E Eichbaum, Bob, toll road, [21] Egbert, Adrian, at Cave Spring, [134] Epsom City, salts deposit; mono rail, [184]
F Fairbanks, Ralph Jacobus, at Ash Meadows; at Greenwater; at Shoshone, stories of; death; [Ch. XVI], [104]-105, [108], [110]-111 Fairbanks, Celestia Abigail, [105] Fennimore, James, “Old Virginny”; named Virginia City; swapped Ophir Mine for blind pony, [74] Flake, Sam, old timer, poker student, death, [68], [78] Fremont, John C., [93] French, Dr. Darwin, seeks Lost Gunsight, names Darwin Falls and town of, [21] Funston, General Frederick, identifies and names Death Valley flora, [24]
G Gayhart, W. C., assayer, part owner of Tonopah Discovery Mine, [49]-50 George, “Rocky Mountain,” [76] Godey, Alex, Fremont scout, fights Indians at Resting Springs, [94] Goldfield, named, [50] Goodwin, Ray, park official, [147], [149] Gorsline, Joe, Ballarat Judge, [177]-178 Gower, Harry, Borax Co. official, mgr. Furnace Creek Ranch, [41] Grandpa Springs, hole-in for old time prospectors, [50] Grantham, Louise, girl prospector, [139] Gray, Fred, Ballarat prospector, [116] Gray, W. B., [77] Greenwater, copper strike, stories of, [60], [63] Gunsight Mine, [21]-22, [157]-158
H “Happy Bandits” (Small and McDonald), [164]-165, [167]-168 Harris, Frank “Shorty,” [Ch. XVII], [113] Harrisburg, scene of gold strike, [57], [114] Harmon, Pete, misses millions, [117] Hellgate Pass, [64] Heider, Billy, flees alimony, [180] Heinze, August, Copper King, [60] Henderson, W. T., names Telescope Peak, kills Joaquin Murietta, famous bandit, and pickles head; sees victim’s ghost, [164]-165 Hilton, Frank, finds body of James Dayton, [36] Hoagland George, burial of, [72]-73 Holmes, Helen, story of thriller, “Perils of Pauline,” [127] Hungry Hattie, Ballarat character, [119] Huhn, Ernest (Siberian Red), diligent prospector, [68] Hungry Bill, Panamint chief, [87] Hunt, Capt. Jefferson, Mormon guide; prominent in California culture, [21]
I Ickes, Harold, visits Shoshone, [149]-150 Indians of the desert, conflicting opinions of, [Ch. VII], [43] Indian George Hansen, owner of Indian Ranch, discovered silver at Panamint City, [154], [155], [171]-172-173 Ishmael, George, [152]
J Johnnie Mine, [90] Johnson, Albert, owner and builder of Scotty’s Castle, [133] Johnson, Bob, tamps friend’s grave, [72]-73 Johnson, Toppy, supt. of desert mine of W. R. Hearst, [183] Jones, Herman, discovered Red Wing Mine, road builder, [72], [142] Jones, J. P., Nev. silver king at Panamint city, [23], [166], [170] Johnny-Behind-the-Gun, [178]-179
K Kellogg, Lois, owner of Manse Ranch, [101] Kempfer, Don, mining engineer, official of Sierra Talc. Co., [158]
L Lee, Philander, owner of Resting Springs Ranch, [97] Lee, Cub, built first house at Shoshone, slays wife and son, [98] Lee, John D., established Lee’s Ferry; executed for massacre of emigrants at Mountain Meadows, [90] Lee, “Shoemaker,” [98] Legend of Swamper Ike, [173]-174 Le Moyne, Jean, recipe for coffee, story of mine, death, [176]-177 Lone Willow, murders at, [186] Longstreet, Jack, Ash Meadows bad man, [90] Lost Mines, all of [Ch. XXII], [154]-163
M Main, Eddie, [69], [78] McDermot, Archie, Strong Man, [185] McGarn, “Whitey Bill,” [70], [78], [138] Manly, William Lewis, [23], [157], [161] Manse Ranch, [155] Metbury Spring, first name of Shoshone, [72] Myers, Al, discoverer of Gold Field, [50] Modine, Dan, deputy sheriff, early owner of China Ranch, [63], [68], [84] Montgomery, Bob, owner of Montgomery Shoshone Mine, buys Skidoo discovery claim on sight, [54]-56 Murray, Billy, saves John S. Cook Bank and Goldfield from “run,” [51] Murietta, Joaquin, [95] Myrick, Shady, exports gem stones, [186]
N Nadeau, Remi, genius of transportation, [169] Nagle, Dave, [166] Naylor, George, sheriff, treasurer, supervisor of Inyo Co., [102] Nels, Dobe Charlie, at Bodie; at Shoshone, [74]-75 Noble, Levi, geologist, [39]-40-41