possibly the one true story about san juan hotsprings

[nibot]

Found your site on the San Juan Hotsprings. I was stationed at the San Juan Fire Station (Forest Service Fire Station) from 1972-1975. I believe it was in 1975 July or August when I was awaken by two persons trying to break the stations door down. I jumped up and they were shouting '" redneck just shot a hippie at the hotsprings!" I called dispatch and then went to the springs, there was a vehicle (mustang) that loaded up the shot boy and tried to make a u-yurn and had slid off the road and was stuck. In the back seat was a dead boy shot in the stomach. The caretaker of Star Ranch (the springs were star ranch property), his name was Whip Slaton had got in a hassle with the kids at the spring (private property) and shot the kid with a twenty-two pistol. Whip took off, they found his rolled over jeep later on Star Ranch and him shortly after (he has been drinking quite a bit). The Springs then were posted fenced and off limits to all. I heard Whip was sent up the river for life. BG

Well, it's not the One True Story — that place has dozens of stories, and the amazing thing is that the people involved actually write to me with the stories — but this one is perhaps particularly compelling. I guess it's the idea of a Star Ranch, a dead boy in a truck, a guy named Whip Slaton.. it sounds like the wild-west ranching days of an Orange County long departed.

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[ragnus.livejournal.com]

Nice picture.
What's ACIU?

[nibot.livejournal.com]

American Civil Liberties Union (http://www.aclunc.org/).

[1spirit.livejournal.com]

excellent.

Re:

[nibot.livejournal.com]

thankyou.

ascent of Saddleback

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Just read your ascent-of-Saddleback entry (for possibly the first time). It was great. I particularly found amusement (the kind which comes from saying "yes, that sounds JUST like him") in reading of Steve's running commentary during the trip. Definitely a LOL couple of moments.