George Ames - Bunk House Hero
George Ames was fourteen when he hired on with Jim Prewitt — and the bunkhouse tales grew from there.
George Ames rode down the coast from Santa Cruz in the early 1860s and started working for Jim Prewitt as a hired hand when only 14 years old. He was tall and sat straight in his saddle and always carried a .38 Colt revolver. Once he came upon an eagle attacking a small calf and promptly drew his gun and killed the bird. He never looked at a woman and once when some boys tricked him into a dance hall in San Francisco he nearly tore the place apart getting out. He wore spurs with long clanking chains so you knew Old George was coming before he came in sight. Working for never more than $30 a month, he accumulated a small fortune during his lifetime.