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Marysville, Yuba County, California
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A tired traveler from Washoe arrives in town, staggering from his mountain journey, and declares Washoe a humbug, citing worthless notes as currency and a barely visible silver streak in the Comstock Lead.
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He proclaimed Washoe a humbug. He said there was no currency in circulation there except notes of hand payable on sight, and you "never could ketch sight of the man that give 'em, agin." As to the great Comstock Lead, there was "a small streak o' silver runnin through it that you could di-kiver with a strong magnifyin glass. Otherways twa'nt visible to the naked eye." For his part, he was done with Washoe.
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A long-legged traveler from Washoe, weak from his mountain journey, arrives staggering on the streets with blankets and a carpet bag, stops at an inn, and proclaims Washoe a humbug due to unreliable currency notes and the Comstock Lead having only a tiny, barely visible silver streak.