PO 8, Outlaw Series LbNA #14590 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 2, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | ?Visalia? |
| County: | Fresno |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | PenGwen  |
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| Found by: | Pug Herders |
| Last found: | Feb 4, 2007 |
| Status: | FFr |
| Last edited: | Oct 2, 2004 |
Outlaw Series – The PO 8
Fresno Co.
Visalia??
Porta Potties
Fee area
“I’ve labored long and hard for bread
for honor and for riches
But on my corns too long you’ve tred
You fine haired sons of bitches
Black Bart
The PO 8
Driver, give my respects to our friend, the other driver;
But I really had a notion to hang my old disguise hat on his weather eye.
Respectfully,B.B.”
Charles E. Boles aka Black Bart aka Charles E. Bolton started his life of crime on July 26, 1875 when the Sonora to Milton stage in Calaveras Co. was robbed by a man wearing a flour sack over his head with two holes cut out for the eyes. The stage driver, John Shine, said he carried a double-barreled shotgun and wore a linen duster to hide his garb. His voice was deep and resonant and he only said, “Please throw down the box!” He was polite and used no foul language. Along with the poems he left behind, these became his trademarks for the next 27 stage robberies over the next eight years.
On November 3, 1883 again robbing the Sonora to Milton stage Black Bart had this robbery interrupted by a 19 year old named Jimmy Rolleri. Jimmy, with his new Henry Rifle, had jumped off the stage prior to heading up the grade to do a little hunting. Bart stopped the stage at the top of the grade, and sent the driver away with the horses. When Jimmy arrived he caught Black Bart hatcheting the strongbox lock. One of the three shots found it’s mark and Black Bart ran for the bushes clutching the gold but dripping blood. A search of the area showed that Bart had dropped his derby and other belongings. A bag of crackers, sugar, a pair of field glasses, a couple of flour sacks, three dirty linen cuffs, razor, and a handkerchief full of buckshot was found behind a nearby rock. The clue that broke the Black Bart case was a laundry mark on that abandoned handkerchief.
91 San Francisco laundries were checked and finally provided the name of Charles E. Bolton, and the room number and address of his rooming house in San Francisco. Black Bart was sentenced to San Quentin Prison for 6 years, but his sentence was shortened to 4 years for good behavior. Upon release reporters swarmed around him and they asked him if he were going to rob any more stages. “No gentlemen,” he replied,” I’m all through with crime.” With that he headed south and was last seen in the Visalia area. True to his word no other similar robberies occurred. Where did Bart go? Who did the intelligent police work? Do your research to find the location of this letterbox. The location is named the same as that forensic investigator and you will need to ascertain some specifics such as; the laundry mark, Bart’s room number and address of the rooming house in San Francisco.
Clues:
Once you know the last name of Wells Fargo’s Chief Investigator head to Sandy Cove. Park in the first parking area on your left, and take the path down from the southeast end of the parking lot. Passing by some Streamside Sensations take the bridges and continue your journey on the other side to the first bench. From this bench a string of roped buoys can be seen below. From the bench walk as many steps as in Bart’s room number plus ten (?+10= )in a southeast direction. Here you will see rocks on each side of the path, but on your right the rocks will be higher than the path and there will be a nearby stump behind the lowest rocks. From that stump take the number of steps that is the last number in the handkerchief laundry mark(FX0?) at the number of degrees that is 5 times the rooming house address(5 X ? = ) to another shorter stump. At the rear of this stump the letterbox can be found under some pine needles and under a rock hidden in the stump’s cavity. After stamping in please rehide the letterbox carefully.
When researching our clues please be aware that when previous searchers list “ATTEMPTED” on the clue sheets it may reflect more on their abilities as finders than indicate whether the box is viable or not. We do monitor our clues and boxes pretty well and appreciate the notes written to us by those that find or attempt our letterboxes.
