Letter describes the behavior of Kiel Ranch operator, George Lattemore, in selling wine and whiskey to settlers in Las Vegas. McDermott complains that Lattemore is selling wine to his Indian employees.
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.