C. A. Earle Rinker letter to his mother, Nov. 23, 1907, page 4

4 in one sense for there is many a poor devil in Goldfield that has no money to buy fuel. It don't look much like the Two banks now closed will open this winter. Since I wrote the first of this letter Saturday I have changed my mind about going out. Jeff says as long as he holds out we will have plenty to eat and when he goes broke why we will all walk out together. Now I had hoped to be home long before this but as everything is tied in such a