. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. Virginia City — in the bright new State of Nevada. A wonderful little city — right in the heart of the famous Washoe silver regions the mines of which annually produce over twenty-five millions of solid silver. This silver is melted into solid bricks — ofabout the size of ordinary house-bricks —? and carted off to San Fran-cisco with mules. The roads often swarm with these silver wagons. One hundred and seventy-five miles to the east of this place are theEeese River silver mines—which are supposed
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. Virginia City — in the bright new State of Nevada. A wonderful little city — right in the heart of the famous Washoe silver regions the mines of which annually produce over twenty-five millions of solid silver. This silver is melted into solid bricks — ofabout the size of ordinary house-bricks —? and carted off to San Fran-cisco with mules. The roads often swarm with these silver wagons. One hundred and seventy-five miles to the east of this place are theEeese River silver mines—which are supposed to be the richest in theworld. The great American Desert in winter-time the desert which is so frightfully gloomy always. No trees no houses no people —.
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