The Nome nugget., 1929-03-23
The First Meat ever exported from the United States by Airpiane, Was Recently Shipped by Leh- mann's of Nome, Alaska.

The order for this shipment of meat was received by wireless and transported by the Wien Alaska Ajrways to the ice bound motorship Elisif of the Swenson Fur & Trad ing Co.,, at North Cape, Siberia, some 500 miles North and West of Nome.
 Little did Thorulf Lehman dream when he landed on the world famous beach of Nome some twenty-nine years ago and opened his small grocery store across the mouth of Snake River on what was then known as the Sand Spit, with lot of hope, little cash and very little credit, that he would have the honor of exporting the first shipment of meats to Russian Si- beria by airplane.
 Credit, indeed was not a conn modity easily come by in the pio neer days of Nome. But Mir Leh- mann had the pluck, plus business ability and knowledge gained both in Norway and Chicago, and saw as he does now. the great future of the Seward Peninsula and it's met ropolis, Nome.
 For several years, in fact up to 1911, he divided his time between mining and merchandising. Then. having lost faith in his ability as a prospector and miner, and sec ing the great possibilities in mer- chandising, he purchased favor able location on Front Street and opened wholesale and retail gro cery business in the building for nerly occupied by the M. D. .Sam m ueIs Dry Goods Store. Under his able management. fair and upright dealings with the population of this far Northern mining camp, the bus mess grew and prospered
 Then came the big storm of 1913 which swept the business section of the town, destroying buildings and sweeping out to sea the stocks of merchandise and food supplies, that had just been received from the States to supply the population for the long winter months of the closed season.
 His building was practically de- stroyed by the storm and the greater portion of his merchandise was swept out to sea. and all Of his former years earnings was lost.
 Here again was where his con- fidence in the future of Nome was displayed and his indomitabie pluck and energy was again taxed to its utmost. , .l.a ..
 Not being daunted by the big disaster, Mir. Lehhmann, began re- building and wired for an entire new stock from the States. The s. S. Senator of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.,, made q special trip to Nome to bring supplies and building material to the stricken district arriving at Nome about November 1st. in time to unload her cargo before the freeze-up of Bering Sea. which closes naviga- tion for eight long winter months. In a few years the set back Of the big storm was forgotten, and with that confidence of the future prosperity of Nome still in ms mind, MT. Lehman in the fall or 1q1s absorbed the Lomen Bros. clothine Co.,, then situated on Front Street in the building now occupied by Bahlke's Restaurant This stock was moved to a bulld- ing adjoining his grocery store and added tn his already lastly grow ing business. ..
 In the winter of 1920 he left for the states to purchase stock oi dry goods to add to his estaonsh- ment. This necessitated trip over the trail by dog team rom Nome to Fairbanks, distance or ahout eight hundred miles in those days. With the now world famous dog musher, Leonard seppala, with his wonderful team of siberian does lead by his famous leader