John Piper was a young German immigrant operating a fruit stand in San Francisco when he, his wife, and brothers joined the 1860 rush to the Comstock Lode. Piper bought property on Virginia City’s B Street, a busy commercial corridor, where he established the Old Corner Bar. He became a successful saloonkeeper and ran for […]
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Jerry Thomas
A gentleman and perfectionist, from Connecticut, the Head Bartender at the Delta Saloon in 1863 was Prof. Jerry Thomas, most celebrated barman in American history. Coming to Virginia City, according to the Territorial Enterprise of that year, from the Occidental in San Francisco, he did much to elevate the tastes and drinking habits of the […]
The Delta Saloon
Symbolized by the Greek Symbol was opened by Orindorff & McGee, Louisiana patriots. The first Saloon rebuilt after the big fire of 1875. The Delta Front is solid Comstock Cedar, hand made by McIntosh, Architect, wood craftsman and builder of the International Hotel Front. Of the 100 Saloons in Virginia City the Delta was the […]