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: > > https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-29/californias-oldest-weekly-newspaper-nears-its-final-days?fbclid=IwAR3nI9eOrf0SCq07jPKxXaavCQryBZyqGBDXt3PPWsi4-yHi3iubF7j7Awk > > > -- > Arianne Laidlaw > -- Benjamin Griffin Associate Editor, Mark Twain Project The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000 (510) 664-4238