I do not have a copy of the book "Anybody's Gold," by Joseph H. Jackson,  
but I believe there is a chapter in that book about a murder in Nevada City a 
 few months before Twain's story, in which a father kills his kids, similar 
to  Twain's massacre. Anyone have a copy of the book handy?  Bob Stewart
 
 
In a message dated 10/31/2011 7:22:43 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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Reading  Alf Doten's journals I found what might have beenpart inspiration 
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or  Twain's "Bloody Massacre" hoax of  1863!
http://bit.ly/txdKk3

Caroline  Lawrence
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