F. C. Putnam 
W. T. Putnam 
P. G. Putnam 
W. T. Putnam, j». 
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"The Mail Order Farm” 
Xafee Cusfjman, OTasif). 
Jan. 10, 19^3 
My dear Mr. Deane 
, we are passing through a most remarkable storm. 
It has rained incessantly since Dec. 17th. never a letup for more 
then 12 hours and only one or two glimpses of the sum and have been 
shut in almost entirely, our ford having been too deep to get across 
and the lake backed up over the fields, almost to the house. So it 
happens that your flowers have stayed right here, but I hope to 
get them out today and with them a piece of the salmon I told you 
of in my last letter. We smoked a couple of them and I want you to 
sample it. 
The salmon of Puget Sound, like its relative on the east 
coast is almost a memory. The millions which used to go up our 
i*iv£trsaa£rea*id3i|7nd«pMted auS trheteteiieeytbasagaaQejias passed on. 
rivers are sadly depleted and the cannery business has passed on. 
It is a sad monument of our wasteful extravagance and disregard 
of the future. Pardon the line above. I often make such a mistake. 
Luckily the temperature has been medium, about 40 and that brings 
us neither a disastrous flood, or snow, neither of which I care to 
see. I hope you have passed through the worst of your winter, but 
I remember that you still have a long time tc wait before the win¬ 
ter If ses its grip. Here, we are almost safe. The grass is green 
and many plants arid shrubs are sprouting and there are a lot of 
bedraggled pansies in my yard. With best wishes and regards, I am, 
Very sincerely yours 
