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Old Genoa log cabin notes and Nevada land history
Gardnerville readers recount Genoa’s early settlers and land claims from 1850s to 1860s. Names such as Olds, Palmer, Jones, Dangberg, Kinsey, Vansickle, Motts, Cossers, and Holbrook appear with dates of settlement and actions, alongside reflections on mining, ranching, and the region’s growth. A separate item reports a new mining camp named Pittsburgh in Humboldt county with a five stamp mill and Winnemucca as supply base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Chartz
Gardnerville Courier
Genoa
Olds
Ben Palmer
D. R. Jones
Bully Williams
A. P. Squires
H. F. Dangberg
Gold Canyon
Steve Kinsey
Carson County
Utah Territory
Vansickles
Mormon Station
Henry Vansickle
Brigham Young
Utah
Salt Lake
United States
Motts
Cossers
Jack Howard
D. B. Park
Kinney
Hugh Perk
Sam Singleton
Bari Carey
Presnt Anderson and
Christensen
Wm. Thorington
Lucky Bill
Baseman
Brockliss
C. E. Holbrook
Carson Valley
C. B. Parks
Humboldt County
Ed McGee
Chonsat Springs Creek
Aler Creek
Deulo
Forest Mountain
Pittsburgh
Winnemucca
Silver State