The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
SAN SABA NEWS.
Old Frontier TiIcs.

Err OF TINS, broken III HeAith anu TOT /
une, caught the first glimpse Of San
Aba town Coming from Louisiana
- Marshall, the terminus vf Tie South |
.ru Pacific railroad, lie bought u pony |
Nud MAP, made for san Saba, some
loar hundred tales distant. his objec
two poiut; travelled roads when lie |
found them aud south westerly |
rourse, whom he couldn't, dill al length |
worn out with sickness and fatigue |
he reached San Saba. 1t was said to be !
ho the only town in that part of Texas
halt without the aid and protection OF
~ military force, and the writer had
curiosity TO see il ana its people, AMI n
desire too, perhaps, to settle among
iham, far beyond the jars aud diseords
of civilization. About o'clock Sat
urday evening Ito entered by the
srowuwood road And found the town
nearly US large 10 the map rs it was
on the ground. 1t was called u "t0wn"
3la matter Of courtesy doubtless, and
the facs OF its being built without
nilitary protection wasn't after all no
great thing to brag about.
Saturday At that time was a great
day In SAn Saba. As maBy men AZ
ooald be spared In tho roulOtO settle
meats would come together for mutual
protection against mGrasdipg bands
OF Indians, aud do their milling and
trading on that day. Cattlomen aud
lheir hauds would also come in TO
srade aud for general recreation.
Those "handsn were usually adven-
iorous spirits who feared nothing on
the earth, or under the earth laws
aud Indiana Included.
Upon our outrance some twelve 0r
AfiNon OF these wore making n pony
iace-a kind Of extsmporized steepl-
chase from tho grave yard TO the old
Duby Saloon, tho terms bong that tue
lnat nau in the SALOON should "set EN-
npn all around. A fellow. GU little
spanish mule that got frightened, out
ran the crowd but couldn't hold linn
up till he got forty yards or more by
ths saloon. Finding that he would be
Nhe last ono in, no started across the
square ia lope, and tho Others noting
tuu dodge, sent two Of their number
IN hot persGit -he succeeded IN
"rOpingn tho Dlulo and leading IL and
It's rider back IN triumph. There mas
Il good deal Of .ilbing at the oHpense Of
The lussr bat it was given and re-
eeived in the most perfect good humor,
and lie proceeded at oRcO with the
business ''befUre the meeting Each
OF these had revolver strapped
around hirl and Wiuclestor ride
hung ~ his saddle. In fact vo found
every body thus oquipped-for per
son was liable to meet u band of hos
rlo Indians at any time and in any
place, and opee met, cold lead Was the
compliments e1o!is=Sed., quarter he
Ing asked OF sivon by neither side.
Aud it is O fact worth noting thai.
not Il single homicide except in Indian
fights occurred in Ban Saba till tho
csrrying Ut arms was prohibited by
law. Whether the i'll fesllag ensen-
tiored among mea sometimes wac apent
la frequent encounters with Indiana,
or whether the early sostleR we're OK
eepti0nably good nEtured-certaiH IL
is, that the writar never found peO.
Ila who seemed to move among each
other with less friction. They were
huspitAble to O degree unknown else.
wheo-went 80 each othor'n weddings
uninyited but not nWelenme-rOde
swanty miles so dance and equally
IA far to Wait sick acquaintance and
when misfortune overlook one, lie wal
generously aided. But few Of these
pienoerS are left, or ut least they form
but o small percentage of tho popula-
ilUn, aud wS can, therefore, discusa
Thorn with creator freedom.
Koll, having recruited and rested
lp NO engaged ia tho only legitimate
busiuess carried onioutside of town
the COW business. la the first DAYS
Of April, ~, NO, in company Will
eight osbors, twenty four ponies, and
'Krsb" wagon. started for "Brsdy.n
At that tino BRADY, a creek ninety
niloa iong-now dotted with ranches
didn't contsin single inhabitant
Tho cattle from tho north diiftod here
during the winter, aud tho good shol.
ser and fine grnes made liza eort Of 1
COW paradise, and therefore rail- ins
point for cowmcn 10 tho early spring
We struck tho creek abOut twenty
iuiies above the mouth, and tho valley
from this point 70 its head 10 from ono
10 two miles vida, along incliuct
plane, stretching seventy miios to the
westwarA-ths gradual aud almoI
unifor@ riso extending tho horiron I,
double the rsual distance. Our nrai
viaw of IL was from ono OF its hiEl
thanking hills. The short green Rrasi
and newerA Of every hue covered the
valley. Here was nature pure. siin
pie and inimitAble. No wonder tn,
Indian fought fnrio usiy 70 prevent III,
white man from Decorating this beau
tiful garden Of tho Gods"
Towards noon the cattle began e
come In for water, and in two hour
tue valley Was one living, moving
animated panorama. Now was our
t'me. -Four Of as gallopcd straight, across
the valley and four remained on thii
eide. Tho cattle were ss wild as deer
aud would flss from an approaching
horsomAn IN the greatest terror. OF
reaching the the foot hills the leado
turned to tho right, goes west in loul
swinging EAllop. add whea about twl
hundred yards on, the next one strsr.