I've been reading *The Big Bonanza* by Dan De Quille, and he relates how early m...

		floren on Nov 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Violent, lively and brash, taverns were everywhere... I've been reading The Big Bonanza by Dan De Quille, and he relates how early miners at the Comstock Lode would surround their beds with stacks of sandbags to protect themselves from stray bullets.