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Letter Five: A Windy Mountain Pass

Dear Friend,

We have come through another mountain pass. To our left and our right, beautiful peaks covered with snowflakes, it seems I can see forever.  Earlier there was a vicious wind from which I sought shelter inside the wagon as poor William sat along in front, wind blown and anxious.  For soon we come to a ferry crossing at Rika's landing.

I have finished my sixteenth square...one for each year of my life before William and I were betrothed.

Fondly,

Elspeth

Letter Six: Frontier Folk at Big Delta

Dear Friend,

With the help of new friends in Big Delta, we and our team have come over the Tanana aboard a cleverly contrived crossing ferry. The tenacity and ingenuity of these wilderness folk is inspiring. We are proud to be among their number. Reports from the Fairbanks gold fields have been promising. William is anxious to stake us a claim.

Two more travelers we met here. Not trodding the road as we but have crossed canoes lying ashore behind Rika's Roadhouse. They were trappers dressed in beautiful skins and with fur trim. Their talk was rough and striking to the ear and their adventures worthy of a volume itself.

On through the flat lands of water and moose. The creatures are towering and odd looking at best. We have heard they can be deadly though ones we have seen ignore us or cantor off. The mud on the trail is covered with moose tracks hence William has tasked me to keep watch for any that may encumber our way.

For now dearest,

Elspeth