Year Up The Path Of Jaylon Ernest Calhoun Simpson: Some History Of Wells Fargo It's Already Week 5

Year Up The Path Of Jaylon Ernest Calhoun Simpson

Monday, March 2, 2009

Some History Of Wells Fargo It's Already Week 5

On August 3, 1877, the Wells Fargo & Co. stage
between Point Arenas and Duncan’s Mills on the
Russian River, just north of San Francisco, was
robbed. It was notable for the scrap of paper left
behind in the empty treasure box missing $300 and a
check drawn on Granger’s Bank of San Francisco. On
the back of a waybill was written:

“I’ve labored long and hard for bred (bread)
For honor and for riches
But on my corns too long yove (you’ve) tred (tread)
You fine-haired sons ___ _____.”
Black Bart , 1877

This was one of many daring thefts by the same highwayman, Charles E.
Bolton, alias Charles E. Boles, alias Black Bart, “The PO8.” On July 25, 1878,
he held up the stage between Quincy and Oroville, taking $379 in currency,
along with jewelry and the US Mail. He left this message:

“Here I lay me down to Sleep
To wait the coming morrow
Perhaps Success perhaps defeat
And everlasting Sorrow
Let come what will I’ll try it on
My condition can’t be worse
And if there’s money in that Box
‘Tis munny (money) in my purse.”
Black Bart –The PO8

“The PO8” finally was caught after his last stage robbery on November 3,
1883 between Sonora and Milton. A laundry mark—F.X.0.7—on the
handkerchief he left behind served as the clue to his capture. At the time, it
was determined that Charles E. Bolton robbed the Wells, Fargo & Co Express
stages on these routes and dates:

Sonora to Milton, July 26, 1875
San Juan to Marysville, December 28, 1875
Roseburg to Yreka, June 2, 1875
Point Arenas to Duncan’s Mills, August 3, 1877
Quincy to Oroville, July 23, 1878
Laporte to Oroville, July 30, 1878
Cahto to Ukiah, October 2, 1878
Covelo to Ukiah, October 3, 1878
Laporte to Oroville, June 21, 1879
Roseburg to Redding, October 25, 1879
Alturas to Redding, October 27, 1879
Point Arenas to Duncan’s Mills, July 22, 1880
Weaverville to Redding, September 1, 1880
Roseburg to Yreka, September 10, 1880
Roseburg to Redding, November 20, 1880
Roseburg to Yreka, August 31, 1881
Lakeview to Redding, October 11, 1881
Downieville to Marysville, December 13, 1881
North San Juan to Smartville, December 27, 1881
Ukiah to Cloverdale, January 26, 1882
Little Lake to Ukiah, June 14, 1882
Attempt to rob stage from Laporte to Oroville, July 13, 1882
Yreka to Redding, September 17, 1882
Lakeport to Cloverdale, November 24, 1882
Lakeport to Cloverdale, April 12, 1883
Jackson to Ione, June 23, 1883
Sonora to Milton, November 3, 1883

Bolton-Boles-Bart pleaded guilty to the stage robbery of November 3, 1883
before Judge P.H. Kean in San Andreas and was sentenced to 6 years in the
California State Prison. He entered San Quentin on November 21, 1883 and
served four years and two months before his release for good behavior.

Jaylon Reports
Well this week was pretty fun because I got to go to the Wells Fargo Museum and learned alot of stuff like the name Wells Fargo came from two men last name and before the bank they had a Wells Fargo express kind of like the pony express but Wells Fargo express came into existence first. Then I got to see some real gold and a 24 carat gold plated bar so I was pretty excited to see all that gold. So I felt like Black Bart I wanted all that gold so I know one day I going to turn in some money one day and buy a gold bar. Then when I went back to work on Monday it was weird because everybody was all like how you doing? and How you feel? and I was getting that response all day. Then the rest of the week I felt mellow and was just doing work and I also found a room call the lounge and Its for Wells Fargo employees to take a nap and that was the best thing I found out about at Wells Fargo. This week I found out that I will get my EF account soon and that account gives me all right to every computer on the network.Then the most cool things is that Year Up was on ABC New Channel 7 and I was shown like 6 times so that really cheer me up about my car being gone. Well speaking about car my total car is going to be in that program In that video that I posted on my last blog called every 15 minutes. So at De La Salle there going to place some kids in my car and set it up like it was a car crashed cause by drinking teens so at least my car is still having a purpose but the only thing was I wasn't drinking when I got in the accident so I hope they mention that but still that cool.

posted by YungPreacher08 @ 9:27 AM

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