The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-21
ARE.IL INDIAN FIGHTER.
Harrison Barndeckcr'- Adventures with In
dinus aud Bears.


Fridays Rio Graude train brought in
one Il those characters sometimes met win IN
this vicinity. He rrjpiccs IN TIE name OF Harm
sou Barndecker was born IN ONO In the he { of
tho Pre- identiM campaign Of lst0 thencc his
given namel. and came 10 TINS section win MS
latter in lslj. tefore the Fixes Peak excitement
was thought or Ills family had removed to
TeX1s Hyetg or TWO previous To the above dhie
aud commence stock ranch. sudden RAG
Of the { oIuf ucnes deprived them OF ever, hoof,
and in the n-nt with the sayages his mother and
elder brother were killed. This decided the
fte ~ the two Survivors, ana having oy the,r
determined resistance weaiied out the little
tanl OF raiders, they struck out for the moun-
tlins. Though tAcT did not " on Blended knees
%. swear ctcrnfl n-cance and Destruction 10
the Cumanches. ,hcN dtl not allow an oppoftu-
nifty To pass " lthnut tHhiug sralp. -,
White on their Way oNerthe Texas plains rom
their cover in an airoya they saw "A unnd 81 nve
Corianches 20 int camp Bei re- morning I'VE
scalps dansled from ther nelt-. and they we're
provided with horses with which to continue
tlcir JlGrueV. They pitched upon point lar
into the heart Of the raugc ~ the scene of tneir
future life and there tor ten years they Ned,
seeing only the uappers and hunters ttat stun
b.t i ou their retreat save when once year one
years supply of . WIDER aud lend. some gilt
tering sand IN one of the streams near their
calin HttrActcl their attention, and tax ~ some
OF me 81 III !" santa @, Il va, luuuH =" ue
gold dust They didn't 20 crazy over II, out
after that wnen game was sc"rce they
few Years mad accumulated enough to Keep
the old man comfortable Tor the balance 81 his
dave. Then old associations ctuo BACK 10 inc
father. aud he determined II once more retu n
T. civilization. Tho son accompanied HIN but
a year IN ohio WAS enough. II WAS in 1853, when
| everything was m hurrah upon the close ~ the
| war, and the Young man was dissusted with the
| bombn-t INDUCED IN by politicians. and returned
! T. his cabu alone. since then he has made ne
! queut Trims 10 the settlements, and has on sew:
| erl occasions been employed by parties OF
| r. stern Nimrods to assist them IN their sehrch
! flr Wild game. His bruuzed face takes a pc
| c4liar EXPRESSION a. lie tells how many nave
taken home the fruits Of his rifle, to palm on on
| theig friends b. the result OF their own skill.
| In the severe winter OF II he md an enc lun-
| ter with bear which he had wounded, ana re-
cciycd u spat which left all ugly scar, extending
| from his lcft temple down hls cheek, shoulder
| aud Hrm 90 the wrist. The animal died, but ne
| fore he could bandage his bleeding arm storm
| arose suddeulv, and for three q iys, though ht
| succee ted In building ilrc he had ~ he could
do to keep from freezing To death. When ho ana
| start he was q fan day reaching his caoin, on
| two miles distant, and had four toes 50 oadl'
| frozen that they dropped on Keeping hlu cou'
| nued t. his cabin for three months.
Last summer q lartY ,l New ikcrs stcureu
his serN ices while cut hese, and one OF the mum
| her has organized n party Tor the Black mus
| which has engaged him To accompany thcin
! He start on saturday morning to meet hli
| party at Cheyenne.