The Saga of Henry Plummer Book 1 by Sven Skaar (PH 3-1) (1959) (97 pages)

The news of the attempted) holdup was immediately telegraphed to Marysville, and within hours posses were under way to hunt down the Tom Bell gang,}: even if the hunt should take them to the borders of Mexico. On the outskirts of Marysville, 4 brass band and a parade of Dobson admirers met the stage and escorted it and its bullion treasure to town. 1 Bell Curses Gang . When Tom Bell finally rounded. : up his men a couple of miles}: north of the hold-up scene, he}: ranted against them, and swore that if they did not show more grit and initiative on the next job, he would shoot every one of them. Expecting to be hunted by sheriffs’ posses, he ordered the men fo splil up and, by devious routes, try to make it to the Folsom hide-out. He would join them there after the excitement had died down. Before he rode away, he directed Willy Farnsworth to head for Nevada City to find Jim Webster and tell him what had happened at Dry Creek. Farnsworth was to backtrack to Bullard’s Bar and take the road from: there over the divide to North: San Juan. From that camp, he! . should take the trail over Monte-' zuma Hill, ford the South Yuba at Black’s Crossing and continue = wagonroad to Nevada City. _ Story of Flight — a By Holdup Men _-ACoutinued from last_week). City. Marshal .David Johnson. and. his “deputyHeury Plumer were sitting idling: away the noon hour With ‘Sheriff Wright. in his office.on Main-street when the telegram, advising. the Sheriff of! the attempted hold-up: on. Dry, Creek, arrived jrom Marysville. . The message also itormed Pin of the drive to-destvoy the ell “ from there on the Selby Flat ¢,). “ya ywat etal wih) \ gang once and for all, and urged) him to be on the lookout for any suspicious characters that might diift into Nevada county during’ the next few days. — “. “Marshal, we. might’s well clean the town. of drifters while we're at it,’ said Boss Wright. “Phe ones we can’t hold on a charge, we'll throw out of town ont floaters. sunt ets “AN right, TH.do that,” said Johnson. ‘there's threa fellows hangin’ ‘round: thé gambling halls I’ve had ‘my. eye on for a long time. They~ don’t’ seem to mine or work for’ anybody, but they've always got gold to gamble with: They go under the names of Jim Webster, Arthur Shelly and Talman Lee. Have you noticed them, Henry?” "Yeah, I have. They seem to keep in line though. Never found a -reason to run ‘em in.” “Well, I havé~ a good notion to. Too much drunk-rolling and petty thievery goin’ on heré since they came to town: for’ me not to: suspect they’ve something to doy With liot 5s (. Sakae “Why don’t you let me handle ‘em, Dave?” asked Plumer.’ *!) think I know where I can find ‘em. If ‘they don’t come up with tie right answers, I'll bring ’em “Allright, you do that. See what they got to. say ‘anyway. Want. a man with you?’: =) Needs No Help “Hell rio. Don’t need’ hirn.i'll start -right away.” . _. .David Johnson-.sat quiet for al while, looking at the door that’ Henry Plumer-had ‘closed Wehind him. “Thére’s ‘a dependable mati," he said, ‘‘always ready to go -works like a beaver.” _ r “T-like -him .too.: Ambitious’ 4s hell.” Sheriff Wright chuckled. “If he runs for’ City Marshal this coming elettion he might beat yoit,’”” ie ae . “He's altér bigger game.” “Assembly sustnye gas aoe Boss. Your office, 1 reck. “He'll stub his toe. there.’ 0S )4

The news of the attempted) holdup was immediately telegraphed to Marysville, and within hours posses were under way to hunt down the Tom Bell gang,}: even if the hunt should take them to the borders of Mexico. On the outskirts of Marysville, 4 brass band and a parade of Dobson admirers met the stage and escorted it and its bullion treasure to town. 1 Bell Curses Gang . When Tom Bell finally rounded. : up his men a couple of miles}: north of the hold-up scene, he}: ranted against them, and swore that if they did not show more grit and initiative on the next job, he would shoot every one of them. Expecting to be hunted by sheriffs’ posses, he ordered the men fo splil up and, by devious routes, try to make it to the Folsom hide-out. He would join them there after the excitement had died down. Before he rode away, he directed Willy Farnsworth to head for Nevada City to find Jim Webster and tell him what had happened at Dry Creek. Farnsworth was to backtrack to Bullard’s Bar and take the road from: there over the divide to North: San Juan. From that camp, he! . should take the trail over Monte-' zuma Hill, ford the South Yuba at Black’s Crossing and continue = wagonroad to Nevada City. _ Story of Flight — a By Holdup Men _-ACoutinued from last_week). City. Marshal .David Johnson. and. his “deputyHeury Plumer were sitting idling: away the noon hour With ‘Sheriff Wright. in his office.on Main-street when the telegram, advising. the Sheriff of! the attempted hold-up: on. Dry, Creek, arrived jrom Marysville. . The message also itormed Pin of the drive to-destvoy the ell “ from there on the Selby Flat ¢,). “ya ywat etal wih) \ gang once and for all, and urged)

him to be on the lookout for any suspicious characters that might diift into Nevada county during’ the next few days. — “. “Marshal, we. might’s well clean the town. of drifters while we're at it,’ said Boss Wright. “Phe ones we can’t hold on a charge, we'll throw out of town ont floaters. sunt ets “AN right, TH.do that,” said Johnson. ‘there's threa fellows hangin’ ‘round: thé gambling halls I’ve had ‘my. eye on for a long time. They~ don’t’ seem to mine or work for’ anybody, but they've always got gold to gamble with: They go under the names of Jim Webster, Arthur Shelly and Talman Lee. Have you noticed them, Henry?” "Yeah, I have. They seem to keep in line though. Never found a -reason to run ‘em in.” “Well, I havé~ a good notion to. Too much drunk-rolling and petty thievery goin’ on heré since they came to town: for’ me not to: suspect they’ve something to doy With liot 5s (. Sakae “Why don’t you let me handle ‘em, Dave?” asked Plumer.’ *!) think I know where I can find ‘em. If ‘they don’t come up with tie right answers, I'll bring ’em “Allright, you do that. See what they got to. say ‘anyway. Want. a man with you?’: =) Needs No Help “Hell rio. Don’t need’ hirn.i'll start -right away.” . _.. .David Johnson-.sat quiet for al while, looking at the door that’ Henry Plumer-had ‘closed Wehind him. “Thére’s ‘a dependable mati," he said, ‘‘always ready to go -works like a beaver.” _ r “T-like -him .too.: Ambitious’ 4s hell.” Sheriff Wright chuckled. “If he runs for’ City Marshal this coming elettion he might beat yoit,’”” ie ae . “He's altér bigger game.” “Assembly sustnye gas aoe Boss. Your office, 1 reck. “He'll stub his toe. there.’ 0S )4