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Kevitivity posted a photo:
“This stately Juniper stands today as a lone symbol of the law and justice of the early turbulent days of Holcomb Valley. As miners and prospectors came to seek their fortune, outlaws, claim jumpers, gamblers, and general troublemakers followed close behind. In late August, 1861, the notorious little valley was taken over by an organized gang of horse thieves from Salt Lake City known as the Button’s Gang. This gang ruled so fiercely that its members…