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Chuckawalla Bill (August 2, 1875 – January 11, 1950) was a Spanish–American War veteran, a sapper in the British Army during World War I, a prospector, a cook, and vagabond.〔Fletcher, Colin. 1981. ''The Man from the Cave''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 352 pp.〕 His birth name was William Anthony Simon, although he most frequently used the name Anthony W. Simmons. Later in life, he settled down in Palo Verde, California. He is buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.〔(Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California: Anthony W. Simmons. )〕 In 1968, Colin Fletcher came across a cave near the Colorado River (about 5 miles southeast of Boulder City, Nevada) in which Bill had been living in and abandoned around 1916. ''The Man from the Cave'' was a 1981 book written by Fletcher, which detailed how, after finding a trunk and belongings abandoned by someone, Fletcher spent years putting together the life story of "Trunkman."〔(NY Times Books. Nonfiction in Brief: The Man from the Cave By Colin Fletcher )〕 Colin Fletcher's quote about Chuckawalla Bill: The "Chuckawalla Bill Spring" north of Desert Hot Springs is named after him.〔(USGS Geographic Names Information System )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chuckawalla Bill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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