At 10:26 PM 1/31/97 -0500, Barbara Schmidt wrote:


      :  >It was here that it made the acquaintance
       >of and advertised as widely as possible the work of a young and
        :>red-headed reporter, Sam Clemens.  The Aurora Times was a stanch
        :>Union paper, and through the Civil War days the editors and their
        :>little press were faithfully guarded by shotgun deputies."

        :>Are there any other known sources that can verify Clemens
association
        :>with The Aurora Times?

        My only clear report
        about Twain's hair color had been his
        apparent self-report of having dark brown hair.
        I have red hair, but first I must have the facts.

        Q:  Was it merely  somewhat red in the sun?

        Please !  some questions are not important enough to ignore.


                Mike