Letter to his mother. In this four page letter he briefly addressed July 4th and goes into detail on a trip he took to find his claim. He described the Malapi Mountain range in great depth as well as his claim and the land around it.
Letter to his parents. He told his parents about a tour of the mines that he gave where his friends we scared, goes into detail on the length and physical appearance of the mine. He also wrote about dinner at the new French caf he went to in the Red Light District.
Per patron comment, the building on the far left is the Beatty Cash Store, also known as Mom and Pop Richings' Store, but is now called the Beatty Club. It has signs for Red Crown Gasoline, as well as one that reads "Welcome to Leadfield," and could be from the late 1920s. Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.