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

eur thoughts are as plain as! pook, Henry. I wouldn't try " ‘Rattlesnake’ Dick smiled’ as fie held a match to Plumer’s cigar. . “So that’s’ what you think -of an old friénd? You know a‘ couple of hundred wutldn’t do me any good.” ae “T've seen you reach’ out your sticky mitt for less. Let’s’ come to the: point’ -what are you up to in Auburn besides picking up. Luddington?’”’ “I°came for help: I’m goin’ to run for the Assembly and I need campaign’ funds.” “I’m not*on that end of the banking busincss.”’ “TIT tell you how. At least five banks are shippin’. gold from Nevada and Grass Valley -Mul ford, Hagan; Ferre, Williamson & Hawley and Wells Fargo. I'll] ; spot the heavy shipments as they g0 out, ‘and you’ -také “em for], i“ me. Half tome and half to you} \, and your ‘boys.” “I've seven men in.my gang beside myself -share, share a like.” _ “We won't ‘use seven men for what I've in mind: Four’ll be plenty. George and Cy Skinner, Big Dolph Newton and yourself.” “What do you call a heavy shipment” ; ; “Thirty, forty thousand.’ « :.-: * “Sounds alright, I'll see what the boys have to-say. You'll hear! from me in a week.’ . ~ “But I’m -in a hurry. I need the money now,” '!“wWe have an eighty thousand dollar job to pull first and that'll take the best of a week. If you jwant’ somebody else, say: so.’ . Plumer sighed. “‘I’ll wait.” “Good.”’ Rattlesnake Dick stood up. “I’m meeting the boys here}, (his morning yo you'd better be ‘ on your way.” “Shall I. give Boggs your regards?”’ i : : ( . “You do that Henry and don't}, Spend all you: mileage money]: “fm in’ the bars. Save it for your campaign. I want to sec you in the“Assembly so you can tip me}} 4 na the State treasury is]: Gang OKs Plan . By Plumer; Sets Out for Trinity . As soon as Marshal Plumer » had left the Junction House, Rat; tlesnake Dick went upstairs by his room where four of his gang), were waiting tor him George), and Cy Skinner, Big Dulph Newton and Mexican Frank. Romero was expected to join them later, and Carter, or Irish as he was cailed, was to meet}; them at the Round Tent stage; stop above Marysville. Big Dolph could have passed for an amiable horse trader; Mexican Frank, dark and lightly-' built, for a dandified gambler and the Skinner brothers for prosperous, itinerant gold dust buyers. They were no different in appearance from thousands of others who constantly made the circuit of California’s gold camps. Earned Position George Skinner, Dick’s lieuten ant, had indeed earned his posi-tion. No accident or persecution had led him astray. Trained both in killing and contempt for human rights during the struggle for Texas indep-ndence, the Skinners had been part of the fili‘busters that mercilessly pushed, Indian and Mexican alike from their native lands. The gold discovery of 1848 had prompted the brothers to transfer their activities to California. George held the dubious distinetion of being the 20th man to be incarcerated in the state prison, sent there from El Dorado County in 1851 to serve two years; later, sent up again for 10 years, he escaped before the end of his term, and returned to ravage the highways along the Mother Lode. did Like most of his kind, he not fear recognition due to the continuous turnever of the mining towns’ law enforcement offi cers. And George especially felt safe the maa he had robbed had returned east; the jury had scattered, the sentencing judge San ate was selling real_ estin

eur thoughts are as plain as! pook, Henry. I wouldn't try " ‘Rattlesnake’ Dick smiled’ as fie held a match to Plumer’s cigar. . “So that’s’ what you think -of an old friénd? You know a‘ couple of hundred wutldn’t do me any good.” ae “T've seen you reach’ out your sticky mitt for less. Let’s’ come to the: point’ -what are you up to in Auburn besides picking up. Luddington?’”’ “I°came for help: I’m goin’ to run for the Assembly and I need campaign’ funds.” “I’m not*on that end of the banking busincss.”’ “TIT tell you how. At least five banks are shippin’. gold from Nevada and Grass Valley -Mul ford, Hagan; Ferre, Williamson & Hawley and Wells Fargo. I'll] ; spot the heavy shipments as they g0 out, ‘and you’ -také “em for], i“ me. Half tome and half to you} \, and your ‘boys.” “I've seven men in.my gang beside myself -share, share a like.” _ “We won't ‘use seven men for what I've in mind: Four’ll be plenty. George and Cy Skinner, Big Dolph Newton and yourself.” “What do you call a heavy shipment” ; ; “Thirty, forty thousand.’ « :.-: * “Sounds alright, I'll see what the boys have to-say. You'll hear! from me in a week.’ . ~ “But I’m -in a hurry. I need the money now,” '!“wWe have an eighty thousand dollar job to pull first and that'll take the best of a week. If you jwant’ somebody else, say: so.’ . Plumer sighed. “‘I’ll wait.” “Good.”’ Rattlesnake Dick stood up. “I’m meeting the boys here}, (his morning yo you'd better be ‘ on your way.” “Shall I. give Boggs your regards?”’ i : :

( . “You do that Henry and don't}, Spend all you: mileage money]: “fm in’ the bars. Save it for your campaign. I want to sec you in the“Assembly so you can tip me}} 4 na the State treasury is]: Gang OKs Plan . By Plumer; Sets Out for Trinity . As soon as Marshal Plumer » had left the Junction House, Rat; tlesnake Dick went upstairs by his room where four of his gang), were waiting tor him George), and Cy Skinner, Big Dulph Newton and Mexican Frank. Romero was expected to join them later, and Carter, or Irish as he was cailed, was to meet}; them at the Round Tent stage; stop above Marysville. Big Dolph could have passed for an amiable horse trader; Mexican Frank, dark and lightly-' built, for a dandified gambler and the Skinner brothers for prosperous, itinerant gold dust buyers. They were no different in appearance from thousands of others who constantly made the circuit of California’s gold camps. Earned Position George Skinner, Dick’s lieuten ant, had indeed earned his posi-tion. No accident or persecution had led him astray. Trained both in killing and contempt for human rights during the struggle for Texas indep-ndence, the Skinners had been part of the fili‘busters that mercilessly pushed, Indian and Mexican alike from their native lands. The gold discovery of 1848 had prompted the brothers to transfer their activities to California. George held the dubious distinetion of being the 20th man to be incarcerated in the state prison, sent there from El Dorado County in 1851 to serve two years; later, sent up again for 10 years, he escaped before the end of his term, and returned to ravage the highways along the Mother Lode. did Like most of his kind, he not fear recognition due to the continuous turnever of the mining towns’ law enforcement offi cers. And George especially felt safe the maa he had robbed had returned east; the jury had scattered, the sentencing judge San ate was selling real_ estin