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April ○ ○ ○ ○ Gold and Silver, continued from page 1 Brannan had company like Levi Strauss
who made near-indestructible pants from
What next? It was Nevada . . . and it canvas and gave rise to a generic descrip-
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Desk Schedule ○ ○ was still the lure of gold. Nuggets had tion that lives today . . . Levis. Phillip
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been found along streams like the one Armour opened a meat market in
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Thur/ 1 G. Sayles J. Barrett ○ ○ now known as Gold Creek, but Nevada Placerville, the beginning of a huge
had silver as well. The Washoe Moun- meatpacking empire. Armour had a
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Fri2 V. Sperry E. Schliepp ○
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tains in western Nevada held a strike of neighbor who made wheelbarrows; his
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Sat/3 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck ○ ○ ○ incredible wealth; gold and silver to- name was John Studebaker. And since
gether. The Comstock Lode alone
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Pacific Daylight time begins April 4 ○ miners had a pressing need for some-
produced $300 million in time, an event where to keep their money and to send
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Sun/4 OPEN M./L. Utah ○ ○ that gave new meaning to the word, “bo- it, even as bullion, a firm called Wells
Mon/5 A. Berg F. Rhea ○ ○ ○ nanza” (Spanish for “fair weather”). Fargo provided an answer.
Although silver was not as easily recog- It’s all part of the rich lore of the Old
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Tues/6 J. Geier E. Rothfuss ○ ○
nizable or easy to separate from other West that lives on and on.
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Wed/7 N Kresge D. Power ○ ○ ○ elements as gold, it was a source of riches.
Miners from California crossed the
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mountains in increasing numbers, and Please take note . . .
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Fri/9 P. Oleson S. Kantrud ○ ○ soon the legendary Virginia City rose.
Sat/10 P. VanDooremaal R. Conductor ○ ○ ○ Some things were changing. Miners VC HOURS - Scenic Drive Hours
who had been loners now worked for 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. beginning April 1;
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Sun/11 P. Gertis D. Gilette ○
employers with the money and equip- Visitor Center hours change to 8
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B. Saperstein ○ ment needed for big operations. Wages a.m. - 5:30 p.m. beginning April 4.
were high and times were good, but it was TIME CHANGE - Daylight Savings
Mon/12 V. Sperry J. Geier
also very dangerous work. This was the Time begins April 4.
Tues/13 M. Slagle E. Rothfuss BUDGET REQUESTS - Commit-
Wed/14 P. Grand C. Gilmore tee Chairs must submit budget re-
quests for 2004-2005 to the board
Thur/15 G. Sayles J. Barrett
by May 5.
Fri/16 M. Slagle D. Powers ○ EVENTS - There are four events
Sat/17 J. Kisosondi P. Gertis ○ ○ ○ upcoming for which volunteers are
needed: Red Rock Day, May 1;
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Sun/18 N. Kresge N. Kresge ○ ○ ○ National Public Lands Day, June 5;
Mon/19 V. Sperry P. Kepner ○ ○ © Norm Kresge 2004 the Red Rock Photo Contest, Sep-
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tember 11; and the Tortoise Trot,
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Tues/20 J. Geier E. Rothfuss ○
kind of mining that required shafts with October 30.
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Wed/21 R. Linsmeier B. Wolin ○ ○ ○ a menacing combination of blasting,
cave-ins from the soft silver ore, flood-
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Thur/22 G. Sayles J. Barrett ○ ○
ing, accidental explosion, and lack of
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Fri/23 N. Kresge E. Schliepp ○ ○ ○ oxygen. The strain on men was
Sat/24 G. Gabbert M. Lolich ○ ○ enormous, and it gave rise to a popular “The mission of Friends of
expression today, as miners would ex-
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M. Lolich ○
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claim, “I’ve reached my limit—any more Red Rock Canyon is to
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Sun/25 P. Kepner B. Wolin ○ ○ ○ and you can shove it.” Eventually,
Nevada’s great days of mining bonanzas support the Bureau of
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Mon/26 P. Grand OPEN ○
ended, just like California. However,
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Tues/27 M. Slagle J. Geier mining is still Nevada’s second largest Land Management in the
Wed/28 U. Beckert C. Gilmore industry, right after tourism. And Nevada protection and enrichment of
remains a “gold mine” of mining lore
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with its historic sites, ghost towns, and the Red Rock Canyon
Fri/30 P. Kepner E. Schliepp abandoned (and dangerous) mines.
Great wealth had been found by National Conservation Area.”
some, and some made it by providing
Changes? Call Scott Bahan(515-5371) services and equipment to miners. Sam