Twin Falls County ID Archives News.....Diamond Field Jack February 1905
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Twin Falls News Feb 1905 February 1905
 Diamond Field Jack,who occupied the attention of the courts of Idaho so long 
and who was recently liberated from the Boise penitentiary,has became a 
millionaire by reason of a rich strike which he made in Nevada.Judge Powers of 
Salt Lake was one of the lawyers for the prosecution,and gave Jack $50 when he 
started prospecting.When the "find" was incorporated,Judge Powers was surprised 
to receive a big block of valuable stock;Clarence Eddy has also made a rich 
strike near Goldfield.This is his third strike in three years.

Additional Comments:
Idaho will always remember Diamond Field Jack.In Albion there is a large 
monument erected in his memory.His storey began in the late 1890's.

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