AMUNDSEN
REACHED POLE
Hobart, Tasmania, March 10. Cap
tain Roald Amundsen, the discoverer of
the south pole, said today he thought
that Captain Robert F. Scott, the
British explorer, had also attained the
pole. He hoped 30 at least. His Own
base, he said, was 500 miles from th-it
of the British party and his win'.er
camp was nearer the pole than Scott's.
He had no idea at the time that Cap
tain Scott had started for the pole.
Captain Amundsen has received
thousands of congratulatory messages.
He announces that he will remain here
until the Fiam sai a. He will then be
gin a two months lecture tour in Aus
tralia and will join the Fram at Buenos
Ayeres. From that port he will pro
ceed on the Fram to the Arctic ocean by
way o the Bering straits.
Today Amundsen went for an auto
mobile ride with Henry D. baker, the
American consul and later dined with
him. He was reticent concerning his
experiences at the pole but said that
Shackelton's expedition took a much
more difficult route than he did.
Washington, Man-h 10. The state
department today received thiadispatch
from consul Baker at Hobart, Tas
mania:
"Amundsen authorizes me to convey
information to the government that he
was at the south pole on December 14th
to 17th, and all the party returned safe.
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