Cynthia,

Mark Twain's letter to his sister Pamela dated 3 Sept. 1853 has a bit more
description.  It is only a surviving fragment and apparently the first pages
of the letter are lost.  The text and annotations are online at:

http://www.marktwainproject.org/xtf/view?docId=letters/UCCL02713.xml;style=letter;brand=mtp


Barb