The Howk Story
The following letter I am about to type put Howk in Gilchrist Texas. Note the date of the letter Jan. 30, 1951. He is not with Dalton at this time but as you get through this letter you will know the importance of Howk going to get Dalton out of the Austin Nursing Home.
Gilchrist Texas
Jan. 30, 1951
Dear Folks;
How are you? Thanks for this kind letter. How is Mrs. Miller? Hope she and Archie are O.K.
I have found John, Gene and Russell and also Roscoe.
Floyd, I may take over and manage a 140,000 acre cattle ranch in New Mexico very soon if the deal is O.k.
I will be right were I have wanted to really look for JJ treasures.
Meantime I may go to Florida to see JOSEPH HINES JAMES one more time as he sent for me (J J's Brother)
JJ is O.K. Edd may get out of prison next month (Feb) I hope so - because Edd will take JJ over as he should.
We erected a 136 ft derrick and have a rig ready to drill right here on the (can't make out) of Gulf of Mexico.
THe Pirate Story
JJ cleared the pirates out of the are in 1874 and took all the pirate look and cashed it up the Mississippi River. Millions and Millions of dollars.
I have done no digging since this summer. I have been gathering more and more data every week.
Billy the Kid dropped dead of a heart attack down here on Dec. 27th Poor fellow heard was broken by the shysters.Too many tying to cash in on Billy the Kid and Jesse James who had only greed in their minds. The result is - nobody got any place - anywhere at anytime. I shut up and said nothing. It will all work out for the best.
Regards to all - good luck
Write Me
As Ever
Lee Howk
Hotel Calton
Houston 1 Texas
NOTE: When Howk talks of the shysters is he referring to Dill - Rudy - Morrison and Ola.
Dalton's son Edd was due out of prison in Feb of 1951. Howk was in Flordia by then with Joseph Hines. Dalton would have still been in the Austin Hospital
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