Big Bonanza Riches and the Rise of James Fair
A historical sketch of James Fair, known as Slippery Jim, tracing his 1849 California rush arrival, mining ventures from Angel’s Camp to Virginia City, and his entanglements with John Mackay. It covers the Big Bonanza era, Fair’s public flair, the Nevada Bank saga, a divisive Senate bid against William Sharon, his eventual divorce from Theresa Rooney, and a record $4.75 million divorce settlement.
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Dames
Fair
Mackay
James Ae
Jim
Dublin
America
Ilinois
California
Shaw’s
Angel's Camp
Jim Fair
Angel's
James Fair
Carson
Theresa Rooney
Comstock
Virginia City
Theresa Rooney Fair
John Mackay
Marie Hungerford Bryant
Virginia
Nevada Bank
Flood
O'Brien
Plood
Nevada
Bank of California
William Sharon
Sharon
James Fairley
Jing Fair
United States
Theresa
San Francisco
R. 8. Mesivk
Bottles Prove Stronger Than Space Reentry Their G-Force Test
New York AP reports glass bottles and jars endure far higher G forces than Gemini astronauts during reentry tests. Glass Container Manufacturers Institute notes astronauts endure about 3 to 6 Gs briefly, while a Nightweight beer bottle withstood near 200 Gs and everyday ketchup bottles around 280 Gs before failing. A cooking oil bottle remained intact at about 580 Gs.
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New York
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Gemini
Earth
American Drives Cab In London
Sam Strowman, an American from Boston, works as a London taxi driver known as The Yank. He passed a tough test on knowledge of routes to theaters and stations and has driven in London for 15 years. He recalls cultural differences with U S riders and says London traffic is a challenge but he enjoys the business.
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London
Scotland Yard
Sam Strowman
Boston
Sam
U.S. Aih Air Force
England
New York
Rbostonian
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sculptor Guarantees Tikis Crafted in Front Yard
Sausalito sculptor Barney West carves Polynesian Tikis in his front yard and guarantees them for a century. Using redwood from nearby forests, he and five helpers create pieces up to 100 feet tall and 20 feet wide. His open air workshop has produced thousands of carvings over ten years, including Buddhas, totems, figureheads, and religious statues for clients from New York to Hawaii. West notes a current 26 foot Saint Francis of Assisi project for a San Francisco church and attracts about 5,000 visitors to his “Tiki Junction” sawdust studio, a local tourism draw with plans to join sightseeing tours. He learned carving after being shipwrecked in 1943 while serving in the Marines.
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Sausalito
Calif
Barney West
West
California
New York
Hawaii
Trader Vie
Lake Tahoe
St.rancis of Assisi
San Francisco
Merchant Marine
Marinesas Islands
Tahiti
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Farr
Chicago
Mother Lode
Shasta
Trinity Fields
Sonora
Shaw's Flat
Columbia
Jimtown
Morman's Tsar
Melones
Bald Mountain
Montezuma
Tutlletown
Fairsom
Pair
Ophir
Kentuck and Bullion
Hale
Norcross
Senate
John P. Jones
Washington
Lick Hole
Montagmery Street
Santoval
Anther
The
Daily Review
James G. Fair
States
Guarantees Tikis
Grodins
Grodins Southland Mall
Opan
Foothill
Opan Mon
Albiulous
Hayward
Mission Blvd
Cosmetic Department
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