Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.
Letter to his mother. The last half of his letter discussed ordinances that passed because of the hotel fire including the use of oil stoves, which he uses in his room to keep warm. Also, there is an interesting comment on how people do not question authorities when they told them to leave town.
Letter to brothers and sisters. He explained how there are a rush of people coming into Goldfield. He addressed where they look for rooms, rent cots, sleep on saloon floors, the prices, how he could rent out his room to share but chooses not to. He also discussed the prices for coal oil, eggs, and butter in Goldfield.