The history of stagecoach robbery in Nevada boasts some of the most daring adventures involving highwaymen, the boldest and most ingenious road agents, and many thrilling pursuits and arrests. The era began nearly nine years after the first stagecoach robbery in the west, which occurred in California in 1856. However, the period in Nevada extended to 1916, a full fifty years – the longest period of stagecoach robbery in the Wild West. There were 77 stagecoaches robbed during the half century as these road agents “mined the stages,” stealing the mineral treasure shipped from the mines and the payrolls being brought in. 57 road agents were captured, and most were convicted and sentenced to long terms at the prison near Carson City.