TK Bergman passed on another story including tales of Palomar a hundred years or so ago. Written by Jeff Smith and published in The Reader, I’m guessing the next time you are driving along Hwy 79 pretty confident that you will get to your destination in one piece, you may think of trials some of the pioneers endured along the same road.
Here is a quote from Arlie to lure you into Jeff’s story of days not so long ago:
“Deadman’s isn’t a good place to rob a stage passing through,” says Arlie Bergman, whose ancestors — the Bergmans and Mendenhalls — helped settle Palomar Mountain. “They were always ready for trouble; in fact, there were very few Butterfield robberies around here. But it’s a good place to bushwhack individuals camped alone near the springs. They had to have money on them somewhere.”
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Bonnie Phelps
Palomar Mountain News 
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