| Description |
1 online resource (103 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Copyright -- Title -- The Author -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowlegments -- Chapters -- The Beginning In Iowa -- Nevada Territory and The Rails Race -- New Towns -- Another New Start -- Failures and Drinking -- Confinement -- The Mining Industry -- Doctor Bishop's Defense -- The Asylum Experience -- Catching Up On Events -- John's Last Day -- Epilogue -- Observations -- Nevada State Asylum Hospital Cemetery -- BLM -- John's Investments -- Brooklyn, Nevada September 1973 -- References -- People -- Establishments -- Letters and Pictures -- Micro Film -- Books |
| Summary |
Nevada History: The true story of John Chisholm Smyles. With John's experiences beginning in the Nevada Territory in 1862. It tells of the life he led and the hardships of the mining towns of Brooklyn and Peavine City. It includes his involvement with gold fever and the effect that railroads had on the State of Nevada, and the 601. John became a p |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Smyles, John Chisholm, 1836-1901
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Surveyors -- Nevada -- Biography
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Surveyors
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| SUBJECT |
Reno (Nev.) -- History
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| Subject |
Nevada
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Nevada -- Reno
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781098311445 |
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1098311442 |
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