The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-11

o'1'''i NT'i'IN' uD ' tdt iO
 the great joy of youth and there
 vas a good attendance of Nome's
 finest. The attendance does not cndorse yerE well the reports that some commercial pessimists are circulating that 45 families will
 leave Nome this fall. That's a pipe dream.
 The Russian steamer Astrakan arrived in Nome yesterday morning having on board many Slav traders
 from many ports from Anadir to
 Nladivistock and having also a
 large cargo of skins, ivory, bone,
 fur of all kinds and other trading
 stuff. They brought quite a large stock ashore which was offered for sale and incidentally they exchanged a quantity of roubles for the wares and merchandise of local store keepers. The Astrakan has been
 tr2ding aloug the coast and has
 bccn as far north as Whalin. They encountered Commodore Wittenberg
 while in Siberian waters and ex- pressed a desire to go to Nome, but
 they had uo maps of the Alaska ccasJ. The genial Commodore volunteered to pilot the steamer to the Nome roa stead and the Astra- kan's eaptaia gave him tEe free dom of the sain. Wher the steamer arrived in NoHa a report was sent out by some of our gifted towns folk that Commodore Wittenbere and Trader Telkel had been ar rested and Were now held incommu nicado on boarl a Russian gunboat. However the presence of both Che parties concerned soon put the Quictus on tbs rumor and it 4as found that both were actually guests Of th hospitab}c Russian scamcn. incidentally on board the Asrahau WIS the military inspector from Petrearad who had been fro- ceeding up thc coast cammaHdcer- i ing all eiisale for military service l and impres ing them into the ser 1 vice 10 go west to do the fighting . Another former Nomeite identified {. with trading, mining and dog ! racing is Goasok who was wounded | in the var, The military inspector himself had been wounded several | times in the fighting which took place on the east front. In the | Sheldon building large stocks of l of furs were brought ashore and To- cal dealers acquired quite a quan- l tity. It is stated that the local bank | rate of exchange for the rouble is 20 cents, hut the merchants with an eye to the profits involved gave the Russians who bought stuff here an exchange rate of 22 to 25 cents on each one The notes are all currency ot the old regime, but that money is still in circulation generally throughout all ot Russia. Not a kopek of metallic currercy IS brought ashore and American gold was eagerly accepted for skins. This is the first visit of the Russian trad CTS to None, and it is said to have been quite profitable to some Of the stOrekocperS. Incidentally the officials of the Nome Chamber of Commerce have come to the conclu- sion that the visits of this kind are to be encouraged and stimulated | and for this reason it is said it was arranged to give them some sort Of a hospitabe entertainment so that they might have pleasant rememb- ranceS of his visit and that they may feel inclined to repeat it often- CT than otherwise they might For this reason if the Astrakan remains here long enough, the probability is that such function may be ar ranged. FOR SALE:-Good Underwood
 Typewriter for sale reasonable.