Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-15

=. y Main. Of Montague county, In fsla-
ilon 10 tho situation ~ the Frontier, and
the pressing demand for some resistance ia
Ls made TO the frequent aud daring inroads
ofihe Indians upon our defcnceless frontier
settlements.
This communication was brought TO us
by Capt. a. W. Norris, Of Montague, who
informs us that efforts are now being made
TO raise two or three hundred men, togo mp
10 the Wichita mountains, where the In
diaus nre known to be camped, herding
the stock they have stolen from our from
tier md attack them. This expedition Is
TO meet on the 10th today at Montague,
from whence II will start, The Indians
who killed Mr.. Box, recently were followed
across Red River, but the pursuing force
only consisting Of some ~ men, did not
deem IT,, advisable to follow any farther,
and returned for rein forcemonts, and now
ask the people of the interior to como and
help them. Capt. Morris informs us that
unless something is done, and that spccdi-
ly, the people living on the frontier will be
bound 10 como in and abandon their homes
to the savage. In fact, in one or two heavy
settlements, the people are now preparing
to leave. They have been stripped Of the =
stock, nro daily loosing some Of their mum
be by the tomahawk and the scnlping knife,
and they are forced to give up their homes
unless tn y arc speedily succOrcd.
Capt Morris informs US that it is cxpcc
ted that the U, 8. troops stationed in Jack
and Grayson counties, will cooperate with
the citizens in the expedition against the
Indians.
Just as we had finished writing the above
VIC picked up the Waco Register, and find
the following letter, dated S,cpcnsvillc,
Erath county August 2sth. 1t will be seen
that the whole frontier is menaced.
Last week we published the proceedings
Of the meeting held in WaxNhachie, and
the memorial of that meeting to the Gov
crnor, to-day VIC publish the letter Of Col.
Mains, and the letter below from the Waco
Register. Surely something can be done
to relieve our exposed frontier settlers ::
and we hope to see some prompt and ,flici-
ent action taken 10 aid our helpless from
tier citizens from these murderous raids:
Eps. REGISTER:
Indians! Indiansl Indians!! the coun-
try Is full of Indians. 1t seems they have
settled in this country, with the intention
to appropriate it to their own use and ben
eft. will give you detail of few of
their exploits.
Two weeks ago they entered dwelling
house, near the line Of this and Comanchc
county, and destroyed or carried off every
article of furniture they could find. They
broke the dishes, pots &C.. ripped open the
fertilizer. beds, piled wool, cotton, feathers,
meal and -four all together in the middle of
every piece of cloth that could be Of any
use to them. About the same time, near
forty Indians surrounded the house of John
Flanagan, east of this place, opened fire
upon it with long range guns, and kept up
the seige for several hours, firing over a
hundred shots, when they called off their
forces.
Last week about eighteen ran upon Mr..
Waller, while herding thirty or forty
horses, fired upon him and drove off the
horses. Mr.. Waller discharged the con-
tents of his six. shooter at them, with what
effect he does not know. A few men haste
ly collected, and followed the trail, came
up with the horses, but the Indians had
Abandoned them. The nextday (last Tues
day. while Mr.. Wilson, of this county, was
riding along the road he was fired at by
| two Indians, and narrowly escaped. On
the same day A. G. Crockett met up with a
company of eight Indians, while going to a
neighbours house, and escaped by fast rid
ing. Mrs. Danly in company with another
lady, was within about two hundred yards
of Mr.. Crockett at the time, but fortunately
the Indians did not see them Mr.. Crockei
ran with the view Of leading the Indians
away from the ladies' his strategy was sue
oassful and they went home hurr;ly iena-
rant OF their danger.
Last Friday the Indians killed Mrs
Golfer, wife of Lewis Golfer, living in the
west part Of this county. Mr.. G. was sick
and hearing the Indians were in the county
his wife proposed TO take the gun and pis-
tol and go and drive up the horses, which
we're grazing near by. Mr.. Golfer objected
on account of the danger; however, Mrs
Golfer would go-sle never returned alive
sha was discovered and killed, and | sup
pose scalpcd, according to Indian custom.
On Sunday last Mrs. Hurry, wife O.
Moses Hurry, was chased the distance of a
mile by eighteen Indians. She succeeded
in reaching the house of Mr.. Mellow, on
Green's creek, eight miles from this place
She had barely time to throw herself from
her horse, and get into the yard--the lndi.
ans foliowed-ihe doors were shut the
family being out--she was chased three
times around the house, when being ex.
hausted she fell against the door, which
fortunately yielded to her weight; she
sprang in and was saved, the devils not fol
lowing farther.
Thursday, yesterday and to-day, have mo-
yet been reported. Nearly every man in
the county has lost greater or less mum
Der of horses. So many have been stolen
or rather the people have been openly rob
bed of so many, that cannot enumeratt
them. So far as can hear, oil along the
frontier, the same deplorable condition Of
affairs exists. These things cannot be
borne much longer. The people love theii
homes on the frontier, and would abandon
them with regret. But for the depreda'
lions Of The Indians We would not exchange
this for any country ut present known tC
map-makers. However hard it would be
therefore, TO "break up" and seek Other
homes, still We must do it, if protection IL
not speedily given to the frontier. The ex
tremc settlements are already beginning Il
| oixa wav Families ooinp East m ss th roup I'll
this town nearly every day, and when the
panic becomes general, there will be gen
eral 'break up" and the whole frontier de
populated. Great numbers of our citizen:
are waiting the action of the present Leg
islature. Ii 1t adopts no effective measures
for frontier protection, what portion Of ths
State, one year from this date, will be thu
frontier, cannot now be satisfactorially
known. II. L. II.