NevadaGram #228 – Venturing out into the Sagebrush Sea
After gamely sheltering in place for months, Robin and I decided to hit the road again during the last week in October. It was a relief, but it wasn't a return to the way...
NevadaGram #227 – Nevada’s Forgotten Movie Star, Farewell for a While
Wholesome . . . Delectable . . . Enchanting
by David W. Toll
You might think that a state with so few celebrities to brag about would make a big deal about a movie star who...
NevadaGram #226 – Wagon Train Ambush
Tuesday July 1 1976 was a grand and glorious day in the history of the Comstock Lode, the day the whole town of Silver City came out to play.
As the Gold Hill NEWS reported...
NevadaGram #225 – Cowboy Joe, Carson Valley, Valley of Fire, Burning Man
by David Toll
If I hadn't slowed to look down the road west, I probably wouldn't have noticed the eight-year-old Chevy parked on the shoulder about 100 yards from the intersection. The hood of the...
NevadaGram #224 – The Mind Reader
by Harry M.Gorham
Due to the frenzy of speculation occasioned by the ore discovery in the Sierra Nevada, every stock quoted in the San Francisco exchange was quoted at ridiculous prices, and those who could...
NevadaGram #223 – Butch Cassidy & the Great Winnemucca Bank Robbery
Winnemucca is a tranquil town on the Humboldt River, a trading post transformed by the railroad into a lively shipping center, a bumptious cow town and county seat. Its history resembles that of dozens...
NevadaGram #222 – Bighorn Sheep Reintroduced at Pyramid Lake
by Kalen Goodluck/High Country News
The day began early for the crew of scientists, state and tribal officials — long before the sun rose across the snow-covered sagebrush. “How many are you going to give us?”...
