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Miner Camp Scare Ends With Ab Jones Move To Frisco
In 1854 at Cool Bun Gulch a mining camp suspects Ab Jones of stealing a rich ore pocket after he is asked to leave. The crew discovers Ab ill and his wife sick in Frisco. they gather funds, send for a doctor, and arrange Ab’s travel home with money for his fare and a suit as they acknowledge their harsh stance.
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Ab Jones
Old Ab
Cool Bun Gulch
Sandy Scott
Sandy
Kile Creason
Bile
Tooner
Mart
Tuck Bois
Scamp
Bee
Coon Run Guich
Sierra Nevada Range
Old Sandy
Baldy Perkins
Sam
Wal
Matt
Jack Bone
Val
Jack
Danno
Hffe
Sartin
Rile
Frisco
Baldy
Qld Ab
Creeter
Thomas P. Montfort
Leslie