Dec 3rd

Dear Father + Sisters,

This is one of the

main streets of Copper Cliff.

It may seem peculiar to you

but we have Electric lights

+ everything except street

cars. The first building on

the left is the English Church.

The next was the Hospital, this

was burnt to the ground just

as I came here + they are now

building a brick + stone building

bigger than it was before. The

first building on the right which

is very dark is the General

Offices of the Company. The

white house which is facing

you at the end of the street

is the Methodist Church.

It is real good and cold

here now, it's cold enough

anyhow to freeze your ears

if you go out without a

winter cap. I hope Aunt Jane is

better by this time. I have

not yet heard from Jack, so

I think I will write to his

old address + the letter will

be sent on. Len.

Dear Father + Sisters,

I received your letter

+ postcards of Luxulyan

Valley + I hope you will

send me some more cards

of the valley or other places

of Interest. On every letter

or postcard I have one from

you either you or Hilda have

got bad colds. You'll have

to alter your tactics of sleep

with you[sic] window wide

open all the time + also

try to get a bath put in

some where so you can have

a bath twice a week. I haven't had

a cold worth mentioning since

I have been here + I always

sleep with my window wide

open. Sometimes when I wake

up the water in the wash jug

is frozen solid, or else my bed

is covered in snow. I hope

Aunt Julia is allright[sic] again.

I got my Xmas box allright[sic] +

got my pudding boiled for…

…me + all. These two photos

represent the exterior +

interior of the English

Church. There are lots more

houses going up here now.

Seems to be a favorite thing

to do all their building in

winter, when tis 30° or 40°

below. I suppose Phillis

thought I had forgotten

the address as she wrote it

in full at the bottom of the

card. I had a nice Xmas card

from Millons + Auntie says

Florrie was is in hospital

with diphtheria + something.

I hope she'll pull around

allright[sic]. I think I wrote

+ told you that Tommy was

taking a trip West, but I

think he has changed

his mind now + is going

home. I[f] he does go home

I will write you again so

you can look out for a call

from him. Remember me

to all. Len.

…rinks[?] are going on it. Tommy

will certainly cheat the

winter here by going home

now. There is another Plymouth

Lad going with him also his

wife + child. His name is Mr. Heale.

We are getting weather here now

that people don't remember the

like of for fifty years. Here we

are, thro[sic] the biggest part of

January and no snow on the

ground and the thermometer

at 33° above zero. We are very

likely to pay for this next

month. We have had enough

soft weather to thaw the snow

but the Lake remains frozen

allright[sic]. I hope Aunt Julia

is allright[sic] + tell her that

I'll write her soon. I can see

R. R's old clock standing out in

front of all the rest in

the photo of Fore St. but I can only

recognize two or three others. It

seems to have been taken on a dull

day. Give my regards to all.

Len

Tommy is in the Old Country

by this time. I don't know

when he will be coming

back. There is lots of work

here everywhere. I see in

the paper that the European

Rothschilds are to buy up the

Nickel fields around here

to try + monopolise[sic] the

Nickel market. I don't

wonder at the Fort[?] Yards

being hard up for skilled

labor + mechanics. All the

mechanics are going to

Australia + Canada. There

won't be anybody left in

England soon. Scott's death

at the South pole came as

a great suprise[sic] to everybody

here. Great sorrow intermingled

with pride is felt here +

throut[sic] Canada. I hope

Aunt Julia is better. I wish

she could give up living

with Charlie + have it

a little quieter somewhere.

Give my regards to Percy

Leteher + all. Len