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*December 1, 1877 marked the first non-stop stagecoach trip from Carson City, NV to Bodie. | *December 1, 1877 marked the first non-stop stagecoach trip from Carson City, NV to Bodie. | ||
*December 4, 1877 – The Standard Co. declares a dividend of $1 per share… and the Bodie boom begins! | *December 4, 1877 – The Standard Co. declares a dividend of $1 per share… and the Bodie boom begins! | ||
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==1878== | ==1878== | ||
*February 2, 1878 – Beginning of stage service 3 times a day between Bodie & Aurora, and once daily to Bridgeport, 1878. | *February 2, 1878 – Beginning of stage service 3 times a day between Bodie & Aurora, and once daily to Bridgeport, 1878. | ||
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==1979== | ==1979== | ||
*June 10, 1879 – The first load of Bodie ore weighs in at over 10,000 lbs. with “every piece showing gold.” | *June 10, 1879 – The first load of Bodie ore weighs in at over 10,000 lbs. with “every piece showing gold.” | ||
− | + | This would be a good goad to the PCs, wherever they are. They could see a newspaper notice and that the gold rush is just starting. | |
*September 6, 1879 – H.Z. Osborne & Co. printed the first “Daily Free Press” newspaper in Bodie. | *September 6, 1879 – H.Z. Osborne & Co. printed the first “Daily Free Press” newspaper in Bodie. | ||
* October 1, 1879, Pat Reddy, attorney at law, becomes Bodie’s newest citizen. | * October 1, 1879, Pat Reddy, attorney at law, becomes Bodie’s newest citizen. | ||
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==1880== | ==1880== | ||
*January 24: The fire hydrant system in Bodie is completed.\ | *January 24: The fire hydrant system in Bodie is completed.\ | ||
*May 1: The Tombstone Epitaph prints its first issue in Tombstone, Arizona. It remains the oldest continuously published newspaper in the state. | *May 1: The Tombstone Epitaph prints its first issue in Tombstone, Arizona. It remains the oldest continuously published newspaper in the state. | ||
− | ** | + | **''The Tombstone Epitaph could have an article about Bodie that sends a gunfighter PC to Bodie. |
− | + | Possible Game Starting point. | |
*May 11: A dispute over land titles between settlers of California's San Joaquin Valley and the Southern Pacific Railroad leaves seven people dead in what is later called the Mussel Slough Tragedy. | *May 11: A dispute over land titles between settlers of California's San Joaquin Valley and the Southern Pacific Railroad leaves seven people dead in what is later called the Mussel Slough Tragedy. | ||
− | ** | + | **''Southern Pacific Railroad could have Agents hunting robbers or people who had been involved in attacking the railroad. PCs might be attacking the Railroad.'' |
*December 19: Tom O'Folliard, best friend of Billy the Kid, is shot and killed by members of Pat Garrett's posse in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. | *December 19: Tom O'Folliard, best friend of Billy the Kid, is shot and killed by members of Pat Garrett's posse in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. | ||
*Dec 23 :Charlie Bowdre, a member of Billy the Kid's gang, is shot and killed by members of Pat Garrett's posse at Stinking Springs, New Mexico. | *Dec 23 :Charlie Bowdre, a member of Billy the Kid's gang, is shot and killed by members of Pat Garrett's posse at Stinking Springs, New Mexico. | ||
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==1886== | ==1886== | ||
* Jack Langrishe, a popular western entertainer, is elected justice in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. | * Jack Langrishe, a popular western entertainer, is elected justice in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. | ||
− | ** | + | **''Langrishe was known as the Comedian of the Frontier. He c0uld easily have been in Bodie at some point.'' |
==1893== | ==1893== | ||
*Jun 11–12 Following a ten-month manhunt, local train robbers John Sontag and Chris Evans are wounded during a shootout with a posse of lawmen on a ranch north of Visalia, California. Both outlaws are eventually captured, and Sontag dies of his wounds three weeks later. | *Jun 11–12 Following a ten-month manhunt, local train robbers John Sontag and Chris Evans are wounded during a shootout with a posse of lawmen on a ranch north of Visalia, California. Both outlaws are eventually captured, and Sontag dies of his wounds three weeks later. | ||
− | ** | + | **''Sontag and Evens might spend time in Bodie. Bad Men. Train Robbers.'' |
==1898== | ==1898== | ||
*October 6, 1898 – The Standard Mill burns down. www.Bodie.com/history/structures/the-standard-mill/ | *October 6, 1898 – The Standard Mill burns down. www.Bodie.com/history/structures/the-standard-mill/ |