December 7th, 2011
Happy Pearl Harbor Day everyone. I have some exciting news! You just have to love the Internet. While the things I have found in Prissy's chest are wonderful, and tell an exciting story of life in the old west, the inherent problem is almost everything is in relation to Prissy's point of view. It does not paint a complete picture of the tale. It would be great to have another source of information to help fill in the blanks as it were. So I have been searching different websites and online libraries trying to locate something, anything that might help. I have found a few things here and there, that I have already posted some of, such as the background info I found on Snake and such. But what I truly was hoping for was another personal accounting of the story of Red Creek. Well my friends, I have discovered gold!!
Miss Ruby Rose, who if you remember, was the owner/operator of Rosie's Saloon in Red Creek, seems to have been a prolific letter writer! Ruby apparently had a twin sister living in Boston that she was very close to. Lucky for us! Most of these letters have been persevered and are a part of an 19th century historical collection at a private museum owned by Mr. James Gaffen. I have contacted Mr. Gaffen and explained the contents of Prissy's chest, and how Ruby's letters might tie into the overall story of Red Creek. He has graciously agreed to send me photocopies of the letters to repost here. I have already received the first few, and could not be more pleased. In Ruby we have a completely different voice than Prissy's or even Sally Robert's. Ruby, as you shall see, was certainly not afraid to mince words or say what she thought. Ruby's letters cover a wide variety of subjects and issues and out of respect to Mr. Gaffen's collection I have agreed to only post the ones that tie into Prissy's story both directly or indirectly. Also Mr. Gaffen has a wide array of photographs of Ruby, some of which he has painstakeingly restored and moderized into truly remarkable pictures.
You are in for a treat my friends!!!
Miss Ruby Rose
Miss Ruby Rose, who if you remember, was the owner/operator of Rosie's Saloon in Red Creek, seems to have been a prolific letter writer! Ruby apparently had a twin sister living in Boston that she was very close to. Lucky for us! Most of these letters have been persevered and are a part of an 19th century historical collection at a private museum owned by Mr. James Gaffen. I have contacted Mr. Gaffen and explained the contents of Prissy's chest, and how Ruby's letters might tie into the overall story of Red Creek. He has graciously agreed to send me photocopies of the letters to repost here. I have already received the first few, and could not be more pleased. In Ruby we have a completely different voice than Prissy's or even Sally Robert's. Ruby, as you shall see, was certainly not afraid to mince words or say what she thought. Ruby's letters cover a wide variety of subjects and issues and out of respect to Mr. Gaffen's collection I have agreed to only post the ones that tie into Prissy's story both directly or indirectly. Also Mr. Gaffen has a wide array of photographs of Ruby, some of which he has painstakeingly restored and moderized into truly remarkable pictures.
You are in for a treat my friends!!!
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