The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24
Interesting from Northern Texas Fho Indian


InterestlnS from northern Iexas- rno lh0iam
Country.
From the New Orleans Delta, July 49,
We sre greatly indebted to DR.. Voilum, Of the
army, just down from Fort Belknsp, says the Aus
tin State Gazette Of the Itch inst. for late and in
teresting news from The northern frontier.
The exertions OF Major Neghbois seem to bs
happily crowned with success. Twenty three Of
nsscs .s
their stampede, many pursued course mp the head
waters Of the Red river and the Brazo others took
to the Guadaloupe mountains. Toe sufsrings from
bur ger and sickness have been very severe. TIE
Indians ate up nearly all their horses and the whole
Of their dogs. Smallpox visited them and made
great havoc.
These Indians are now in good condition for the
agent to act upon-much better than il they had
besn met by the troops and brought 10 fat.
Buffalo Hump is missing. He Is supposed to have
Joined the northern Camar ches. Major Neighbon
is st,l Of opinion that they will finally come in.
TIE Texss Cemsnches are composed of the bands
under ketimsi. Sowaco, and Buffalo. Hump, aud they
are more CT less related by intermsrr ages. KeHms,
who has already come tn and is ssttied upon the
suS inc on aSs %:
10 white man in nearly oil his sentiments, aud
reasons clearly ard powerfully with his people in
showing their certain extinction bsfore the whits
race If they were to continue to follow the buffalo
for their support.
The settlen ent on Clear Fork is progressing nue.
~ Buildings are gorg no, and Land tor next years
crop s being ploughed up. Tho India1s have
SASe1SV GaSA Aanee nAo nuhS snco ~Ps A00y AI0
working hard and show great interest," in providing
for permanent homes. They will not sen any OF
their horses, and they are going to sock raising
they are the best heraers In the world
The second settlement Is ten miles below Fort
Belknap, on the Brazos. Here are the CAdd1es,
Wacos, Annaiscoes, Ioniea and Kechiss. They
have certainly, a. present, the fines: crop OF corn
now growing in Texas, and at last accounts were
making greRt preparations tor the Green Corn
Dance. They have plenty Of water msllons, musk
MELONS, pumpkins, &c., and comfort and happiness
beam from every face.
These tribts have all been accustomed to raise
corn, but they have been driven from place to place
by the nroads Of the whites until soms Of them had
despaiIingly abandoned the attempt to provide for
themselves. me Caddoes formerly lived In Louis
isna, and have repeatedly had their corn fields
taken from them.
The Tonkawsys have agreed to come In, aud they
~ probably now at Fort Bslknap. rhey are old
corn planters, and have been moved ap9u. until
they have got into Mexico.
We also learn that the MuscaIe:0s, one Of the
most mischievous and raecsly bands in Tsxas, have
promise to come In. They stay about she Dsvil's
River and the Upper Rio Grande, and live upon
Muscal. Doubtless many CahforniA emigrants hsye
been plundered and murdered by the band.
Heretofore some complaints have beer made about
the sgents now living among the Indians. We are
glad to learn that Major Neighbers u buildiag .
house some twenty miles south OF Fort Bs,hnap, ON
the Brazos, and he intends permanently residing
there. He is actively engaged every day among
the Indians. All NO which No can get done By
Indians, such q herdng hoeipg, going on ex press
ee, &c, he has performed by them, and they do it
with hearty good viii.