Orion shows the squibs Sam wrote for the Keokuk Gate City to William H. Barstow of the TE. The TE reprinted at least some of one of them. Sam doesn’t care to be paid, for his writing he’s sure that he’s about to be a millionaire. This would change by July.
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Sam asks Orion to start a scrapbook of his squibs
A few are published and he’s excited. Orion writes letters recommending his brother as a reporter at the Sac Union. They offer $10
Governor Nye leaves for SF
Putting Orion in charge. He appointed and removed officials, granted passports, solemnized marriages, issued proclamations, extradited and pardoned prisoners