Hello, William McClurg has contacted me regarding the following piece and he states: I believe the initials on the newspaper article should read J.E. He resided in Lucas Co. Iowa before moving to Virginia City. I don't know if Wiliam is connected to this person or not? William's email address is: [email protected] Deborah The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Saturday, June 5, 1880 MR. J.C. MCCLURG, one of the most prominent business men of Virginia in the early days, arrived from Lacona, Iowa, on Wednesday and is domiciled at the Rogers House. He was chairman of the first board of county commissioners in Madison County, and when he left in '65 was captain of a train that carried away more gold dust than any single outfit that ever left the gulch. We are glad to see him back to his old camping ground. --Virginia City (Montana) Madisonian. ------------------------------------------------------ MR. MCCLURG returned home Wednesday night to get his family and will return again this fall. He shows some very rich specimens taken from one of his claims, and thinks he has a big thing in the way of a mine. We hope his best expectations may be realized. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert April 22, 2004 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialucas/Main.htm