Sam goes to VC on his way, he thinks, to SF but there is nobody to replace him. He has to keep working. No SF vacation. MT&OC pg 73
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Sam flies totally solo on a story for the first time
Eight items appeared in the Enterprise column that began with “Our Stock Remarks” followed a story about Dan leaving called “The Illustrious Departed” Sam picks his new nickname Mark Twain for walking into a saloon and calling out “Mark Twain: meaning, pour two shots of whisky and mark the ledger for the drinks on his […]
Orion gets Sam a job in Gov’t
covering it for the Enterprise and getting paid as a official capacity A.J. Marsh collaborated with Sam on political reporting of the legislature when in session. Marsh was a shorthand expert borrowed by the Territorial Enterprise from teh Sacramento Union. They turned out 1,000 words per day for the 32 day session. Sam actually buckled […]
