Near as I can figure it, this is Los Muertos, the site where Murrieta dragged to death the miners who assaulted his wife, hung his half brother and whipped him, stealing their claim. The place name doesn’t exist anymore. go figure, but got its name from the killing field Murrieta left behind. This act of revenge is the response of a reasonable man under the influence – his wife raped, brother murdered and livelihood destroyed? what would you do? He hunted them, living in a local cave, and eventually roped all six with his reata, dragging them until dead, all but one, who ran away to Kentucky. I will be exploring this end of the story and the diary of Frank Marshal, who was constable at Angel’s Camp, knew Murrieta, and documents the whole affair.