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THE CHARACTERS
Оглавление| JOHN DEAKIN | A Gunman |
| COLONEL CLAREMONT | US Cavalry |
| COLONEL FAIRCHILD | Commandant of Fort Humboldt |
| GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD | The Governor of Nevada |
| MARICA FAIRCHILD | The Governor’s niece and the daughter of Colonel Fairchild |
| MAJOR O’BRIEN | The Governor’s Aide |
| NATHAN PEARCE | US Marshal |
| SEPP CALHOUN | A villain of some note |
| WHITE HAND | Chief of the Paiutes |
| GARRITTY | A gambler |
| REV. THEODORE PEABODY | Chaplain elect for Virginia City |
| DOCTOR MOLYNEUX | US Army Doctor |
| CHRIS BANLON | Engineer |
| CARLOS | Cook |
| HENRY | Steward |
| BELLEW | US Army Sergeant |
| DEVLIN | Brakeman on train |
| RAFFERTY | A trooper |
| FERGUSON CARTERSIMPSON | US Army Telegraphists |
| BENSONCARMODYHARRIS | Three minor villains |
| CAPTAIN OAKLAND | Passive but relevant |
| LIEUTENANT NEWELL |
The following bears very closely on the choice of 1873 as the date for this story.
| CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH | 1855-75 |
| COMSTOCK LODE DISCOVERED | 1859 |
| DISAFFECTED NEVADA INDIANS ACTIVE | 1860-80 |
| NEVADA BECAME STATE | 1864 |
| UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY BUILT | 1869 |
| BONANZA DISCOVERED | 1873 |
| CHOLERA IN ROCKIES | 1873 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST WINCHESTER REPEATERS | 1873 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA (ELKO) ESTABLISHED | 1873 |
| DISASTROUS FIRE IN LAKE’S CROSSING (WHICH BECAME RENO IN 1879) | 1873 |
NB. It might appear odd that a US Army relief mission should be sent to attend a cholera outbreak, but this is not so: the State of Nevada Health Service was not established until 1893.
