The White Pine Mining District, Nevada

"There are no churches. Every other house on the street is a saloon, and is thronged with drinkers and gamblers. The gambling-room is back of the saloon. Here faro is played on an extensive scale, the stakes ranging from $1 to $1000."
(1869 Harper's Weekly)

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