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, [log in to unmask] writes: 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 >