The San Francisco call., 1905-05-23

The golden State of Nevada has fur
nished the newspaper world with as
many shining lights as any other State
in the Union since 1860.
When one stops to look over the
grand galaxy of literary stars this
State has supplied to the world. one
can hardly realize whence they sprung
and why they drifted to the then almost
barren deserts of Nevada.
There surely must be something in
the very atmosphere to inspire such
thoughts as have come from the minds
of these people. Nevada can point with
pride to her newspaper people. or
those who have done their life work
and crossed over the great divide, and
who builded for themselves monuments
of fame in the Western world of letters
can be mentioned Roland Daggett, who
only ceased his work with his pen
when he received his last call
George Wright, better known as Dan
de guile, with his quaint style made
this life the more worth the living.
Alfred Doten. powerful with his pen
in his day, was also found at desk when
the grim reaper came. Dennis Nc
Carthy was a power in the land he
helped to build up. He, more fortunate
than some of his brothers of the quill
was enabled to end his days in the quiet
of his country home in California.
Harrie Mighels, one of the most force
full and brilliant writers of his day, a
man whom all respected and loved, and
one that was admired by all who knew
him for his ability. passed on to the
other side working in the harness.
Jim Townsend. Truthful James"
was a quaint, original writer and one
that had style of his own. Ed Colnon
made his first reputation on the Com
Sfnplr' nd 10 ha tiT31a Of n
he never took a beck trail,'' but stead
| ily forged abroad in his profession until
| he became one of the leading, if not the
! leading editorial writer on this coast.
George Cassidy is another Of the old
! time newspaper men who has finished
yond- He represented the State in Con-
81 ess one term and returned to his
newspaper, preferring that work.
| Among the living writer's of to-day
| who were baptized in the profession on
/ the old Comstock and who are entitled to
| first place are Arthur McEwen and
Samuel Clemens mark Twain. Both
| OF these gentlemen began their news
! paper work in Virginia City as report
! ers. and it was in this school of jour-
nslism that they got their first ideas of
men and things in general and learned
how TO turn them into news thai was
| of commercial value.
| Adair Nelson, another young man at
! the time he was on the Comstock. did
we'll while there, but after leaving Me-
vada he went with the laws and is nosy
! Supreme Justice of Colorado. Joe
Goodman, another Comstocker, was one
! of the old stand-bys for the boys il,
! the late Cos and early 70s. He was
! famous as a newspaperman of the
West, but became more famous as tha
| discoverer of Mark Twain after
| Clemons discovered himself. He has
retired with a fortune and is taking
| life easy with his family at his beauti
| full home in California, where his main
pleasure in life. at present, is to meet
/ some of his old friends of Bonanza
days and talk over old times.
Charley c. Goodwin. who was a lead
er in Virginia City in the 7os, is now
living in Salt Lake and still doing