from oldwestdailyreader for 12/31 of... 1852 California closes - TopicsExpress



          

from oldwestdailyreader for 12/31 of... 1852 California closes the year estimating that it’s mines have produced $81 million. 1865 San Francisco, CA; Wells Fargo & Company reports nearly a quarter of a million dollars profit for the year. 1867 Nevada‘s Comstock area lodes produced $16 million in silver this year. 1879 Leadville, CO; Vigilantes visit the local jail and invite Ed Frodsham (see above: 12/29/1879) to a necktie party, outlaw Patrick Stewart who has the misfortune to also be in residence, swings along. 2010 Facing opposition from descendents of Governor Lew Wallace, Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett and others, New Mexico Governor William B. “Bill” Richardson cites “lack of conclusiveness and the historical ambiguity” and refuses to pardon Billy the Kid.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:10:37 +0000

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