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I need information on John D. Ludwig, Indian fighter from Northern CA in 1860-70s who also
discovered copper in Ludwig (Esmeralda County, Later Lyon Co.) in 1870s. He sold his mine
which later turned out to be one of the largest in the U.S. and there was a train built to
it (the Copper Belt Railroad). Ludwig was quite an eloquent speaker at the Silver Party
political conventions, was deaf in one ear with age, was in Japan in 1903 (why?), sold
mine, went to CA. The history in NV is scanty on him because someone in the county mixed
the names of John D. (copper miner) with another John T Ludwig (different man in Mason
Valley) and the two biographies have been scrambled.
I need information on John D. Ludwig (birthdate, came from ?, an obit can help,
and I will research this summer more when I have a break from teaching Sp.Ed.
I am writing a small book on pioneers of Wellington (Smith Valley) Nevada and John D.
Ludwig is very important to the copper mining in the north end of the valley.
Thank you. Mary Ann