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A Window in Time to Carson Valley, 1859
Back in 1859, Carson Valley was a pretty dysfuncational place. Judge Orson Hyde had departed in November, 1856. And after September 1857, with the exodus of over 200 early LDS settlers (who followed Brigham Young’s call to return to Salt Lake), the trappings of regular law and order had largely vanished. […]
The Saga of “Pig” Brown
When an 1870 survey crew visited early Ft. Lauderdale, they discovered only two settler families living at New River. The intrepid Isaiah Hall was the topic of our previous story. But what was the backstory of the second family, that of “Pig Brown”? Ah, that’s another fun tale! Patriarch John Joseph Brown was about 48 years old when […]
Hilariously High Hopes for Alpine in 1864
Hilariously High Hopes for Alpine County in 1864 We don’t know exactly who “Forty-Niner” was. But on February 10, 1864, someone penned a letter to the Sacramento Daily Union under that pseudonym. What we do know is that he was a resident of Silver Mountain City. And he was a little ticked off. […]
About Karen Dustman
Karen Dustman is a California-based journalist and author. From history to home improvement, natural health to self-help, she’s written about it during her twenty-year career. “The best part of being a writer is I get to write about whatever I’m interested in, and I’m interested in practically everything!” she laughs.
