History of Nevada; . Point, and afterwardsthe seminar^ at IMattsville, reaping invaluable bene-fits therefrom. In 1861 he, in company with hisfather, drove a herd of cattle across the plains toTrinity County, California, and experienced greattrouble from the redskins, having some desperateskirmishes with them. Upon his arrival in Califor-nia again, he pursued mining until 1862, when he re-turned to his native State. The next year he againsought the Pacific Coast, accompanied by his family,this time taking the route via the Isthmus ofPanama. For seven years he followed his old occu-pation, that
History of Nevada; . Point, and afterwardsthe seminar^ at IMattsville, reaping invaluable bene-fits therefrom. In 1861 he, in company with hisfather, drove a herd of cattle across the plains toTrinity County, California, and experienced greattrouble from the redskins, having some desperateskirmishes with them. Upon his arrival in Califor-nia again, he pursued mining until 1862, when he re-turned to his native State. The next year he againsought the Pacific Coast, accompanied by his family,this time taking the route via the Isthmus ofPanama. For seven years he followed his old occu-pation, that of mining, when he received the appoint-ment as agent for Woodruff k Ennors Stage Line,at Elko, and was afterward appointed as assistantsuperintendent of the Leopard Mill and MiningCompan3% at Cornucopia. In 1876 he was electedto the Assembly, and in 1878 he removed to Tus-carora, his present ])Iace of residence, from whencehe was elected Senator from Elko County, a positionhe now holds. HISTORY OF ELKO COUNTY. 399.
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