Prev | Index | Next

This is the town jail. Only one prisoner is known to have escaped. Bail for "guests" was $5. Joseph DeRoche was taken from here and hanged. Killings occurred with monotonous regularity, sometimes becoming almost daily events. The fire bell, which tolled the ages of the decreased when they were buried, rang often and long. Robberies, stage holdups and street fights provided variety, and the town's 65 saloons offered many opportunities for relaxation after hard days of work in the mines.
Copyright © 2004, Jan A. Tofte

This is the town jail. Only one prisoner is known to have escaped. Bail for "guests" was $5. Joseph DeRoche was taken from here and hanged. Killings occurred with monotonous regularity, sometimes becoming almost daily events. The fire bell, which tolled the ages of the decreased when they were buried, rang often and long. Robberies, stage holdups and street fights provided variety, and the town's 65 saloons offered many opportunities for relaxation after hard days of work in the mines.

File: 040529_152732_41_1_C_BWM.jpg
File size: 104KB
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Owner: Jan A. Tofte
Date/Time: 2004:06:25 21:38:50
Copyright: Copyright © 2004, Jan A. Tofte
Image size: 600 x 468
Rotation: none
Color profile: IEC 61966-2.1 Default RGB colour space - sRGB
User comments:
"This is the town jail. Only one prisoner is known to have escaped. Bail for "guests" was $5. Joseph DeRoche was taken from here and hanged. Killings occurred with monotonous regularity, sometimes becoming almost daily events. The fire bell, which tolled the ages of the decreased when they were buried, rang often and long. Robberies, stage holdups and street fights provided variety, and the town's 65 saloons offered many opportunities for relaxation after hard days of work in the mines."