Yakima County WA Archives History - Letters .....Natchez Valley Homesteader's Letters To Family In Iowa April 18, 1879
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Natchez Valley, Yakima C. W. T. Apl. 18, 1879

Dr. Children,
	Your favor of March 17, was gladly rec. a week ago.  We are always glad 
to hear from you and wish you would write oftener.  Francis will go to town to-
morrow.  We are nearly done sowing wheat and barley. Have sowed about forty 
acres.  George has been working away from home all Spring—we expect him home in 
a few days.  Francis, Ezeke, and I will commence Carpenter work in week or two—
have one job, at two dollars per day and board that will take two months 
perhaps, and several more in prospect, if the Indians keep quite we will have 
all the work we can do this Summer.  We have had a very long tedious winter 
about four and a half feet of snow but not as cold as Iowa.  The coldest day 
only four below zero.  We have a good prospect for a crop this season.  We have 
just finished our irrigating ditch to day.  A little work on the dam has to be 
done yet.  Maggie We are all glad to hear from you and hope you will write 
often if Wilber don’t.  I have been plowing and sowing, helping all I can to 
get ready for carpenter work.  It is now six o’ clock and I am tired and don’t 
feel much like writing.  Francis has been away all spring at work till this 
week.  Ezeke and myself have put out the crop. George was well last Sunday 
Ezeke saw him, we are all well, have plenty to eat.  Such as it is. This week 
Francis caught our first Salmon—three feet long and weighed about twenty-five 
pounds.  Soon as we have time we will try to get some more. Spring salmon are 
good eating.  Silver salmon will not be here till June, they are thought by 
some people better than the spring.  We think they are all good.  [The] Turneys 
are well.  Where I have more time I will write more.  George has not seen your 
letter but will be anxious to see that picture.  We anticipate no trouble with 
Indians this Summer as there is soldiers enough stationed in this Co. to keep 
them quiet.  

Yours Truly, 

J. F. Powell 

Additional Comments:
This letter is from my gggrandfather. After his wife died in Iowa, he brought 
out all his unmarried sons and settled in the Naches Valley (spelled Nachez 
back then). He is writing to his married son Wilber Powell and his wife 
Margaret (Maggie). 

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