Hi Barb and Bob:

Interesting and detailed facts that  further
enlighten, as usual.  Glad you jumped in
on the  query.

What I can't fathom is how the Wikipedia
entry got the day of  departure so wrong,
while basically having the length of travel
time  correct.  It's eight days different.

My instincts tell me to  rely on Kent's
chronology.  And that Orion not
having the stagecoach fare doesn't 
surprise me much.

Roger Durrett
Charlotte, NC

In a message  dated 11/19/2014 10:58:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
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Days of travel from Missouri to Nevada -- according to  Kent
Rasmussen's chronology in CRITICAL COMPANION TO MARK TWAIN --

26  July - 14 August  1861 "goes to Nevada, by stagecoach."  That is  a
total of 20 days which includes the date of arrival.


Barb