C. A. Earle Rinker letter to his mother, Feb. 15, 1908, page 3

M.J. MONNETTE, PRESIDENT THOS. H. CONDON, VICE-PREST. LINCOLN DAVIS, TREASURER A.A. BARRETT, SECY. R.J. SHOEMAKER, DIRECTOR J.R. HUBBARD, GEN'L. MGR. Baby Florence Mining Company P.O. Box 334 112 Hall St. Goldfield, Nevada 2 to see Dady. Did he have a red mustache and wear glasses. That was K.R. Jeff mentioned me in his letters to Hurry and thus wrote to me in a way but has never wrote me direct. Do you know Hurry and I got a letter from Curtis about 3 or 4 month ago and have never written him yet. Now what do you think of that for a decent way to treat an old chum. Stocks have been steadily dropping for the last few days. I don't know what to write about them. Sometimes a few brokers get together and manipulate some certain stock and you can never tell what they are going to do. I get a little sick of the stock biz at times. I have sent you two bunches of papers lately. Didnt you get them. Talk about drinking old water. I bought a can of water last Sunday and I will get a can tomorrow. I keep it in an oil can that holds 5 gal. We just cur the top out and put a stick in for a handle. I never think of it being old. I have had plenty of snow water to wash dishes, etc. but I will have to buy a can every other day now I expect because the snow is about all gone. The Union seems to me is gaining a little ground here. I would not be surprised to see the strike