Orion is acting Governor while James W. Nye is back East in Washington D.C. Orion and Clement Rice travel to San Francisco at the end of the California Legislative session to try and settle the border dispute over the strike in Aurora. “Sagebrush War”. When he escaped to SF he borrowed $200 from Orion and […]
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The Roop County War – Sagebrush War
Nevadans fight Californians over mines. Because of a law passed by Congress in 1861 that left unresolved a border dispute MT&OC pg 75
Sam prints personal digs at buddy Rice
Sam faux-feuded in print with his buddy Clement T. Rice whose head he said “was filled with oysters instead of brains.” The Unreliable – they’re really great friends, actually. best friends they share a bed