Yup. in 1861 Sam Clemens and John Kinney laid their Timber Claim on Tahoe  
shoreline that was owned by the Ponderosa Ranch, according to the burning  
map  Bob S
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2013 10:28:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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Yes. I  enjoyed that one-- also when he (as a character) showed up on
'Gunsmoke' ,  a couple of times, I believe. The Cartwrights lived in the
right part of  Nevada at the right time.

DDD


On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 7:01  PM, Dwayne Eutsey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm watching a  rerun of an old show called The Rifleman on MeTV tonight
> ("The  Shattered Idol") and, coincidence of coincidences, I see that Mark
>  Twain is the special guest in this episode.
>
> It's all  deliciously anachronistic, of course (it's the early 1870s and
> Twain's  in his white suit and writing Huckleberry Finn), but
>  interestingly...Langdon Clemens' recent death is an integral part of  the
> plot.
>
> I'm attaching a photo I found of Chuck  Connors with the Twain character.
>
>  Dwayne
>