Bachelor Bess: The Homesteading Letters of Elizabeth Corey, 1909–1919, contains the
letters Bess wrote home to her family after she staked a homesteading claim in
Fort Pierre, South Dakota.
October 13, 1909 / Fort Pierre, South Dakota
To: Mrs. M. M. Corey
"Monday
morning I awoke to find it growing colder every minute. By night it was awful
cold and I was sick or almost . . . got my feet hot just before noon and wasn't
prepared for the consequences-- got chilled coming home. . . .
"Mrs Nielsen
brought my boxes out Monday evening and I got into some warmer duds and got my
blankets on my bed so after unpacking some I got a good warm nap and felt as
good as new.
"I had heard
them tell how things froze in this [homesteader's] shack but didn't think much
of it till I went to wash my face yesterday morning and found I was up against
the 'cold hard facts' of the case. Froze up! well I should say! even the tank
froze up and the Speer kids have been sliding on the dam."
Bachelor Bess: The Homesteading Letters of Elizabeth Corey, 1909–1919, edited by Philip L. Gerber
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