Eleanor Dumont
Known by her nickname, ‘Madame Moustache,’ for obvious reasons, Eleanor Dumont, who was born Simone Jules, was a notorious gambler. Dumont was one of the best blackjack players in the Wild West, and she settled in Nevada City. She mysteriously opened a high-class gambling establishment, yet no one knew where a woman of 20 years old got the money to open it. She was known to deal the cards herself, and smoking, swearing, and drinking whiskey were banned at her business…she served champagne, instead.
Eleanor Dumont, AKA Madame Moustache
Families Traveling West
Another thing that the Wild West was known for is all of the people traveling to the West. In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was made, and people in the country were able to move into the western territory. The United States purchased 828,000 square miles for $15 million from France, and much of this land would be settled by the time the Wild West era was done. Families like these were some of the first to make the dangerous trip from the East.
Family Heading West
