Dear Joan,
I have so enjoyed your posts on teh Early Nevadans. I love hearing about
Nevada and the early days. This was very informative.
Your time and efforts are appreciated!
Many Thanks,
Maureen Brook
Joan Achille wrote:
Pg. 76
Hal Clayton, who practiced law in Carson, and who during the
War of the Rebellion, was sent to Fort Churchill to "pack
sand" for giving out expressions disloyal to the "govern-
ment of the people, by the people and for the people";
Harry F. Rice, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Carson agent at a time
when Wells-Fargo had the only banking house in the State,
excepting the Bank of California at Virginia City; Hon.
Thomas Wren, Chas. F. Bicknell, Governor J. W. Adams,
Governor John H. Kinkead, Governor H. G. Blasdel; Chan-
cellor C. Derby, who piled up a million dollars or more
in Alta, and afterward lost it all and died poor; Henry
A. Comins, now living at Ely, White Pine County; H. S.
Mason, at the head of the firm of Mason, Huff & Co. at
Carson, when that firm was the largest mercantile firm
in the State; A. B. Driesbach, another Carson merchant;
Charley De Long, who was a candidate for United States
Senator and was defeated by James W. Nye; Colonel Bob
Taylor, a story-teller and lawyer of note on the Comstock
when Virginia City was at it Zenith.
Joe Goodman, Charley Goodwin, now of the Salt Lake Evening
Telegram, and Rollin M. Daggett, who each successively
occupied the editorial chair on the Territorial Enterprise
when that paper molded public opinion for the young State;
John J. Musser, an early-day attorney at Carson; General
Robt. M. Clarke, second Attorney-General the new State had;
Alf Doten, editor of the Gold Hill News, a newspaper that
carried much influence, and its editorials always had the
true ring; Sam Clemens, known in literature as Mark Twain;
Dan De Quille, reporter on the Enterprise, who was on the
staff with Mark Twain under the editorialship of Goodwin;
Colonel Abe Curry, the man who had to government contract
for building the United States Mint at Carson City and
was the Mint's first superintendent; M. S. Bonnifield of
Winnemucca, and oh, so many, many others.
Joan