W.F.
Holcomb and a party of three others pursued the Indians, but abandoned the
effort after reaching Tehachapi.
Only a year
would pass before another incident took place.
It was May of 1863, when some horse thieves helped themselves to two of
Brown’s mules and three horses (one of which belonged to a freight-hauler who
was transporting wares to Holcomb Valley.)
Again, the perpetrators made it up the desert, and they were able to
lose the Sheriff who was in pursuit.
Once
the road was built, Brown’s main responsibilities were these:
·
Collect
the tolls. This was a toll-road, after
all.
·
Repair
the road, when necessary.
·
Watch
for hostile Indians.
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