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Show 22 Recreation Guide May 2002 Cemeteries reflect spirit: Confined from page 21) Cassidy and the members of the Wild Bundi gang asamod--. era day Robin Hoods. The gang members held up . trains and banks, stealing rprmpy from mining ntrmpanifla and cattle barons. Cassufy and the Wild Bunch paid load ranchers and farmers with the stolen loot for horses and hospitality. Castle falley residents justifiably earned the reputation of willingly - often eagerly supplying the Wild Bunch with fresh hones and sending lawmen pursuing the gang in the opposite direction. Old timers and younger gen-- on-deto- erations continue to credit Butch Cassidy and the locally popular outlaws partner, Elza Lay. with committing a daring robbery at Castle Gate. Eyewitnesses reported that more than 200 Pleasant Valley e coal minere were standing waitthe company's office, ing to be paid, when Cassidy calmly sauntered through the group of underground workers. Cassidy reportedly demanded the Pleasant Valley Coal Company payroll from a mine attendant in the office and rode away from Castle Gate ' with the " r money Price cemetery serves as the final resting place for several Wild Bunch members. out-sid- . Rows of crosses honor United States veterans laid to rest In graves at Mountain View ICECREAM n Ha .A. A ICE COLD DRINKS DELICIOUS SANDWICHES Outlaw Gunplay Maxwell was fatally shot on the streets ofPrice and buried in the citys cemetery. SNACKS & JSBSIr1 a - r Ss : ..Mfc MUCH MORE &&' t4. GREAT COMBINATION CardsJ PIZZA Slice or Whole vr' r Biteel8ggag iIlACi mu "- - 'thAMtauiv.' Muw-?r.aHi- iHnwnwi PIZZA j ivivr .wuuuiico IftKS t, PICCADILLY TEXACO GAS.& DIESEL Thebody of Johnny Walker also lies at rest in Price. Confusing Walker with Cassidy a posse killed the outlaw in the mountains of Green River. In addition, the Price cemetery contains the grave afWQd Bunch member turned law-- , man Matt Warner FBople visiting Castle Valley should schedule time to tour the unique cemeteries in Carbon , and Emery counties. From ornately carved monuments to plain concrete markers, the headstones provide a adept, but graphic and poignant glimpse into the memorable history of the Carbon-Emer- y alfly of the Castle hHey |