The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-08
Indian News.


From the Wcatherford Times Of yesterday.
PALO PINTO county, Texas, March /.
EDITOR Tnms-I write you II few
lines about Indians in our county
again. have just met one of ~ party
Of rangers who has only recently re-
turned from the pursuit Of ten OF
twelve Indians. He says they started
them near Cottonwood springs, about
ten miles north Of palo Pinto town,
and pursued them closely for about ten
miles, when they stopped on rough
mountain and made fight.
Sergeant Sirawn was IN command OF
the party, and had.only nine men, and
the Indians having the advantage OF
the ground, they kept up an engage.
ment for about an hour when they
retreaIed. soon afterwards, Captain
McAdams aud fifteen men Joined
them, and pursued the Indians about
thirty miles. Night coming on the
Indians scattered and the chase was
abandoned The rangers captured five
horses from them, most of them be-
longing to citizens Of this vicinity.
From the amount Of trails lately seen
there has been quite Il number Of In
dams in the country north of here.
Captain McAdams is now making ar
engagements to start on scout out
west, TO be gone several days. He
hopes 10 intercept some of them as
they 30 out. Yours, etc, j. p.
BELKNAP, Texas, Feb. II, 1874.
EDITOR TiMES--The Indians have
been among us again. On the 10Th in
slant they made a raid on the citizons
of Graham, taking three horses from
J. G. Jacket, one from Z. A. Tackett
and one from William Tackett, and
from other parties about ten head. In
the following afternoon they charged
on me, with Joe Miller and Martin
Day. There were about eight Indians,
driving ten or twelve loose horses. We
captured a pony that they had rode
into the country. NO damage done on
either side.
Yours, etc,
A. c. TAcKETT.
GRIFFIN, TBXAs, February 81, 1874.
EDITOR TIMES-The Indians are now
reported in every direction. Lieutenant
Turner and a few soldiers went in u
northerly direction last Monday. On
Gibbons creek he discovered a fresh
trail going south, on which he found u
mule fresh wounded with an arrow
nearly buried in the poor animal. The
same night, 23d instant, Picketvilie, %
miles east of this post, i'll Stephens
county, had visit and the redskins n
good chance to prowl, as they slept
soundly, having for several days been
attending the services of the sanctuary.
That night an interesting protracted
meeting had closed, and "while man
slept his enemy came" and "went
away carrying about eleven head of
horses. When morning came, preach
crs and laymen, saints and sinners, as
well as che or two falo Pinto rangers,
were able to walk, TO find ropes cut,
moccasin tracks and horses tracks.
That night TUESDAY word was sent to
the post, and Immediately Lieutenant
Jones, ten men and five ronkawas We're
started in pursuit On Monday }. w.
Carter discovered fresh trail of sew
eral pony tracks goig east, rs he was
on his way to Griffin from Lynch's
ranch. Tuesday night, Mr.. Simpson,
who lives near the Tonkawa encamp-
ment, apout three.quarters of II mile
east of the post, had his horses cut
loose from his door and started for the
grazing grounds Of the Fort Sill reser-
walton. On the same day or night be-
fore, Edward Walker and Hol Clark,
living twenty miles below on the Clear
fork, we understand, lost all their stock.
These two clever citizens have suffered
losses three times in the last
year.
Mr. John Larn, who lives about six
miles from the post, on Clear fork of
Brazos, was out horse hunting last
Wednesday. When in the vicinity of
Flat Top Mountain he found his horses.
He heard men talking and soon saw
horsemen approaching him rapidly,
and supposing it to be Lieutenant
Jones' scout, lie continued on towards
them, when they suddenly divided
so as to encircle him. He then discov-
cred that it was Indians. Riding II
fleet animal, he did some expert riding
for five or six miles, closely pursued by
IL or Is savage fiends yelling and
shooting. He got in about dark. Fol
lowing Larn nearly to his home, the
Indians obliqued to the right, going
through Matthews field, taking his
horses, then crossed the river, getting
G. II. Carriers, John Newcom's and
Sohn Selmon's horses, getting, in all,
nearly twenty head. They then turn
ed down the Clear fork, and were fol-
flowed by citizens to near Brownin's
ranch. On hearing this intelligence,
General Buell. dispatched, last night at
about s p. NJ, Captain Lee and o
scout of 20 men and four Tonks, with
seven days rations. While writing,
II. b. Eubanks, from further south, re-
ports four men killed in Comanche
county, and one in Lampassas last
week, and that Sam Gholston had lost
25 head of horses during the week.
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