Sam hated Sewell. Probably in 1862 while mining, Sam became acquainted with G.T. Sewall who was a manager of mining lands and probably collected Samโs dues on his claim.ย In 1861, Sewall had been appointed a Judge in Humboldt County by Governor Nye, for whom Sam was doing rote Constituent Services work (writing reply letters) […]
politics
Mining Unions
Conflict between western hardrock miners and management has its roots in the Comstock. In May 1863, Comstock miners initiated efforts to form an association. The following year, the Storey County Miners’ League became the first sustained attempt at unionization of miners in the American West. Organized during a local depression, the League called for a […]
Chinese Labor
A mere twenty-one Chinese men lived in the western Great Basin in 1860. It was a humble beginning for immigrants who would compete for the title of largest immigrant group in nineteenth-century Nevada. One of the earliest descriptions of Chinese in the region places them in 1856 digging a ditch along the Carson River. Some […]