By the way, it appears the Mountain Messenger has been saved: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mountain-Messenger-new-publisher-save-Carl-Butz-14953411.php On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 12:11 PM Benjamin Griffin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > -- Benjamin Griffin Associate Editor, Mark Twain Project The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000 (510) 664-4238