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Bodie’s Gold tall tales and true history from a california mining town m a r g u e r i t e s p r a g u e u n i versi ty o f n evad a press ren o & las ve gas ., University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2003 by University of Nevada Press Photographs copyright © 2003 by Marguerite Sprague, unless otherwise noted All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sprague, Marguerite, 1958– Bodie’s gold : tall tales and true history from a California mining town / Marguerite Sprague. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-87417-511-9 (alk. paper) 1. Bodie (Calif.)—Gold discoveries. 2. Bodie (Calif.)—History. 3. Frontier and pioneer life— California—Bodie. 4. Gold miners—California—Bodie—History. 5. Mining camps— California—History. 6. Ghost towns—California. 7. Bodie (Calif.)—Biography. 8. Interviews—California. 9. Folklore—California—Bodie. I. Title. f869.b65—s68 2003 979.4'48—dc21 2002151291 The paper used in this book is a recycled stock made from 30 percent post-consumer waste materials, certified by fsc, and meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. University of Nevada Press Paperback Edition, 2011 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 isbn-13: 978-0-87417-856-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) Frontispiece: Home Comfort Stove [3.81.23.50] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 07:40 GMT) , For Robert, Nettie, and Lilah: with you, Eureka! Map of Bodie, California ...