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THE CHARACTERS
ОглавлениеJOHN DEAKIN
COLONEL CLAREMONT
COLONEL FAIRCHILD
GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD
MARICA FAIRCHILD
MAJOR OȧBRIEN
NATHAN PEARCE
SEPP CALHOUN
WHITE HAND
GARRITTY
REV. THEODORE PEABODY
DOCTOR MOLYNEUX
CHRIS BANLON
CARLOS
HENRY
BELLEW
DEVLIN
RAFFERTY
FERGUSON
CARTER
SIMPSON
BENSON
CARMODY
HARRIS
CAPTAIN OAKLAND
LIEUTENANT NEWELL
A Gunman
US Cavalry
Commandant of Fort
Humboldt
The Governor of Nevada
The Governorȧs niece and
the daughter of Colonel
Fairchild
The Governorȧs Aide
US Marshal
A villain of some note
Chief of the Paiutes
A gambler
Chaplain elect for
Virginia City
US Army Doctor
Engineer
Cook
Steward
US Army Sergeant
Brakeman on train
A trooper
US Army Telegraphists
Three minor villains
Passive but relevant
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 LAKEȧS 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.
