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The Saga of Henry Plummer Book 1 by Sven Skaar (PH 3-1) (1959) (97 pages)
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Page: of 97
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» que, old bridge
they had left town for good. He
hated to think of what he must do
in case the boys were arrested
after all. But he had been in
ed to think about it being ruined
for him.
NOTES: Wood's Crossing -today’s
Bridgeport. Its covered bridge
was built in 1862.handsomely rewarded by Lang:
ton’s Pioneer Express Company
for saving the $100,000 gold bullion. With the reward money, he
bought a saloon near Dobbins.
Tiring of that confining business,
he took to the stage roads again,
driving for Washburn’s Express
& News Agency of Camptonville.
Black's Crossing was later sold
to the enterprising Irishman,
Prudon, whose name the picturesspanning the
South Yuba still bears. The road
stretch from Nevada City to the
bridge, formerly known as the
‘Selby Flat road, but now usually
called the Lake Vera road, is in
tight corners before and he’d man. '
age to come out on top. But now!’
there was more at staké..he hat-. '
Shotgun messenger Dobson was}:
good repair, Thestretch from
the bridge to North San Juan,}
via famous Montezuma Hill and
Al's Corner, is also passable by
‘ars, Road Commissioner Robert
Graham informs me that this
stretch, Known as) the Pradon
road, is scheduled for further re.
pairs, Tourists and residents as
like may enjoy this seenic route
all the way from Nevada City to
North San Juan. tt will take about
two hotties at leisurely driving to
make the loop trom Nevada City
(to North San Juan, returning by
the Golden Chain Highway, 49.1
pr
Henry Plumer
Gang Captured
But Freed by
A few days after Tom Bell's
unsuccessful raid on the Downieville Stage, Henry Plumer went
to the marshal’s office in Nevada}:
City to report for duty as usual.
Plumer was in a rotten mood.
He had caroused too much the
night before, beside losing a great}
deal of money at Madame Du-}.
mont’s Casino; to top it off, in
his befuddled state, he had gone;
to John Vedder’s home at two
in the morning.
Jolm, in a long night-shirt, a
candle in one hand and a Colts
45 in the other, had come to the
door and told Plumer to stay
away from his home and his wife.
Humiliating Event
Plumer squirmed thinking aaout that humiliating moment
when he faced Vedder -he should
have killed the damned German
house painter, shot him down as
he stood there with the revolver
in his trembling, hand! ‘The damned foreigner who couldn't speak
English usless he svunted it like
a pig! :
: tea Plumer, his head clearmga bit, had excused himself .
saying he had mistaken Vedder's
house for bis own which stood
next to Vedder's on Spring Street
“Are you in the habit of knocking at your own door?” the Ger
nan had asked,
~— the mete thought of that
cateastie. remark infuriated Pla,
mer His own stupidity for losing:
his mover and getting soddenly
drunk did not help — matters
Should he leave the reluctant but
voluptions, flaxen-haived Laucina Vedder alone? He thought not;
but im the future he ronetmore caution when he went te
var hs a’
een fact consoled Plumer
oy this day = Webster and e
ctories avery . Staying: ray d
their new hide ont Selby Bla