Comstock bonanza; western Americana of J. Ross Browne, Mark Twain, Sam Davis, Bret Harte, James W. Gally, Dan de Quille, Joseph T. Goodman [and] Fred Hart.
J. Ross Browne -- A peep at Washoe -- Fred Hart -- Life in a mining town -- The first fourth in white pine -- James W. Gally -- Big Jack small -- Hualapi -- Spirits -- The frozen truth -- Ancient and modern snakes -- Dan de Quille -- "Snowshoe Thompson" -- The eagle's nest -- Big Bill Scuffles or the fight at Foster's bar -- The solar armor -- The silver man -- The washoe Behemoth -- Joseph T. Goodman -- The trumpet comes to Pickeye! -- Virginia City -- Comstock prayer -- Sam Davis -- The mystery of the savage sump -- A christmas carol -- A Sage-Brush Chief -- Andy Munroe's funeral -- A stock chapter -- A Carson Poker incident -- The typographical Howitzer -- Bret Harte -- The stage-driver's story -- Mark Twain -- Information for the millions -- My late senatorial secretaryship -- Buck Fanshaw's funeral -- The petrified man I -- The petrified man II -- My bloody massacre I -- The latest sensation II -- Concerning notaries -- Mr. Skae's item
