The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-17
SAYS ANADIR
 IS NOT RIPE
 FOR INVASION

The much vaunted Anadir district Siberia, is far from ripe for a rush of Americans, according to D. C.. Miller, known far and wide through out Alaska by the many year sobri- quet, Mysterious" Miller, who ar rived at McGrath recently, after having spent thirteen months in the East Cape section of Siberia.
 Mir Miller left Nome in July, 1921, for Kalusha Bay, about 100 miles north of Cape Serge, says the Kusko Times. He prospected at var ious points along the coast, finding prospects in plenty, but no big pay.
 q found Kalusha Bay district un- inhabitable, there being absolutely no fuel of any kind" said Mr Miller, The game was plentiful a few miles back. There were no native inhabi tants, so I cached my supplies and made my way 600 miles inland.
 "Traveling is exceedingly difficult as there are no rOadhouses or other places of shelter, and everyone, white or native, must wear double fur clothing, which makes mushing practically imppossible; hence every. one rides on the sled. Quite often the distance is more than 500 miles between posts, and, provided with an oil stove for tea and a sleeping takes him.
 "A white man arriving at trad ing post finds everything free, until he brings in his fur catch.
 "The Hudson Bay Company posts are exceedingly good about helping anyone from post to post, as they are anxious for the white population to increase.
 "The idea entertained by many Alaskans that there is even a scat tering white population is all wrong, as on the whole of East Cape pen insula there are but 45 white men, most of whom are trappers. Yet even with this limited humber, more than 5000 foxes were received at Anadir the past season, most of which were white, red coming next with cross and blue quite plentiful, and a sprinkling of black and silver greys. "No native will exert himself to trap more than short distance from his home, which generally con sists of a walrus or deerskin tent or igloo.
 "The peninsula has a native popu- lation of about 12,000, consisting of Indians, Eskimos and deer men,
 There are large herds of deer, but they must be closely herded, be- cause of wolves.
 "The natives who are indescribably filthy in their habits, are treacherous and thieving, and a strict color line is drawn between the small white population and the natives.
 GAS to government, there is none. Might is right, and the old-fashioned gun man flourishes in all his glory.
 with all, it is a wonderful coun- trv there being a district 2,OOO by 5000 miles totally unexplored, and most If it is well mineralized. But little work has been done, though several promising discoveries have been made Until conditions are more stabilized it will be exceeding ly difficult to work any of the claims As to prices it may be salo that sugar is 50 cents a pound, flour SIP per sack, bacon $1 per pound, Manchurian tobacco, $1 per pound, kerosene, the only fuel available is SIP per case.
 Ocean schooners, says MT. Miller go up Anadir river a distance or 4S5 miles, after which supplies are taken by small boats.
 The Hudson Bay Company, says MT. Miller, is giving all assistance possible to prospectors and trappers, being anxious to have more of both come into the country.
 Anadir is described as village of two trading posts and three na- tive houses, while three miles across the bay are the Japanese and Russian