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 mother. There is a list of photographs by number with a description of each. He briefly addressed the festivities of July 4th, including the fact that there were no fireworks because of the high risk of fires.