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Marryat’s Lively Glimpse of Sonora Mines Life
Frank Marryat’s vivid portrait of 1851 Sonorian life covers Sanara auction scenes with crafty buyers and a crowd, armed miners venturing through Tuttletown in pursuit of quartz veins, and the mixed fortunes of dry digging. It notes traders, diverse bidders, and the presence of black service workers among Southern migrants. The piece links mining aims with ditches, ore sampling, and patrolling disputes over water and horses amid early mining communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Marryat
Sonorian Gamp
Marryall
Sanara
Joe Bellows
Mies
Joe Bellow
Joe
Gherkins
Bellows
Marryatt
iMarryatt
Iso
Turtletown
Sonora
Jackass
Barnes
Thomas
Tuttle-Pont
Puttle
Hmore
Lottz
Tuttletown Corral
Mormon Gulch
Tama