In May 1862, the first public school on the Comstock was organized by Mary Gastor. School was held in a rented building until 1874 when a more permanent building was built by school authorities in Lower Gold Hill.
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Harvey Beckwith
Friends with Sam from mining. Harvey saved Sam’s life. Harvey Beckwith, who is mentioned in the The Spanish Mine story was friends with Sam in early 1862 when they worked mines together. Harvey was the mine superintendent. Sam called him โa first-rate man in every way — steady, faithful, smart & particularly energetic…. God never […]
Artemus Ward
Artemus Ward, often called the first standup comic, played a pivotal role in the history of American literature during an 1863 Christmas visit to the Nevada territory when he influenced the career of Mark Twain. Born Charles Farrar Brown in 1834 in Maine, the future Artemus Ward lost his father when young and became an […]