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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05245.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Charles Horsfall |
| Title | Charles G. Horsfall to [children] [incomplete] describing the weather, his activities and intention to send them a gold nugget |
| Date | ca.11 November 1907 |
| Author | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The snow and storm have made it quite dark. Reports that he periodically gets up to make a fire while Ben tends to the horses and together they bought and share a cross cut saw. The ice stretched 500 feet out from the shore. Says he intended to send them a gold nugget but forgot. Written on Alaska Gold mining Company stationary. |
| Subjects | Alaska Gold Rush Frontiers and Exploration Extreme Weather |
| People | Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910) |
| Place written | [s.l..] |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Writes to his children and wife about Klondike gold fields, mining, life in Alaska, Mormons, and the 1906 election. Horsfall was a Mormon. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son Daughter |