Manuscripts

Mark Lawrence Requa recollections of Early Days In Virginia City and Gold Hill - and a recount of the "Big Cravasse,"

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Description: This text discusses a wide range of topics regarding life in Nevada before 1900, including coming west, mining, corruption, and home life on the frontier. Also included is a photocopy of a map showing the Northern Mother Lode during the 1850s.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Call number: mssHM 80836
Creator: Requa, M. L (1865-1937)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Marcia A. Good, October 1997.
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