This date was the ultimatum date for the survey that would have Orion outmaneuver CA Gov Leland Stanford and his emissary Judge Robinson. Orion has for 3 months avoided more bloodshed and he kept the more valuable properties in the Nevada Territory. MT&OC pg 78 By painting the pro-california elements in Esmeralda County as southern […]
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Sam writes about Haunted House
Sam’s article ‘More Ghosts’Ž— sets out to debunk the stories about a haunted hotel that had staged apparitions, ominous footsteps and groans, and the miraculous materialization of ‘large gouts of fresh blood’ in ‘a real, old-fashioned haunted house. But it eventually concedes that ghost may be real, and recommends that people see for themselves. This […]
Dan keeps writing squibs
Dan DeQuille leaves Sam in charge while he goes to Colorado to see about mining prospects. He puffs up the potential of the Pikes Peak mines.