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An Illustrated History of California's Gold Rush by Wells Fargo Bank (PH 1-27) (34 pages)
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Page: of 34
gold. But they were distracted by the approach of a
horseman and the stage driver whipped up his team,
Tom Bell and his men opened fire, wounding severa]
passengers and killing one—a woman. Bell hid out,
but one of his henchmen was rather forcibly per.
suaded to reveal his whereabouts. A Posse seized
him, heard his confession, allowed him to write a
letter to his mother in which he blamed his downfall
on evil companions and gambling saloons, and
strung him up to a nearby tree.
Rattlesnake Dick started out like thousands of others, panning the gravel bars and hoping to strike it
rich. But he never did. Then one day he was accused of stealing another man’s mule. As it turned
out the real culprit was found and the matter
dropped. Then he was accused of another theft and,
although the charge was never proved, he now had
a reputation for dishonesty, deserved or not. He
moved away from the area to get a fresh start, but
his reputation followed him and he finally decided
that if he was going to be called a thief he might as
well be one and make some money from it. So he
dubbed himself “Rattlesnake Dick, the Pirate of the
Placers” and made quite a good thing of it for six
years until he was shot.
The area between Auburn and Placerville contains
many points of interest, not the least of them being
the town of Coloma, the site of Sutter’s Mill, a replica of which is now being constructed there. Just
south of Auburn you will come to Cool where, if
you wish, you can turn off and take the long way to
Placerville via Georgetown, Greenwood, Garden
Valley and Kelsey. This route bypasses Coloma, but
offers some other attractions.
GEORGETOWN Georgetown, which once enjoyed
the more picturesque name of Growlersburg, has a
charm all its own, Little is left of the Gold Rush
architecture, but the stately homes built in the ’70’s
and 80's, and the well-tended gardens give it a
unique charm. The I.0.0.F. Hall was built in the
late ’50’s and the Shannon Knox home across the
street was built in 1859.