October 7, 2005
Summer of 1875, and the Wells Fargo stagecoach is slowly rattling through a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada gold country, bearing a cargo of passengers, U.S. mail, and gold.
The driver pulls the horses to an abrupt halt at the sight of a man standing confidently on the side of the road. He wears a long dirty duster, a sack of flour over his head with a pair of holes cut for the eyes and brandishes a double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun. A deep and hollow voice utters the command destined to become the most famous five words in western outlaw history: “please throw down the box.”
The legend of Black Bart is born.
For further edification:
» a site including list of holdup dates
» capture of Black Bart – 1920’s reminiscence
» Wild West Magazine
thanks to Tom Joad for the cool banjo tunes “Sand River Belle” and “West Fork Gals”. Use licensed under Creative Commons.
Sparkletack was the blog and podcast of a guy obsessed with diggin' up San Francisco history. The site is on permanent hiatus.
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October 11, 2005 at 4:01 pm
Really interesting podcast! Having just been to San Francisco this is one podcast I shall be subscribing to!
October 13, 2005 at 4:01 pm
Hearing this podcast made me think of a subject associated with SF, that I think others might find interesting. I know I would. Maybe a podcast on “The Zodiac killer”, would be a subject you’d be interested in. Keep up the GREAT work! :) – Carla
November 15, 2020 at 4:11 pm
A great listen. My wife and I honeymooned in SF and stayed in Mariposa for a week where we came upon a museum with a section dedicated to BB. We will be listening to your other podcasts.
Many Thanks.
Atticus. U.K.