OTHER TIDBITS: This was a bounty hunt! Captain Love’s posse captured Joaquín Murrieta’s brother in law and forced him to lead them to Joaquín’s hideout. They outnumbered and shot Joaquín and his second in command, Tres Dedos, then cut off Joaquin’s head and the famed tres dedos, preserved them in whiskey, and took them back to Stockton to collect their $6,000 reward!

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• Three large rocks in foothills SW of Cantua Creek Bridge

Plaque:

• State Hwy 198
  9 mi N of Coalinga, CA 93210

ANNOTATIONS:
There are two plaques within 500 feet to the east and the south of the intersection of CA-198 and CA-33! The three big rocks are due west of there!

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