The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-20
NOyETA'S GRATITUDE.
An Incident Of Victories Raid.

wood Ranch and its hospltablc OwDer
Mr.. James Daulton. II 10 more than
likely that some one will tell you I l.
q DRY, for II Is a iavorite tale on the
frontier, and has been ~ ated around
campfire o hundred lim9s BY ali
sorts OF frontier people soldiera, Mex
cans, unters. Indians. c0wbJis. miner
and contrabandists Pres do Is great
siock coun y-tbc second largest In the
State. thousands Of ca tic. sheep and
goals roam about Its fertile canyons aud
broad llanoa Two years ago tbcre were
not mo than fifty people In Preside
living outside Of Fort Davis. the county
seat and militar post Several attempts
wero made b. settle tbs rich country.
but tho Indians wore hostile, and the
adventurous pic GERS we're either muir
do cd or driven back 10 the post In
the wintor Of 1879 q company Of ran ger,
were sent ~ Preside County. and they
began 10 d i've out tie pgedatory band
Of rod men. The presence OF the rangers
several roc less spirits TO
again attempt { % settlement OF The
country. james Daulton was one Of
those pioneers Accompanied by his
wife. o black horder, two MeSicans and
his nine cnildreu. he drove his cattle
and sheep into tie canyon Of the Lone
Cottonwo d, abou, ten miles south OF
Fort Davis. and made camp near n large
whtcr-hole. lie saw no sign OF Indians
and was not molestoi by the hosiilcs Tor
several weeks. He held his cattle AMI
sheep near camp. Game was abundant.
Above tho water.holo was large bog
thickly covered with high reeds Along
o little "branch" or creek which bi,cclel
the cane brake, thore grew great bun hes
Of water-cross Although forbidden TO
stray far from camp, the little Daulion
children used to go up this branch and
pick water-cross. The branch hal i's
source ut spring on the side OF The
mountain. Near the spring was an old
Indian trail going up tho clilr
One morning two Of tho children
started up the branch. Alice. this dido I.
was seven. and sho held her young
brother, Willy, by tho hand. Willy
was the baby and Just three years old.
He was pettod by tho whole camp, aud
was the particular iavorito Of one OF the
rangers. famous scout and Indian.
fighter. known along tho frontier by the
nom dc guerrc Of "Apacho Georgo."
For while tho children busted them
selves picking crcss. suddenly, with n
shout Of delight, Alice dropped Ler littlo
brothers hand and started in pursuit Of
q butterfly. Willy soon lost sight Of her
Tho chase was frul,less one. and when
The brinhtwinQcd insect roo high
above her head Alec rave a little sigh
Of disnppointmcn and turned to hunt
up hcr brother. Not Gnding him along
tho branch she rot frightened and be-,
gan 20 cry, ut tho Same tmo calling
loudly:
"Willy! Willyr
Tho cliffs throw back the sound Of her
voice M IL In mockery. Thoro wa, no
response from tho lost child. Tho lit o
girls frantic cries wore heard In camp.
and snatchlng UP his Winchester her
brotl Or Jack ran up tho creek. Whom
no vsaohed point whore the tall reeds
nearly mot Ger tho bed OF tho branch he
rnyea sbarn crv and cockod his Win.
chester. Befors him in the so(t mud
was tho nrIn, of n moccasin s,Jo hv ali,
with ,ha ,inv tr,cta -, h,hc Wuv TLs
r,oooos,n ,,.,, $500 'I w.. ~, aa.'
hvo,a VA u ,", '"'hvu mo tho chhn
sojio%.nn' III !, '"SN, h's hear' VI MS moulin
he lost mo Iii I'm .ho sooPaSe sPr'nR
camp 10 no, asus, W." "u, ,,V p"cn ~ y,
,hc camp bofore i'm 'eo' nnoo 'carheu
emf and tearf,,i .,orv nnu n'i nncohci'
ont in ourst of tho ios, chiinn cse'y oo''i
Tho search party In a foy w Woeh ''Io'
modc known bis d,scoverv and lad IN ~
party 10 ,he seenogo spring lila
ntbsr oramined tbp irail c,r.1silv '
"Thjs trail coes mn tha cli,r" h. soid
md started fowarJ Tho Ton of tho
A few yards hack fran tina c1,,, NJ ,he
INF tbcy found "horsc sicn" Tho
round WAS tromplei n. tbo,,,b hv rho
r r., NV ,noun'a.u was l"asn ahn ROCKY,
,ha ,oss china sacu NV NJ" ia ~ 1 I'll 'n ~ ,Uo
PONIES md io,,owed I, tor .a, or " n,,, ,"'
Tho country grew rouchcr and ro,,"hor
and i, was y 5,Won,, ma,, w" >, ,'v ~
,ho ,r., ia r;rs,,v A. nan,,,n w .. ,vt"w
ir"ntIcr,man tba, he w,s WA, p "Si,Scd
10 stop.
csn io,'ow tno t,aIi no iartner'
"'g u. . me sa'd a.. Toor .'''Io WY
no sank down upon rock and
ouI ca ms face IN his hands, lilo was
strong, brave man VINO never qualIcd
In tho face Of danger Now the thought
of bis little son. IN tho hands OF ruthless
and bloodthirsty savagos' completely
bis agony
IL toll You what Cap'n Jim" snid
be black herder Madison, "dat yer
hid Is sure nuff lo,'. Dore's only ono
nan kin fin him"
"And that manp' cried tho father,
lartlng up. "Speak! Who can lind
imP
dat yere ranger man, 'Pacho
'ersgor'
The words Of tho black man and bis
confidence ;snras e. a ip the, the ability Of Apache
uM.d,.~..