By the way, it appears the Mountain Messenger has been saved:

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mountain-Messenger-new-publisher-save-Carl-Butz-14953411.php

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 12:11 PM Benjamin Griffin <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I'm aware of two times Mark Twain was in the Downieville *Mountain
> Messenger*, a paper he certainly didn't "write for" -- both pieces are
> reprinted from the Virginia City *Territorial Enterprise*. One is "Just
> 'One More Unfortunate' " (Messenger, 1 July 1865) and the other is "How to
> Secure the Attendance of Adults" (Messenger, 20 Jan 1866). These are not
> bylined "Sam Clemens," were not written in Downieville, and are not routine
> reportage suggestive of a hangover. Of course if Editor Russell knows of
> other items I'd be very glad to hear about them. He unaccountably seems to
> be more interested in the survival of his paper than in its possible
> contribution to MT bibliography.
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:39 PM Arianne . <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-29/californias-oldest-weekly-newspaper-nears-its-final-days?fbclid=IwAR3nI9eOrf0SCq07jPKxXaavCQryBZyqGBDXt3PPWsi4-yHi3iubF7j7Awk
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>> --
>> Arianne Laidlaw
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>
>
> --
> Benjamin Griffin
> Associate Editor, Mark Twain Project
> The Bancroft Library
> University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000
> (510) 664-4238
>


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Benjamin Griffin
Associate Editor, Mark Twain Project
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000
(510) 664-4238