Sam wrote to Orion to gush that he had accepted a job at the Territorial Enterprise. He took a few weeks before showing up. “A thunderstorm made Beranger a poet, a mother’s kiss made Benjamin West a painter and a salary of $15 a week makes us a journalist.” the first thing Sam Clemens wrote […]
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Sam visits Mono lake CA/NV Esmeralda
Gold had been struck earlier. ’59. He writes to Clagett that he’s pissed at the weather, bored, exhausted, happy about the Union starting to do better, but might want to leave for Denver. Sam is not quite ready to give up on the dream of quick and easy millions for a steady day job. August […]
ET offers job
The TE sees the July Fourth story and offers “Josh” a job. $25 a week. Sam stalls just a little bit before telling them he’ll take the job. They ask him to report before Dan is to leave.
