This is the eighth in a series of postcards from 1908-1914 discovered last year in the Sierra Madre, California home of Warren Brown after his death. The collection of memorabilia found was saved by Warren's grandparents and passed down. Warren was my husband’s cousin and we are the proud holders of the collection today.
Warren’s mother, Edythe Grace Sisson (Dec 1897-1978) was the daughter of Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926) and Charles Herman Sisson (1868-1927). Her slightly older sister, Vera Louise Sisson (Feb 1897-1976) was my husband’s grandmother.Edith’s parents were William Duffield (1833-1925) and Henriette Louise DeSusClades (sometimes found in records as DeClad) (1841-1887). Their children were:
· Albert Louis Duffield (1860-1942)
· Marie “Mae” Louise Duffield (1862-1943)
· Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926) – the recipient of this postcard
· Victoria Jennie Duffield (1866-1957) – the sender of this postcard
· Eva Grace Duffield (1880- )
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843 - In the snowsheds, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Ogden Route, S. P. R. R.
Copyright 1907 by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco, Cal.
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| Postmarked Ogden & S----, March 14, 1909 |
Mrs. Charles Sisson
Ottawa
Illinois
Mar 14
Golconda, Nevada
Dear Sister Edith,
We are on our way home. I am writing this on the cars so I cannot write very plain.
We left San Francisco Sunday morning. expect to be in Salt Lake City tomorrow noon.
We are well have had an awful nice trip so far will stay a day or two in Denver.
Best wishes you are all well
from Vic and Jim
Golconda is a town in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada. In 1909 it had a train depot and the town was growing due to the discovery of copper, silver, gold and lead and the opening of mines and mills. After 1910, though, depletion of the minerals left the town to a few farms and ranches. See Wikipedia.
The distance from San Francisco to Golconda is about 400 miles and from there to Salt Lake City, another 340 miles. They were travelling on the Southern Pacific Rail Road (SPRR).
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