AMUNDSEN’S JOURNEY.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16800, 19 May 1926, Page 7

AMUNDSEN’S JOURNEY.

A REALISED AMBITION. YOUNGER MEN TO CARRY ON. DIFFICULTIES OF THE EXPEDITION (Sydney Sun Table.)' VANCOUVER, May 17. On their departure from Teller (he oilier members of the expedition offered Commandant Amundsen their services if lie should at any time undertake another Polar expedition. The leader replied: “When l was a young man I made up my mind to visit the globe’s two poles and pass through tile North-West and North Passages. Now that I have done Iheso things Ihc new generation can take up Ihe work, for this is my last visit to I lie Far North.” One of the members of ttic expedition slated that, during Thursday last they suffered frightfully from cold, and Hie fog was so bad that they had to open the windows and a hurricane, of Arclic air rushed through the cabin. The provisions consisted of sandwiches, boiled eggs, meat and cakes. These froze solid, but tiie coffee and lea in thermos bottles remained hot. After passing Barrow there were difficulties ttic whole time till they landed at Teller. Over Alaska they were hopelessly lost. While ttic actual distance from Spitzbergcn to Teller is 2700 miles, they actually covered 3300 through wandering in tile fog.