Who was Holy Jim, anyway?

A wildland fire is devouring thousands of acres of grass and brush and some rustic cabins as well in Orange and Riverside counties.
It’s dubbed the Holy fire, because it started in the Holy Jim Canyon area, near a road with that name. But it turns out the man behind the name may not have been as pious as his nickname suggests.
Jim Smith was a foul-mouthed beekeeper who lived in the area in the 1880s. First known by many in the community as Cussin’ Jim, some impish friends began to ca