A TALE OF JUSTICE IN PLACER COUNTY

The Capehorn Robbery site is on the railway mainline about 1.5 miles northeast of Colfax, CA. Take Rollins Lake Rd north of Colfax to Carpenter Rd. Take Carpenter Rd east to a gate on the east side of the freeway. The dirt road above the gate wil go to the railroad tracks. Follow the tracks south past the tunnel to the horseshow bend. That is Cape Horn. The robbery took place at the east side of the horseshoe bend. Nice view of the American River from there. The robbers had a cabin on the river below Cape Horn.

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December 3rd 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A TALE OF JUSCTICE IN PLACER COUNTY By 1881 the big nuggets had about played out and gold prospecting had become hard work. Ed Steinigal and his pal, George Shinn, decided to give it up and rob a train instead. Ruben Rogers, Henry Frazier, and John Mason agreed to help them. On August 31 t ... read more

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