As Jenkins eagerly awaits word from his beloved Martha, Molly the prostitute is fished out of the river with a logger’s pole and buried near the coal depot. A clergyman joins the company. (Letter 6) Continue reading

Tragedy strikes after Jeffers professes his love for a prostitute. (Letter 5) Continue reading

Montgomery G. Jenkins is afflicted with an unsavory but thankfully temporary condition. Doc Waters believes the condition to be the result of foul vapors and prescribes a tonic. Plus, Jenkins strikes a deal with the stranger. (Letter 4) Continue reading

Montgomery G. Jenkins learns the details of how half the company’s supplies were stolen. Jeffers returns to the house of ill repute. A doctor joins the team. (Letter 3) Continue reading

Montgomery G. Jenkins meets a mysterious cloaked gentleman who makes him an offer that is too good to be true. Pike is dubious but something tells Jenkins he can trust this man. (Letter 2) Continue reading

While we can safely assume that such a prolific writer as Montgomery G. Jenkins wrote many more letters on his journey across the continental United States, we can also infer that many were likely lost to history. This is the first to be published since he wrote it in his own hand. (Letter 1) Continue reading