Siberian fur trade to overhunting. Instead of one sable pelt, the following was accepted as its equivalent: one fox, glutton (relative of the marten), or otter pelt; two blue-fox pelts; sixteen polar-fox pelts; or one hundred squirrel pelts. The Russian government decided the amount of other pelts that were equivalent to the sable pelt. Within forty years, almost all Siberian natives were forced into paying fur tribute to the Russians. Russian traders, hunters, and explorers reached the Pacific coastline by 1650 and were collecting fur tribute from most natives along the coast. Beyond the yasuk, the Russians had two principal ways of obtaining
Francis Martes JetHawks and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. He returned to Corpus Christi in 2016 and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League. The Astros invited Martes to spring training as a non-roster player in 2017. Martes was called up to the majors for the first time on June 8, 2017. He made his MLB debut the next day. In 32 appearances (4 starts) of 2017, Martes had a 5-2 record and a 5.80 ERA. The Astros finished 2017 with a 101-61 record, giving them an AL West pennant clincher. The Astros eventually won the 2017 World Series. Despite not