A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38090 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: April 2 1864 Article Description: Cleaning Up The Villains In Portland, Oregon (Reaves) Article Text: Northern Mines - Hanging - News by way of Portland, Oregonm from the Beaverhead country, reports that a Vigilance Committe numbering a thousand men has been formed to make a clean sweep of the villians that infest that region. Already they have hung 24 men at 5 different places. Among those hung at Bannock is one by the name of Reaves, said to be a former resident of Pacheco. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com