August 29 Tuesday – Sam telegraphed from Hartford to Adolph H. Sutro, asking how long the tunnel into the Comstock Lode would be (planned to be 4 miles long). He also asked Sutro to send his London address. Sam wanted the tunnel information for Roughing It [MTL 4: 450]. Note: Since Sam and Sutro were in New York during the same time (Sutro from Aug. 22, Sam Aug. 26-28) it’s likely they met and Sam merely forgot to ask this detail. Sutro was to sail to Europe Aug. 30 seeking investment for the tunnel, which he started in 1865. See Mack’s Nevada 448-9 for a good account of the tunnel.

Baby Langdon was gravely ill. Sam may have left Hartford for Elmira this day or the day after, escorting his mother and niece, who went on to Fredonia [MTL 4: 452n3].

$308 from the American Publishing Co. from Orion was applied to Sam’s account [ViU; MTP].