The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-01

prepared by the National Geographic
Society Washington, p. c.
sled drawn over the deep snow by
terrified horses, driver wildly beat.
Ing them, and a pack of ferociOus
wolves breaking In pursuit from q
dark pine forest-this is a picture that
has given many person a faulty idea
Of the Siberia Of today.
An American woman who had
laughed at an Engllshman when he
complained that during his ten days
In New York city he had not seen a
single Indian asked upon her arrival
In VladivostOk II there was any dan.
ger from wolves In the city. As a
matter OF fact, one may spend a con.
siderable time In Siberia and cover
large areas without seeing a wolf. or
a pine tree, and what little snow he
will see will probably not be more than
a few Inches deep, though there are
sections where II is quite deep. And
one may meet thousands OF people
without seeing either exile or criminal.
one Is not likely 10 be disillusloned
about the climate. The American SOL
der snid. siberia has two seasons
July and winter" This is nearly
true. for there Is practically no spring;
the foliage does not appear until June.
July Is as warm as the winter Is cold.
Tie brief fall Is beautiful indeed, and
there Is something very thrilling about
the intense cold OF the winter, when
the temperature goes TO 60 and 20 de-
grees below zero In some sections.
Everybody dresses and prepares for
The cold and on the whole Il Is pos
sible to he more comfortable In the
steady winter Of siberia than In the
ehangeable American winter.
Besutifu. wild Flowers.
Siberia's wild tlowers-a feature
which does not iii into the picture OF
d frozen waste-are worthy volume
in themselves. There Is n wild rose
that blooms hugely Vn big, sturdy
bushes. Then there Is the mauve and
gold of the MARY and John" that Is
loved most by the Siherians. This
lovely flower Is named after the Vir-
gin Mary and the loved disciple.
Siberia is, above all, an oriental
country Out there the traveller sees
every phantasmagoria 5soclated with
the East. Oriental sunsets, equal 10
any and inferior 10 none, thrill the
senses with splend0rs Of color rang
Ing from volcanoes OF rubles TO the
myriad mysteries Of the Kaleidoscope
Then one sees all the peoples Of the
Orient-Chinese, japanese, Tartars,
Mnnchus. KOreanS--men and women Of
every color ard condition.
For the most part the Russians have
Russlanized the country. Even SO
one could easily believe the Tower Of
Babel Incident to have occurred in 81
bel Ia. for one hears so many Ian
guages and sees So many different ma
tlonal customs. Chinese "sampans'
and japanese "dambes" ride the road
stead Of Vladlyostok along with Rus
sian craft and American mOtOrboats,
and on the highways and caravan
routes camels and oxen are passed by
modern automobiles, mostly Of Ameri-
can make.
Native Life Fascinating.
one gets wonderfully attached TO
Siberian life. There Is something
charming and fascinating about H.
The natives. in spite Of the scourges
OF typhus and cholera, In spite Of the
hunger and cold which they have ex'
penenced SO frequently during the last
six years. are devoted to their home
lnnd; yet apparently they are indlffer-
ent to the rich opportunities OF their
country.
Siberia Is a land Of rich agricultural
potentiallties. In spite Of the short
oess Of the summer season, and even
American tables have been served
with siberian cheese and butter But
the most nlluring opportunities Of the
-swiry are presented In LIS mineral