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Fearless Washoe heel story from Nevada prospector tale
A Nevada prospecting tale recounts Washoe barefoot travel across rough ground and a Genoa shop iron accident. An Indian boy steps on a hot iron fragment, burns his heel badly, and limpingly returns to camp with pitch to seal the wound.
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Nevada
Coldiera
Dahomey
Carson Valley
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Lakes
Jerry Raycraft
Genoa
Pete Meyer
Pete
Pine Tree