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November 22, 1897
Dr. WA Crockett
Montomery City Mo.
As I did not get this letter off by the person I expected. We
have just moved into our Cabin. Will commence to build sleighs
& then start out. It is pretty cold to go prospecting the
snow is several feet deep & hard traveling cannot go very far
in a day yet. There is conciderable prospecting on Henderson
Creek but not much good as yet probibly will prove better better
later on the weather is running from 30 to 42 below zero and
getting colder. We will stake off some claims on Henderson in a
few days & if they are no good will try & get something
out of the bars in the Stewart river. You can find gold most any
where here but either impossible to mine or not in paying
quantities. When you write me send a recommendation for me. if we
cannot make any thing mining I probibily can get work with the
Transportation co. I am still hoping that we will make something
at mining we will do our best any way. We all are getting fleshy.
I will weigh about 160# my waist is 35 in formely 33. There are
plenty of moose up the river but the snow makes it to hard
working to hunt much & is to cold to go far from camp. (that
is to stay all night the days are about 6 hours long &
getting shorter all the time. We have just heard that Spain has
sunk three of our ships & has declared war against us. write
us some news as we hear nothing here. How is Mr. Purcell getting
along & what does he think of our getting through. Tom said
it would be impossible to get here. if you write him you can tell
him that we made it OK.
I have a chance to send this to Dawson to mail guess it will go
this time
Your etc.
Everett