Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-06
INDIANA ANDTnf FRONTIER

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rfoVHl ~ TIE uofernor' Us We undeIs'ahd
fiom o"t Nnsllh Correspondence however
The b'll u ineffective nnii' an appropriation
Is made :" ply the troops ana p"foha'e sup
plies
We publish 10 day letter from Austin
10 the Houston Telegraph giving lew eN'
tracts hom communication from lhe uoN'
ernor TO "en' sher'dan' IN when TIC uoN'
ernor urges immediate relief anu asking
that the troops now garrlsoning The inie'
rlor be transferred 10 the western frontier
TO operate against these hostile Indians,
who are committing such daring and bru'
tai dcpradations and murder on our do
fcncelcss frontier citizens. We are salts
fed that everything that can, viii be done
by our Governor, who Is fully posted as to
the condition Of the Frontier, and knows
from experience, perhaps bitter than any
man in the State It's necessities, Our In
formation from Austin, leads us to believe,
Tint large force Of U. 5. Cavalry Will be
sent west in short time. ....... f...
On this page, we also give letter from
Col. J. q. Stevens, who has just returned
from Parker and jack Counties, giving the
details of some of the recent acts Of the
Indians in those cou,tics, and since then
We have seen COL Z. G. Lacy, just down
/ from Denton county, who gives us the fol-
lowing additional Information, of raid
into that county. ... .f....,...
/ In addition TO the information contained
in his letter, Col. Stevens Informs us that
on Saturday,ih the I'D ult. band Of Indians
were seen on Elizabeth Creek, in the 5. W.
corner Of Denton County, where they stole
VIC did not learn. d. i...'H. ia'r
Another band consisting oil 10 Indians
came INTO Denton county from the direc-
,ion oil Cooke county, on Thursday OF last
week, ioliowihg small party OF "hite
men VINO had oeeh OUT prospecting aiter
Indians. Ihis party TOOK large number
OF horses muies ara work oxen,--supposed
about SUI mead or more, conspeteiy STRIP
ping every place they passed OF aii ami
m"is'F Az Mrs. Lor'nS ana MIR. Draw
icy 'AeS LOOK every ah'""i 'hciua'ng even
the WORK HORSES muies anu oAeh' III the
pens anu tnose laria'ted near sy. Inis
WAS ooue III proao uayh9hl' anu III pam
we" OF Mrs. LOVING ana ''ir. brawiy' VINO
were poweriess 10 oner any resistance
'here pe'he some oo wen armeu ihoians IN
inc parry. lhese representations were co''-
!ni''eu III 'he Nor'hefh anu Nor'h-"e sV'
Par' o' DENTON county o." 'i'o i'he Vi oooAe
some OF me INDIANS Deihg seen OH DUCK
oreek' IL m'ies NORM OIL 'he 'owh oi Deh'
'oh' 'ohe "h'.e man. name. nos Aho"h
was killed IN 'he ease Oh COOKE county ny
'"'s P"r'!' anu III iho'ah was "iSo iouhu
oeau near 'he "hi'e man. "haI are inc
circumstances li oil these deaths Is lett 10 con-
GESTURE r
COL Lacy ana another gentleman who
came down from Montague TO Denton last
week further Informs us that most OF the
settlers along That line are poweriess to
protect themselves or even TO move IN to
the thicker settled portion OF the country,
having neither teams or wagons with which
to move. Ii 'hcy had these they would
Immediately abandon their homes, and il
they remain as it seems they will be COM
PEELED to do, they must become victims to
the rowing bands of Indian murdercrs and
thieves that are now continually in the
country stealing and numbering with per-
feet immunity. s.l.atR .r,
The great drawback with the settlers is
the lack OF arms and ammunition,-these
are scarce, and should the men called for
by the late act for frontier protection be
raised, they could not be mounted and
armed, in these counties. 4,
Col. il. informs us that mass meeting,
was called TO meet IN the Town OF Denton,
on last wednesday the ord lnstp at which
/ The citizens 'rl OF The surrounding counties
were invited to be present, to take some ac-
ton IN the matter, and do what they can
towards organizing a volunteer citizen
lorco to pursue and chastlse the Indians
and recover stolen sto;ko The chief JUS
'iccs of Cooke, Denton, Wise, and other
frontier counties were comforting together
as to the best mode of action; and they in
vite cooperation from ether counties
They ask and should receive aid from the
more interior counties, for should, they be
driven in, as is the prevailing sppinion,
Dallas, Ellis, Grayson &c. will be the from
tier. Volunteers and substantial aid are
desired, and all who go should take their
arms and ammunition. tt9s
We call upon the authorities TO do some
hing fol the relief of these countless and
we say what every frontiersman believes,
| that If No protectiop is afforded or these