed as the
staunch little vessel lies in the land
ocked waters of Lake Union here.
A smashed propeller blade lost in the
ee off the Northeastern Siberian caast
ast year forced Captain Amundsen to
bring tbe Maud to Seattle for repairs.
When the journey north is resumed
the Vessel will carry four extra propel
'.ers, so that a similar accident may
cause only a temporary halt to the ex
pedition. The Maud will carry provi
sions for seven years, although the ex
plorer does not expect to be gone over
"ive years*
The important part of the Maud’s
aquiproent in Capt. Amundsen's opin
ion will be the two airplanes purchased
in Norway and shipped here recently,
and which will be used in the making
of extensive geographic and hydro
graphic surveys for a thousand miles
on either side of the vessel’s track
J. G. RIVERS
Attorney At Law
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Fiat, Alaska
Max Simel
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fairvicw, Innoko River
through the Northern seus. The pri
mary purpose of the expeeition, which
is operating under auspices of the
Norwegian government, is to study the
movement of the Arctic pack, the effect
of ocean currents, magnetic influences
and other phenomena of the polar re
gions. The airplane will be of great
value in this work They will be used
to reach the north pole should his plan
to drift past the pole with the ice pack :
prove not feasible. A wireless equip-'
ment installed aboard the Maud will
he used to broadcast the messages from
the top of the world.
Captain Amundsen expects to strike
immediately into the outward or north
ern drift of the ice as it leaves Bering
sea next spring and to swiug witti the
current early in summer.
Along with the explorer Mill he
Captain Oskar VVisttng, sailing master,
who stood at his side at the south puli ;
G. Olonkin, engineer: Dr. H. G. Sver
drup, scientist of the expedition, two
Norwegian aviators, and a crew of six
Siberian natives who joined the Maud
in 1920.
Natives Say White
Men Set Bad Example
A native of the Ketchikan district
complains to the Ketchikan Chronicle
| that white men by their acts are teach*
ling the natives tv disrespect for tbs
; law, tiie respect for which was pre\i~
I
ously instilled by more conscientious
whites.
The beaver season opened reoentlv.
after a closed period of several years
A few days ago the native, in company
with several of his fellows, made a trip
to Thorn Arm to prepare for the 0|>eo
ing of the season. They knew it was a
good beaver eouDtrv and that the lakes
there had furnished beaver for years.
And what f!o they find?
Along the shores of the lakes they
findisixty-two beavercarcassef skinned.
They find that several white men—and
the proof was sufficient that they were
white won—had covered the whole
district, had blown up the beaver dams
with dynamite and cleatjed out the
animals. The native aptly says to
himself, and even aloud, “\Vhat:s the
use?’r
Dr. Hubert Work Is
Postmaster General
Washington.—Dr. Hubert Work, of
Colorado, wax sworn iu tod it. y ns Pbst
master General. He says the policies
of Hays, who quit office today, will be
continued.
k Diplomatic HushandL
t The wile of a Western congressman
is sensitive on the subject of her dafi-1
cient orthography, and her demands'
for information as to.correct spelling
sometimes place her peace loving hus
band in a delicate position.
Gne dav, as she was writing a letter’
at her desk, she glanced up to ask: j
“Henry, do you spell 'graphic’ with
one ‘f’ or two?”
“My dear,” was the diplomatic reply,
if yon’re going to us© any, you might
as well use two.”—Harper’s Magazine.
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