«Have you ever heard of the Vigilantes? Are you familiar with the Ku Klux Klan? The Vigilantes in American history were to the West what the Ku Klux Klan was to the South- a secret organization devoted to combating the lawless element of San Francisco, in the tumultuous period following the gold rush of '49. (Print Ad- Plateau Voice, ((Collbran, Colo.)) 23 May 1924)»