Orion Clemens was the first and only Secretary of Nevada Territory. He was very unqualified for the job. His little brother was Samuel Langhorne Clemens – Mark Twain. Orion purchased the Hannibal newspaper and tried to be a writer. Not as good as his little brother at writing, his jealousy drove Sam onto the Mississippi […]
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Julia Bulette
Julia Bulette Prostitute Julia Bulette moved to Virginia City around 1863 when the lively mining boom town boasted a population approaching 10,000. Four years later, an intruder strangled her during the early morning hours of January 20, 1867. Local officials arrested Frenchman Jean Millian when he tried to sell a few of her possessions. Found […]
Jeff Hayes
Telegraph Operator in Virginia City. John Uriel Hayes just wasn’t cut out for the priesthood. He knew that. His mother and religious mentors did not. “He kept running away from home,” says Juanita Swinehart of Vancouver, his granddaughter. “And every time the priest would go after him and bring him back again.” About age 14 […]