The walls of the newsroom — where Russell simultaneously typed, smoked and readied the next day’s paper — are layered with newspaper clippings, mementos and nicotine. There are several pictures of Mark Twain, the Sierra’s most famous newsman (the paper’s slogan is “Mark Twain Wrote Here”), along with photos of Russell looking like Twain, but wearing a cowboy hat.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times