The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-25
INTERESTING LETTER
 FROM FRED WELLER

The following very interesting letter from Fred Weller was received re- gently by Mr. John Nester who has kindly let the same be published:
 Tacoma, Nov. 30 1914. Hello John:-
 Well here l am in the great outside, and am taking life just as easy as possible. I spent the first week in Seattle and looked over all the doushs as were here and arriving on last boats and after getting tired of the Seattle spirit I settled down at home in Ia coma and have been working pretty hard around the house straightening things up, and the coming week will dig out a cellar and level up the yard with the dirt and will have all this ac- complished in a few weeks, then l will have nothing but time to loaf.
 Could of went to work at several bars but have somewhat nauseating feel
  and don't want to butt into it for awhile and in fact want to take a good layon first and perhaps the feeling will wear off, so I should worry.
 I saw our mutual friend Felix Brown and found him just the same old Felix with a heart as big as ever as also the same sociability.
 Saw Morte Atkinson and he is doing fine and will have his place paid for in about four years more and then will be a hundred thousand to the good which will be dandy showing for him and he deserves it.
 Joe Badger has been spending a few weeks with Morte By spring Morte will have eight thousand chickens, but of course many of these are for the market At this time of the year he is taking in s30 per day for eggs and the retail market is now 30 cents per dozen
 Also saw Seiffert at Seattle. His ground at Hope is turning out O. K. Showed me poke that looked good. Gold is coarse and flat His ditch will be finished in the spring and then he can hydraulic and as he has as fine an outfit as ever came to Alaska he will no doubt make good. He is now at St. Louis making a report to his back CTS and will return North after the holidays Mrs. Seifert and Binks re- mained at Seward. and little Johnny Is with Gus. and Johnny says daddy is going to send him by parcel post to grandma in New York.
 have not been to Seattle for week now. so don't know any of the late dope, but when I get through tinker ing around the house, will try and gather some material for you
 Have been watching the railroad sit uation and as far as I can see it will be Seward. It may be that only a road will be built to the coal fields, but in 
 speaking to some of the higher ups they seem to be positive that the ap propriation will be made for the entire amount and that the road will be con structed as far as the money will go anyway, but some definite action will be taken in February. I understand, and then it will be time to make some kind of move. I may take run up to Seward the latter part of January but am waiting for something tangible to work on first.
 I also want to make a trip to San Francisco and see the Fair They are going ahead with it pretty strong and understand that it will be a grand thing, but have grave fears for it's suc- cess, but hope that it will pan out all for the best.
 The remainder of Mir. Weiler's letter will be published tomorrow He tells in interesting details about the oil strike at Tenino, about seeing moving pictures of the present war and other interesting news