Please contact placer directly or through the LBNA chat list regarding status rather than unofficial databases. Up to date status can only be ascertained from placer as other information services will not have current data. The placer does not appreciate listing information about this letterbox on unauthorized information services.
Fresno Co.
Visalia??
Porta Potties
Fee area
“I’ve labored long and hard for bread
for honor and for riches
But on my corns too long you’ve tred
You fine haired sons of bitches
Black Bart
The PO 8
Driver, give my respects to our friend, the other driver;
But I really had a notion to hang my old disguise hat on his weather eye.
Respectfully,B.B.”
Charles E. Boles aka Black Bart aka Charles E. Bolton started his life of crime on July 26, 1875 when the Sonora to Milton stage in Calaveras Co. was robbed by a man wearing a flour sack over his head with two holes cut out for the eyes. The stage driver, John Shine, said he carried a double-barreled shotgun and wore a linen duster to hide his garb. His voice was deep and resonant and he only said, “Please throw down the box!” He was polite and used no foul language. Along with the poems he left behind, these became his trademarks for the next 27 stage robberies over the next eight years.
On November 3, 1883 again robbing the Sonora to Milton stage Black Bart had this robbery interrupted by a 19 year old named Jimmy Rolleri. Jimmy, with his new Henry Rifle, had jumped off the stage prior to heading up the grade to do a little hunting. Bart stopped the stage at the top of the grade, and sent the driver away with the horses. When Jimmy arrived he caught Black Bart hatcheting the strongbox lock. One of the three shots found it’s mark and Black Bart ran for the bushes clutching the gold but dripping blood. A search of the area showed that Bart had dropped his derby and other belongings. A bag of crackers, sugar, a pair of field glasses, a couple of flour sacks, three dirty linen cuffs, razor, and a handkerchief full of buckshot was found behind a nearby rock. The clue that broke the Black Bart case was a laundry mark on that abandoned handkerchief.
91 San Francisco laundries were checked and finally provided the name of Charles E. Bolton, and the room number and address of his rooming house in San Francisco. Black Bart was sentenced to San Quentin Prison for 6 years, but his sentence was shortened to 4 years for good behavior. Upon release reporters swarmed around him and they asked him if he were going to rob any more stages. “No gentlemen,” he replied,” I’m all through with crime.” With that he headed south and was last seen in the Visalia area. True to his word no other similar robberies occurred. Where did Bart go? Who did the intelligent police work? Do your research to find the location of this letterbox. The location is named the same as that forensic investigator and you will need to ascertain some specifics such as; the laundry mark, Bart’s room number and address of the rooming house in San Francisco.
Clues:
Once you know the last name of Wells Fargo’s Chief Investigator head to Sandy Cove. Park in the first parking area on your left, and take the path down from the southeast end of the parking lot. Passing by some Streamside Sensations take the bridges and continue your journey on the other side to the first bench. From this bench a string of roped buoys can be seen below. From the bench walk as many steps as in Bart’s room number plus ten (?+10= )in a southeast direction. Here you will see rocks on each side of the path, but on your right the rocks will be higher than the path and there will be a nearby stump behind the lowest rocks. From that stump take the number of steps that is the last number in the handkerchief laundry mark(FX0?) at the number of degrees that is 5 times the rooming house address(5 X ? = ) to another shorter stump. At the rear of this stump the letterbox can be found under some pine needles and under a rock hidden in the stump’s cavity. After stamping in please rehide the letterbox carefully.
When researching our clues please be aware that when previous searchers list “ATTEMPTED” on the clue sheets it may reflect more on their abilities as finders than indicate whether the box is viable or not. We do monitor our clues and boxes pretty well and appreciate the notes written to us by those that find or attempt our letterboxes.
Please contact placer directly or through the LBNA chat list regarding status rather than unofficial databases. Up to date status can only be ascertained from placer as other information services will not have current data. The placer does not appreciate listing information about this letterbox on unauthorized information services.