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A man, and behind every legend, lies the truth. >> also known as black bart is the most excentric stagecoach bandit in the history of the west, yet, his story is unfamiliar to most of us. unlike the brazen outlaw killers of his day, this gentleman bandit never fires a single shot. bulls is driven by revenge who masks his identity, instead of leaving trails of blood, he leaves behind versus the poetry. >> keep an eye on those rocks, charles. >> stay warm and take care, i'll turn it in. >> narrator: in 1848, gold was discovered in the foothills of the sierras. by 1849, tens of thousands of men, ...

Just days after he receives an offer for his claim, the water supply dries up. [ yelling ] >> narrator: boles is convinced it's no coincidence. >> what wells fargo did is divert the stream from which boles was panning the gold to where he was forced to abandon his gold mine. >> for charles, montana claim is likely his best chance for success, but when the water slows, his claim becomes worthless. many believe that this is the moment he sets his sight on wells fargo making the company out to be responsible for his misfortune. >> narrator: the hard working miner and former union soldier with dre...

Him, was not as attractive. >> narrator: frustrated with his farming lifestyle, he's haunted by his failure as a miner and dreams of striking it rich. when word of a montana gold rush reaches charles, his gold fever returns. he leaves his family and sets out for montana. on foot. >> there's an interesting aspect. he had an inversion to horses. he volunteered for the infantry, presumably so he wouldn't have to ride a horse.

Brothers to join him on the gold rush. >> i think there's probably more up this way. >> charles and his brothers, they had been barn raisers in none of them liked farming life. and they couldn't wait to get out to the gold field in california. >> can i get some help? help, anybody! >> narrator: for many like the bold brothers, the hope of striking it rich moves them to endure incredible hardships and sacrifices. they camp along the river beds in bad conditions, giving rise tos dids which often results in death. >> johnny boy -- >> are you kidding me. >> narrator: some strike it rich, but he is...

After months of mining, he loses both of his brothers. >> charles was devastated. he had been the one to truly want to come out to california. he felt guilty. he was a restless soul. that played heavily into the choices he made later on. >> narrator: eventually stopping in illinois, where he takes a job on a farm and soon marries. >> on the one hand you have the man searching for gold, versus working on a farm that is harvesting and seeding, that to