covering it for the Enterprise and getting paid as a official capacity A.J. Marsh collaborated with Sam on political reporting of the legislature when in session. Marsh was a shorthand expert borrowed by the Territorial Enterprise from teh Sacramento Union. They turned out 1,000 words per day for the 32 day session. Sam actually buckled down and learned the grind of the beat reporter and the art of asking the right question to flesh out the personality of the proceedings