Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-02-27

The individual 10 tins was jim
webster, a. ceieprateN NusiaW, Wno1n
every one reslalng IN ,aoa anu una ma
Counties IN Iooo-o, remembers
Early IN looo Jim hetly mining
IN Ilmbuctoo, appare as harmless
and tree from gulle q miner, Wnen
he lost his claim IN spute. Ihls
seemed to embitIer hispirit ana make
MN reckless. Ihe Wo%ny cltlzens OF
Iimbuctoo had just laickout q new cem-
etery, surrounaed py a preesy renee,
ana overlooking the boWn nn from ihe
slope OF sunny NIL. lhere !! lay
with It's gate invitlngiy.open, White no
one seemed to accept its nospitalltles
and locate claim among the mama
nlta bushes Whlch covered IL Inls was
an evil which Webster ieit called upon
10 correct lie look MS reVolyer anu
ana Went OUT prospecting !or candi-
dates. Iu nelghboring raVlne ne en-
countered three OF tne-naen. who had
Wronged hinf Iney.ds ,,-.se1s, % much
eagerness 70 Jump ms ciain' ne thougnt
they Also inlghb ike 10 iocate ono
among the manzanltas on the NIL.
Ihree shots from the revolver laid
three corpses In the ravlne, and pro-
Vlaed materlaI LOT lnauguraIlng Jne
graveyard with all due solemnlty. Inns
was the Deglnnlng, ana now the silent
majority, from their narrow homes
on the brow OF the hllI, gaze down
upon the deserted streets and crumbllng
RUNS OF llmbuctoo. as one by one the
minority desert the Ola haunts ana are
carried up the hill TO be lad away IN
their midst.
After this exploit Webster took to
the road, and lived upon the contrlbu-
tions OF the travelling public. lie de-
voted his attention chiefly to the noun
tain roads OF Neveda County, the one
we are now travelling being favorite
with him. In this wilderness of forest
and brush, over mountains and through
deep canyons and rocky gorges, it was
almost impossible to pursue fleeing
robber with any hope of success. 1t
was veritable robbers paradise. A
price was put upon his head, and many
efforts were made to earn it; but no one
dared to hunt him openly, as his repu-
tation as a marksman and his reckless
courage held them at bay He fire.
quently entered the various towns and
mining camps, and walked boldly
through the streets, no one feeling per-
sonally called upon to molest him. As
soeiated with him were q number of
hard characters, such as invariably
gather about an outlaw who has the
ability and courage to lead and control
them. But there is an end to every
thing, and one day Jim was pounced
upon and turned over to the care OF
Doss wright. 1hls was a lew weeks
alter cne Dig nre Wnlcn destroyed the
ooulI-nouse' ~ anu " epseer WAS - conl,le.' =
IN !; q temporary calapoose. ne ana a
leilpw PRISONER 'ooA ii rie.lch Iease que
nlgn1' pue Were traced 20 oilaresviile u
oy I1ank Ii9iner ana Druce .uaryey'
I'M aau capsuieu .a -. Mn;le quiesly si5epiit,
IL. " Th; { .a1e p,.s,so. ,a . ..,s
pl4o p41S us 4oIn III 80. - 90 NJ ngo
aI LII "a NJ a. G;.E Snaa J1,e III. ao sa mas 10.
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; m pJo.:a u uoi'',
nanc 'of - - th;auaS and ''oms mas % fnans
sh4 sh +ha 10 - @ aabh; m -, @ a,,
~ naoSia who VI 81 had alacted him II nS nrotec, M
them He avacrataJ ~ onoa ond won,
ta' I'll Idoha ,,ba,o he baoon,a &c, Cha,.;ff a of .
oonntr ~ - snd itger aanr;shed lie .o as ] memhor - -,
gang If road agents and horse tb;evaS
w5om ba nrotestaa hv means of HI,
ot1;o;al ,,osit;on F;n9llv The ,ao,,ie
Iaa,.,,e.d +l,o t,.,,a i,,u,a.dnass - H. H.
nat;nn and oraan;zeda = y ~ V;@;lanca ~ ,lS ron'. M
it, .,,l,ia st,.,,,,e. -. cEa,.;a p,,,,,
and obont dozan af Bic 80 manr ~ which [
mt mt ON end ~ : - | tho ,yblla n b,s;nass & "oN
P'' 'n CIV ~ 'Ao 80 ous''io'''
THE AMBuscADE.
Wen, to return TO Wenster. lie only
remained IN jail q few days. One
night ne again made his escape, ac
eompanled Dy TWO others who belonged
| to 1om Bell gang. YOU We heard OF
| Iom Bell. l suppose?
Eyes, I've heard OF him, but nothing
very definite. "
Wen. III tell You. about him some
other time. In1lsth NIX hlih up VIII
the present story. You can well I'M
agine the excitement when 1t wa.
learned that WEBSTER had escaped
again. Armed parties went in search
OF him in all directions. just before
dusk the following day two horses
fully caparsoned, were found concealed
IN secluded spot Ill Gold Kun, just
| short distance beyond the railroad
bridge you observed spanning 1t as We
came along. 1t was at once assumed
that these animals had been placee
there for the use of the escaped prison
ers, who were supposed to be lying II
| concealment somewhere until dark
ness should give them favorabl,
| opportunity to reach the horses
and ride away. A number o
residents OF Gold Flat, which
at that time contained quite mininf
population, organized into posse un
der the leadership OF l.. W. Williams