Description
Located in sec 33,T18S,R14E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History
This spring was originally known as Valenzuela Spring until about 1950. The spring is named for Joaquin Murietta, an California bandit who used this region as a rendevous and hideout around 1850. (US-T131/Joaquin Murrieta & His Horse Gangs/p562)