The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

The Sheriff of Bannack was the infamous Henry Plummer who was hanged in 1864 for allegely heading a gang of road agents which was suspected of killing over 100 people. Plummer was hanged by a group of vigilantes that painted the number 3 7 7 (there may be other variations of this part of the story because I have also read the number was 7 7 7) on the doors of suspected members, sending the message to get out or be hanged.Although the meaning of the number was never revealed one legend was that it was the dimensions of a grave. The Montana Highway Patrol have 3-7-77 on their patch which legend says was derived from the vigilante group.Prior to going to Montana Plummer had spent time in California and was one of the early inmates of San Quentin prison, if I recall I think he was prisoner number 9. At any rate a very colorful western personage.