The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-08-07
Indian Raids in Texas.

RI Indian Raids in Texas.
We are at the present time having
one Of the severest Indian raids we
have had for some time. After Col.
|. Mckenzie killed and captured lot of
them last fall on Base River, they
J kept out of here until about the 9Th or
10th Of April. Each month since they
have grown worse aud worse until 1t
seems that unless we get some help,
other than the present United States
officers and soldiers now stationed at
the different postal present Oh the
frontier-we will have to abandon
one of the finest grazing counties IN
der the sun.
J will now give you some incidents
Of the three different raids In this
country, and from well authenticated
sources all the way from Red River to
the Rio Grand. distance of about 500
miles, and from one to three counties
wide. First raid-"Light Moon,n in
April. About II or IL o'clock at night ,
party of mounted Indians attacked !
McReynold's rancho, driving of his
horses t22) by surprising the hands, fir
ing into his camp, and wounding one
man. About the same time they run ,
on Chisms' Old Rancho, aud captured :
thirty-one head of horses. On the
next day they appeared close to our
camp. We detailed ten men to give
them fight, chasing them ten miles,
capturing one pony and two pair of =
moccasins, and finally making their =
escape by swimming the Colorado :,
River. A few days days after thew :
charged the Bachelor rancho at II =
o'clock noon, and captured fourteen
horses, visiting several other ranches
aud driving off about thirty head, and y
killing one man by the name Of Good. e'
Second raid-"Light Moon"-May N
and June. Joseph Franks and J. F. on
Clayton's camp was attacked about 2 pr
o'clock "A. NJ. by opening severe fire SD
with needle aud Winchester guns,
with full force, in their accus. Ike
omed way screaming and yelling, in
nd running of eighty-ssven head of I'M
plendid horses, well shod, and ready On
or COW hunt, costing the owner ST. tw
90 in gold, so disheartening this man the
lat he had TO abandon the idea OF RAJ is res
% cattle, and finally sold them at q /
reat sacrifice. Three or four nights iur
ter another party Of Indians attack eau
the same rancho, and captured ia
ght or nine more horses. Having per
I'd an unusal quantity of rain, they hin
ere easily trailed next morning. A ed t
rty OF five or six cowboys followed, as J
d after ride of twenty miles they on a
ne upon the Indians, who were in u
, act of killing beef for break fast. c,;,
e cowboys charged them, Indian sicn
ns one' anu "ouhoing of hi
D; from the breastplate and trap at,on
gs Of one OF the killed it was sup. moi,
ed he was chief, recapturing the ;,v >,
ne horses, with five Of the Indians. .o,a
=. .o''"s several o'her minor like {
similar depredations they left for =,
next moon.
bird Raid-"Light Moon, July. po
st were rumors from all sides pour
in that the country was to be over
on all sides by hostile Indians.
first steal was from Petus Chism's -.
erintendent, who says: The Ip-
IS attacked US while engaged in
wing cattle at a place called Flat VIC
|, capturing thirty-one head of sea.ee
es. The next victim was John "nic'
wn. who was attackea At 1oo,o,ooh the n
pht bv a Marty of indiana some,
camp and running off forty mine physi
OF horses. Next night they at .ecos
ed Coggin's rancho, taking off rom
es and ono horso ,.sa;, doubt
Sn and woldr;,,a,s go, his pl
10 from tbano, -, 80 ft openi
son William Miles, who had been In
Is way up north, has returned to ihian
ace six head of horses which was of u |
Off nv the indians .hon, IN o,e,oc, she y
lght, and in place we consider 'ue
ntireiy out of the circuit of In .has
stealing on the sama night can good
ng twenty-five head from other ahu
.hes on their way west Naxt FAINT
BIT before daybreak. two men came dog
ur place saying that a party of In on b
rs visited Mr.. Williams house xii. Dr
: his wife and taking his baby i in y
nths old aud dashing it against the mitt
u, manging it completely, and tick,
of his little girl five years old. the
ere are at present forty men in pur- they
trying to recover the girl. How of til
this Is going to last We do not lar,
DIV, but think it will end by blast into
the hopes of many a young man drin
! abandoning his rancho, which we one
! to do yesterday with one Of ours cour
cen miles west of here. The Uni. n,
ni"eh' eAac's from US PEN
es, feeds Indians, and clothes them. Yho
furnishes them with neede.guns dor
Winchesters to Kill US. R,t
".iu"in'ances AROUND Kansas aecG
aus "tsl 10 endorse me The
leihg reliable, / desire that YOU fore
lid send copy Of this to the proper raco,
horitIes at Washington City We b,f,i.
=, a.u again Appealed 10 them petra
and, but it seems they receive no re If g,
Is but official from Indian agents
ofheers, who never see an Indian In
months, or, much less, who in the VIII
e time have not an open air view as "
be noon-day sun fCol Maoka,zia tricit
epted). Very respectfully than
JONATHAN NE1rc claim
Or. Kansas city 7imc8 OF CHI
foun'
here Is serious trouble brewing on fine
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