Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-05-02
CHANCES IN SIBERIA

poets of an opening of the Siberian country inclines much to the view that Siberia is any mans land at pres- ent and also q land of milk and honey where things come so easy that all one needs to do is to pick them up. How much of this is truth we have no safe in venturing the opinion that AL askans had best make sure of what they are about before rushing off to the farther coast in se,lrch of fortune. Regardless of whether the untamed Bolshevilii are holding sway in North eastern Siberia or not, it is not par ticularly healthy country unless one is possessed of an understanding of the general conditions and to some extent cognizant of what may be expected. For the enlightment of those who are thinking of stampeding to the Russian written to the Juneau Empire recently by Arvid Frantzen, who is well known here and who by reason of wide cx- perience on the Siberian shore is well qualified to give an opinion concerning the prospects for the venturesome one who thinks it is what the gambler, calls easy pckings" in the Siberian country. The letter referred to fol- lows
 Why all this Icon talk of q rush to Siberia next spring is more than can figure out. Your article referring to troops of Eastern Siberia is a sure bunk to those poor suckers who join any organization for prospecting, de- veloping or investing capital in q for eign land. know whereof I speak since l have roamed the Siberian coast from Petropovlosk, which is the capi- tai of Kamchatka, to Koluchn Bay and that constitutes farl longer coast line than our Alas N''iI tottSt. It IS tue olly port of entry for all vessels There is ab- solutely no driftwood on its shores, and no coal to be had unless import ed. The country is rich in minerals, furs and fish, Large tramp steamers visit .Anadir Bay every summer, and put up immense quantities of a deli cious red salmon, which is found on this coast. On account of the snowj not disappearing till late in July and sometime in August, it leaves q veryl short season for the transient pros- pector Do the prospecting parties "kid' themselves that they can in wade q foreign land and set up camp in their own ways and customs, tres pass on the century old hunting and trapping grounds Of the natives, breeds and halfbreeds of Siberia Gall citizens of Russia) without causing strife /and discontent aomng them? Most of the able bodied natives along the coast have served in American whaling vess Is since 1870. They speak fairly good English, and are q bad, troublesome bunch, entirely dif- ferent from our hospitable Alaskan natives. I have lived among them for three months at a time, and have made a good many trips along the coast The natives there are aided and abetted by the willy Cossack off, cials, who are stationed along the coast.
 Well, here's hoping that all able bodied Alaskans stay in their own backyard and develop it. It needs it Let that 10000 Get -Rich-Quiclz- Wal ingford's rush to Siberia, and bet, MT Editor, a home made Kabler, that in the fall of 1919 there will be 1909 damphools come back and say. "1 told you so.' The remaining guy will go nuts" and take to the hills"
 ARVID F'RANZEN
 We have fought and won; now wo must pay for the price of peace. The