Nevada has both its Senators on the Senate Committee of Mines and Miningand well it may, for Nevada is one of the chief silver producing states of this country. Senator Tasker L. Oddie (Republican) and State Hughes uses, or rather misuses, Senator Key Pittman (Democrat) are the men. Both have been engaged in the mining business at one time or another. At the age of 25 Key Pittman joined the gold rush to Alaska and worked for two years as a common miner. Later he became the first district attorney of Nome. He returned...
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