# Roughing It — Character guide

> Key figures in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator.md): The unnamed first-person narrator, a young man traveling west to Nevada.
- [Slade](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/slade.md): A notorious desperado and stagecoach driver, feared in the Montana territory.
- [The Admiral](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/the_admiral.md): A colorful, boastful old sailor who travels with the narrator.
- [Mr. Winters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_winters.md): A fellow passenger on the overland stagecoach journey.
- [Higbie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/higbie.md): A miner and the narrator's partner in a silver mining claim.
- [Mr. Young](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_young.md): A passenger on the stagecoach, later a minor acquaintance.
- [Scotty Briggs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/scotty_briggs.md): A rough but good-hearted miner and friend of Buck Fanshaw.
- [Arkansas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/arkansas.md): A quarrelsome and drunken passenger on the steamer.
- [Buck Fanshaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/buck_fanshaw.md): A popular and generous miner whose funeral is a major event.
- [Mr. Ballou](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_ballou.md): An elderly, philosophical miner and member of the narrator's cabin.
- [Capt. Ned Blakely](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/ned_blakely.md): A tough sea captain who administers frontier justice.
- [Tom Quartz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/tom_quartz.md): A clever and mischievous cat belonging to a miner.
- [Ollendorff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/ollendorff.md): A German miner and friend of the narrator, often unlucky.
- [Jack Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/jack_williams.md): A deputy marshal and passenger on the overland stage.
- [Col. Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/col_jack.md): A military officer and acquaintance in the Nevada territory.
- [Brigham Young](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/brigham_young.md): The leader of the Mormon Church, met by the narrator in Salt Lake City.
- [Captain Cook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/captain_cook.md): The famous British explorer, discussed in the Hawaiian section.
- [Mr. Street](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_street.md): A fellow passenger and later acquaintance in Nevada.
- [Horace Greeley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/horace_greeley.md): The famous newspaper editor, mentioned in a stagecoach anecdote.
- [Tom Reeder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/tom_reeder.md): A miner and acquaintance of the narrator in the camps.
- [Eckert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/eckert.md): A miner and friend of the narrator in the silver fields.
- [George Gumbert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/george_gumbert.md): A miner and companion in the narrator's early Nevada days.
- [Hank Monk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/hank_monk.md): A famous stagecoach driver known for a wild ride with Horace Greeley.
- [Jim Blaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/jim_blaine.md): A garrulous old miner who tells a long, rambling story.
- [Sugarfoot Mike](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/sugarfoot_mike.md): A minor character in the mining camps, often mentioned.
- [Capt. John Nye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/capt_john_nye.md): A captain and acquaintance of the narrator in Nevada.
- [Governor Roop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/governor_roop.md): A territorial governor and referee in a mining dispute.
- [Lan'lord](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/lanlord.md): The landlord of a hotel or boarding house in the mining town.
- [Old Robbins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/old_robbins.md): An old miner and storyteller in the camps.
- [The General](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/the_general.md): A military figure encountered by the narrator in the West.
- [Mr. Jules](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_jules.md): A Frenchman and station keeper on the overland route.
- [Boggs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/boggs.md): A miner and acquaintance in the Nevada territory.
- [George Bemis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/george_bemis.md): A miner and friend of the narrator in the camps.
- [Marlette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/marlette.md): A miner and acquaintance in the Nevada silver fields.
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/the_captain.md): A ship captain encountered during the Hawaiian portion of the book.
- [Shiz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/shiz.md): A minor character in the mining camp anecdotes.
- [Coriantumr](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/coriantumr.md): A figure from the Book of Mormon, discussed in the Salt Lake City section.
- [Miss Wagner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/miss_wagner.md): An old woman in the mining town, known for her eccentricities.
- [Captain Fish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/captain_fish.md): A sea captain encountered during the narrator's travels.
- [Reuel Gridley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/reuel_gridley.md): A man who runs a humorous sack of flour auction for charity.
- [Conrad Wiegand](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/conrad_wiegand.md): A German miner involved in a notable incident in the camps.
- [Joseph Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/joseph_smith.md): The founder of Mormonism, discussed in the Salt Lake City section.
- [The Smiling Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/the_smiling_stranger.md): A mysterious, cheerful man encountered in a mining camp.
- [Billy Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/billy_brown.md): A miner and acquaintance of the narrator.
- [John James Godfrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/john_james_godfrey.md): A minor character in the Nevada mining community.
- [Markiss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/markiss.md): A minor character in the mining camp stories.
- [The Dissolute Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/dissolute_stranger.md): A seedy, literary-minded stranger encountered in a bar.
- [John Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/john_smith.md): A common name used for a minor character in the camps.
- [Bill Noakes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/bill_noakes.md): A miner known for a particular anecdote in the book.
- [Col. Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/col_jim.md): A military officer and acquaintance in the West.
- [Liholiho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/liholiho.md): A Hawaiian king, mentioned in the Sandwich Islands section.
- [John B. Winters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/john_b_winters.md): A general and acquaintance in the Nevada territory.
- [Dick Hyde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/dick_hyde.md): A miner involved in a humorous incident in the camps.
- [The Mild Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mild_stranger.md): A half-sober stranger who appears in a barroom scene.
- [Tom Morgan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/tom_morgan.md): A miner and acquaintance of the narrator.
- [Mr. Lynch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_lynch.md): A minor character in the Nevada mining community.
- [Mr. Baker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_baker.md): A minor character encountered in the West.
- [Kaikioewa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/kaikioewa.md): A Hawaiian chief, mentioned in the Sandwich Islands section.
- [Kaahumanu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/kaahumanu.md): A Hawaiian queen, mentioned in the Sandwich Islands section.
- [Whiteman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/whiteman.md): A minor character in the mining camp stories.
- [Bascom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/bascom.md): A minor character in the Nevada territory.
- [Mr. Goodman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_goodman.md): A newspaper editor and acquaintance of the narrator.
- [Dollinger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/dollinger.md): A minor character in the mining camp anecdotes.
- [Mr. Ah Sing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_ah_sing.md): A Chinese merchant encountered in the West.
- [Mr. W.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_w.md): A minor character referred to by initial only.
- [Mr. F.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_f.md): A minor character referred to by initial only.
- [Kamehameha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/kamehameha.md): The great Hawaiian king, discussed in the Sandwich Islands section.
- [Mrs. Beazeley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mrs_beazeley.md): A minor female character in the mining town.
- [Mr. Greely](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_greely.md): A minor character, possibly a variant of Horace Greeley.
- [Johnny K—](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/johnny_k.md): A minor character in the Nevada mining community.
- [Old Curry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/old_curry.md): An old miner and acquaintance of the narrator.
- [Mr. Stewart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/mr_stewart.md): A minor character encountered in the West.
- [Dick Baker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/dick_baker.md): A miner and storyteller, known for his cat Tom Quartz.

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