The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
TWAIN'S CABIN
IS BEING MOVED
Cabin that Sheltered Twain at
Aurora, Being Torn Down
and R e m o " e. d to Reno


Weather beaten, tottering with old
age and braced in it's last stages of
life by heavy timber, Mark Twain's
old cabin at Aurora was taken apart
this week in sections prior to its re-
moval to Reno where it will be erect
ed at Idlewild park.
A crew of men have been on the
site for two days getting the cabin
ready for the long trip to Reno. 1t
was first believed that the Twain
home could be placed on large truck
intact, but the size and general struc-
ture prevented and special frames and
skids were built so that the cabin
could be brought to Reno in perfect
state with none of the parts in the
construction omitted.
Snow storms slowed up the work
and plans have been made for the
loading of the cabin and furniture on
two trucks Sunday, coming out of
Aurora Monday, arriving in Reno late
Wednesday or early Thursday morn
ing.
Work on the arrangements for the
removal of Mark Twain's cabin and
the final negotiations have been under
the direction of John F. Ness, direc-
tor of publicity of Nevada's Trans
continental Highways Exposition.
Efforts to bring the cabin to Reno
were made when it was learned that
officials of Los Angeles and persons
living in the vicinity of Mono Lake,
California, were negotiating for the
purchase and removal Of the cabin
from Nevada.
Moving of the cabin has been de-
layed owing to the clearance of the
title and other legal entanglements
which hav been built up during the
past twenty years while the treasured
site passed to and from different own
ers and claimants.
When these obstacles seemed un-
surmountable, George Wingfield was
appealed to and through his assist
ance the red tape of legality was sew
cred, making possible the removal of
the Nevada landmark to Reno.
Governor James G. Scrugham,
Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno and
George w. Borden, state engineer,
have assisted materially in furthering
the work of installing the cabin in
Reno and have worked with Wingfield
and Ness as a committee to preserve
the historic cabin as lasting land
mark of the famous authors home in
| Nevada.
Through the cooperation of Fred
! Walker one of the oldest residents in
Aurora and a personal friend of Mark
Twain, many pieces of furniture which
were in the authors cabin have been
collected and will be installed in the
cabin at Reno Other old timers visit
/ ed Walker recently in Aurora and sig
nified their intention of returning fur
niture which they have been cherish
ing in the memory of Nevada's author.
The authenticity of the Mark Twain
cabin has been proved beyond doubt
and Walker said that he has the table
at which Mark Twain wrote Rough
ing 1t" and many more of his most
scintilating stories while he was pros
pecting at Aurora.
Mayor E. E. Roberts picked the site
yesterday at Idlewild for the cabin.
1t will be placed in the center of
clump of willow trees where rustic
fence and typical miners stone gate
and walk will be constructed.
If plans of the exposition officials
materialize replica of the first build
ing built in Nevada at Genoa will be
placed in the exposition grounds and
will be set alongside the Mark Twain
cabin.-Reno Journal.