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Original Harper's Magazine "A Peep at Washoe" by J Ross Browne

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Original Harper's Magazine  A Peep at Washoe  by J Ross Browne
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Includes all three installments of the 1860 / 1861 story. Installment 1 (Dec., 1860) focuses on getting to the Comstock; 'Whole trains of pack-mules struggled frantically to make the transit from one dry point to another.' 'Four more miles of slush and snow, uphill nearly all the way, over roaring cataracts, slippery rocks, stumps and brush.' Installment 2 (Jan., 1861) focuses on Carson City; 'a mere accident', 'occupation of the inhabitants, waylaying strangers bound for Virginia,' and Virginia City; 'mud-hole', water, a dilution of arsenic, plumbago and copperas,' 'No title to property; no property worth having.' Installment 3 (Feb., 1861) focuses on his escape from Virginia; 'a perfect hurricane...tents were shivered and torn to shreds,' 'the road is five feet deep and 180 miles long,' 'brandy, whiskey and gin are the only medicines here.' He does mention the major mines (Sides Ground, Ophir, Washoe, Billy Chollar, Miller, Savage, etc.) From the library of W. M. Maule (1896-1970) - a noted Nevada botanist. Very good condition. Some staining in margins where originally sewn into the magazine. State: Nevada City: Virginia City, Storey Date: HWAC# 99387