N. A. Arzumanov. And high aspiration of the thoughts... (№ 399416)

Our stay in Chita was, to some extent, for the benefit of residents belonging to the mining office and managed by mountain officials. Most of them were very poor, but we had all the means to improve their condition. The costs of our ladies and the cost of casemate annually extended to one hundred thousand in banknotes, most of which was spent in Chita itself.