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Randsburg, Ca.
Town Constable & Saloon Owner
Randsburg Town Constable (Saloon Owner) Mining 1897
When this photo is enlarged the badge says "Deputy Constable". John M. Crawford, who owned the St. Elmo Saloon, was a
Kern County
Deputy Sheriff, and Claude Bohannon, who owned the Capital Saloon, was appointed the town constable in October of 1896 at the same time E. B. McGinnis was appointed the Justice of the Peace. The town's people however felt that they needed some help so they formed what is commonly called a Vigilante Committee, but they termed it a "Committee of Arbitration". It is not known with certainty who was on this original committee, that was formed in late December or early November of 1896. However, The Mining and Electric Journal in early 1897 reported in an article discussing this committee that "There are in every new section a few individuals whose magnetic influence sways the crowd. In Randsburg is J. P. Carroll, genial honest, but determined in what he considers just; P. J. Hartt, the affable manager of the Kramer Stage Co., T. Weisendanger, D. C. Kuffel, Jolly Col. Hafford and a few others who are ready at all times to welcome strangers or suppress crime. It is the presence of men of such sterling qualities that has made Randsburg a law abiding camp." In 1897 when the original committee was established they posted a notice, which read "The Citizens of Randsburg have organized to enforce the Laws. Ten Deputy Constables have been appointed and any riotous and threatening conduct will be suppressed and punished. By Order of the Citizens Committee."
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Introduction
Randsburg, California - Circa 1896 - 1898
Earliest Known Photograph
Town Constable (Saloon Owner)
Stagecoach Arriving
The O.K. Lodging House
C. W. Tucker and Main Street Saloon
Loading Ore at the Yellow Astor
Tehachapi Milling and Trading
Rand Development Company
Stage Lines, Saloons & Construction
Saloons, Gambling Halls & Prostitutes
Rare Randsburg Winter
Randsburg 1897
Saloons and Stage Office
"Tent City"
C. W. Tucker Photographic Studio
Broadway Street
C. W. Tucker and Wife at Home
Amazing Activity on Butte Avenue
Randsburg Railway
C. W. Tucker's Home and Studio
Rebuilding After the Fire
Stagecoaches and Saloon
Snow Ball Fight and Construction.
Spring of 1897
Bird's Eye View
Saloons and Prostitutes
Excavation for first stamp mill
Dry Washing for Gold
Retrieved 1/2/2019: Online Archive of California
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