By Dennis Cassinelli In the days when the Virginia and Truckee Railroad traveled between Virginia City and Carson City, there was one important station along the way known as Mound House. Located about halfway between the two cities, Mound House was also the terminus point for the narrow-gauge Carson and Colorado Railroad. The Mound House Station was quite … [Read more...] about Burial site at Mound House
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The Highwaymen
By Dennis Cassinelli I started my career as a Highwayman in 1960 when I went to work for the Nevada State Highway Department on the first Interstate 80 construction project in Nevada at Verdi. After working in various capacities, I was appointed to work in the NDOT construction office in Carson City. On a team with two other engineers, we processed payments to the … [Read more...] about The Highwaymen
Making Arrows
By Dennis Cassinelli I want to thank all my readers who recently bought my book, Preserving Traces of the Great Basin Indians. These have been offered at $ 10.00 each and I will pay the postage. The book is devoted to enabling people interested in American Indian artifacts to identify and date the many types of projectile points, beads, knives, pendants, scrapers and … [Read more...] about Making Arrows