# Tom Quartz — Roughing It character guide

> Tom Quartz in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom So - and - So, old Tom Quartz

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A clever and mischievous cat belonging to a miner.

## In the story

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxvi)

Mentioned as 'Tom So-and-So' who sold out of the 'Amanda Smith' mine for $40,000.

### [LXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxi)

Dick Baker's remarkable cat, known for his mining sagacity and prejudice against quartz-mining after a blasting accident.

### [LXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxii)

Mentioned as a cat in a story told by Dick Baker, but not present in this chapter.

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