31 Gus Bremer wrote to James

Letter from Gus Bremer
Walker Arizona,
Feb 8, 1930

Dear friend Jim,

Hello you old sidewinder. I have been thinking of writing for a long time, but left my baggage in Butte with your humble address enclosed so I was compelled to keep mum.

Just received my things yesterday, so here is the result. I had quite a time after I left you in Sheridan. Landed in Butte with half the sails set. But as the squall increased of soon was sailing before the wind with everything set.

Well as you well know any blow will blow over. So when I got my bearings, I went to Yellowstone Park and went to work on a government highway. Got a job as a stone mason building culverts at 80cents per hour. So I done fairly well.

From there I dropped down into Idaho and took in the spared harvest. Then I got a silly notion, although I should call it crazy, to panhandle on the highway down to Arizona. Everything went fine until I got to Las Vegas, New Mexico. From there all through Southern New Mexico I had to hike - on account of every highway bridge being washed out.

Well after any amount of hardship, I finally got to Phoenix. From there I come out here to Walker, only 15 miles.

Have been here since 1st December. Got a contract on a drift on the 12 hundred level of the Sheldon Mine and making good. Still got 300 feet to go. That will keep me until the middle of the year then I am heading north again.

Will do some prospecting for placement gold between Butte and Helena. Feel it in my bones it will pan out alright.

The Famous Buck Creek diggings we were working in at Sheridan closed down owing 3500 dollars to the store - besides not paying the wages to the old timers. Oh! Faithful. I love you got your wages in hardware.

Well Jim how is tricks? So the kids behaving? Don’t be too hard boiled with them. Remember you was a kid once. Ha, ha, ha.

Whenever convenient sit down and write me a long letter and let me know you future intentions.

Yours as ever, Gus Bremer Address: Walker Arizona via Prescott