tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post5789137053278384450..comments2023-11-02T02:20:42.056-07:00Comments on The Ephemeral Frontier: A Deadwood story -- Plain Jane, part 3Diohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-46013817294475641072010-03-20T14:52:07.180-07:002010-03-20T14:52:07.180-07:00yes...it's quite a bit. A laborer at this time...yes...it's quite a bit. A laborer at this time earned about a dollar a day. A cowboy's monthly wage was 30 dollars. So yeah, it's a lot of money. Maybe that means that Dio wanted to make it worth it for Martha to try to win the bet...Diohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-47995855997700748062010-03-20T10:57:40.117-07:002010-03-20T10:57:40.117-07:00Twenty dollars? Good lord, that's several hund...Twenty dollars? Good lord, that's several hundred dollars these days. Dio must be trying to get rid of her newfound fortune as quickly as possible!Rhianon Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627163137265856251noreply@blogger.com