Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 to boys

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GLC#
GLC05245.33-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1906/09/09
Author/Creator
Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910
Title
to boys
Place Written
Chistochina, Alaska
Pagination
6 p. :
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The Politics of Reform

Discusses a trail cutting and bridge building job he got through a "dicker" with J.A. Crutteudeu. Wants Ed to choose a profession and find a position in it and advises Owen to take the Saltain[?] job rather than stay in the bakery. He is on the Copper river at the mouth of the Chistochina river 165 miles from Valdez. Mentions being poisoned with mosquito gnats. Believes he has a good chance of getting work from Government contracts next year and will start carrying the winter mail with a dog team in November. Describes the wildlife and vegetation, including the "Indian potato."

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