I'm still searching for that Ballarat fly. Miriam Jones Shillingsburg speculates that he found the name of the train while reading train schedules in Napier, New Zealand but the only name for that train I've found is the "Napier Express". I've also searched for that energetic green fly he saw in this hotel room, to no avail. I've tried inquiring both train specialists and entomologists to no avail. The only Ballarat fly of record is a fishing lure created in Ballarat, Australia. As far as I've been able to tell, Twain never showed any interest in fly fishing. -- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. http://bscottholmes.com