Re: Fic: Mining for Gold (1/?) -- Buf/Will pairing

[Blitzgal <xencall@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hehe, I meant to put my standard "This isn't history
and shouldn't be confused as such" type line in the
disclaimer but forgot. I'll remember for the next
part. I do a bit of research, but as this isn't for
actual publication and is intended to be more for fun
I didn't check back on the little details. But
hopefully most people are so caught up in the story
they won't notice! If I were preparing a novel for
publication, I definitely would have researched it to
death, believe me. You should read my Aztec slayer
fiction, that one has historical holes you could drive
a truck through, LOL!

But I'm glad you like the story so far. Believe me
when I tell you I know exactly where it's going and
how it'll end.

As for electricity and running water, I assumed that
the transient nature of these towns would mean a delay
in such luxuries. I come from the West Virginia
mountains, and there are areas that still don't have
running water. So I stand by my assumption that up in
the Alaskan wilds people were still roughing it quite
a bit, especially in new towns, which Silver Springs
is.

Oops, sorry for the long reply, I hope it's okay to
post to the list. If not, I'll send my notes
individually in the future.

Andrea

--- danspector@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> PS?small nitpick, which I checked for accuracy. 
> Water piping appears
> to have been common place in the 1870s, and toilets
> (and septic systems)
> came into vogue around 1880. (The industry grew so
> fast there were
> three separate plumbers' unions in existence by
> 1885.) By 1897, the
> wide majority of middle class homes had indoor
> plumbing, and the
> electric light had also largely replaced gas. 
> 
> I know it's Alaska, but OTOH, it's a boarding house,
> and such comforts
> would be sought after.
> 
> (Oddly enough, the convenience that would be least
> likely to be found is
> the one you have at the boarding house?the big,
> clawfoot tub. Early
> tubs were wooden boxes with copper linings, and the
> freestanding ones
> had only begun to appear around 1890.)
> 
> All this hardly spoils the fic, and I appreciate the
> use of the
> ambience. But I was occasionally saying "now, wait
> a second" as I read
> this, so I thought I'd throw my 2¢ in. 
> 
> 


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