Second Biennial Report
Nevada Historical Society
1909-1910
My father was in company with G. N. Folsom in the manufac-
ture of lumber on the Truckee River, ten miles east of
Truckee, in the '70s, furnishing for two or three years
nearly all the timber used in the Crown Point mine at
Gold Hill, when it was one of the greatest bullion
producers on the Comstock. United States Senator,
John P. Jones was superintendent at the time. Mother and
father traveled down life's pathway hand in hand, sharing
each other's pleasures and disappointments for more than
half a century, and celebrated their golden wedding at
the house of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fulton of Reno in 1891.
At that time they were nearing the end of the road, father
dying in August 1893, and mother, God bless her, following
him in 1907, with nearly eighty-eight full years of noble
deeds standing to her credit. They were pioneers in the
truest sense, and there are many people living in the State
today who have been the recipients of their hospitality
and kindly acts. Father was not a politician, but he
always took a lively interest in every movement that
promised betterment to the State and its people, morally
or financially.
Joan