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Profiles in Mojave Desert HistoryTiburcio Vasquez(1835 - 1875)![]() The Highwayman![]() Robber's Roost, Freeman Junction - Ridgecrest, California The banditos would hide their horses in the clefts in the formation, climb to the top, and keep a lookout- They could see for 20 miles in each direction. The stage would approach, and they would move dustlessly into a deep and shadowy arroyo, then lie in wait. Vasquez, the ‘Gentleman’, would politely rob them all. But one man refused to give up his watch, a gift from his since departed wife. Vasquez left him with his watch, a gold piece, and his condolence. Once a rich man carried only $200 for him to steal. Vasquez sternly warned him to bring him more next time or he would be a dead rich man. Tiburcio Vasquez, the last ‘Californio’, was eventually hanged for a murder he claimed he did not commit. He died a young man, but the legend of the Robber’s Roost remains. Vasquez RocksElizabeth Lake |
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