Letters of George E. Blair to Nellie Thatcher Blair, 1905

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Title Letters of George E. Blair to Nellie Thatcher Blair, 1905
Alternative Title 0120_05_15
Creator Blair, George E.
Contributor Blair, Nellie Thatcher
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1905
Temporal Coverage 1905
Date Digital 2013-04-26
Spatial Coverage Blackfoot (Idaho); Rexburg (Idaho); Nevada; San Francisco (Calif.); Goldfield (Nev.)
Subject Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History; Utah--History; Blair, George E.--Correspondence; Gold mines and mining--Nevada; San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
Description 1905; Blair, George E., to Nellie Thatcher Blair. The first letter, January 19, 1905, finds George in Blackfoot and Rexburg, Idaho, on business. Is ill and bothered with rheumatism. Wants to stop using coffee as he feels this contributes to his ill health. In February and March he writes Nellie from the gold fields of Nevada. Tells of the cold weather and the bleakness of Nevada and about the mining camps. Is anxious about home and the children. Mentions seeing the property from which they have had good reports and hopes it will make us easy after while. May 1, 1905, he reports going to the mines in Goldfield, Nevada. Discovered rich ore in the Red Dog and notes it was fairly plastered with gold and washed nice little nuggets out of the placer. Is going to San Francisco to list Red Dog on the exchange. Has prospects of making lots of money, so things will be easier. Letters from San Francisco tell of the sights of the city, such as the Cliff House, etc. Sends his love and instructions to the children. Has heard the mine will be producing soon. Last item is a telegram from San Francisco, saying he will arrived home on Sunday
Collection Number and Name MS0120 Philip T. Blair Family Papers
Type Text
Genre Correspondence
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights
Relation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv25540
Scanning Technician Niko Amaya;Tim Arnold; Halima Noor; Ceder Gonzalez
File Name 0120_05_15.pdf
Conversion Specifications Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tt4vgc
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