Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
FIGHTS ON THE FRONTIER.

FIGHTS ON THE FRONTIER.
The Campaigns of Regulars and of Teras
Hangers 4GGinst Predatory Indians.
A letter from Fort Davis, Tex, says: The
Texas Indians have always had a thorough
contempt for the blue-coats. The state
needed railroads and invited the invest
ment of capital to establish these great
highways. In 1875 the railroad boom be-
gan. With a pluck and enterprise that is
Enthusiastically American the great rail-
road builders ran their lines through the
mountain wildernesses and across the
desert plains, with an army of determined
men in advance to drive back the Indians.
The railroads have done more to subdue
the Indians in Texas than any one other
influence. Lo can't stand steam. The
state in 1874 began to prepare for the i'm
migration influx which followed. Despair
ing of protection against the In
dians from Uncle Sam, the
legislature appropriated the neces-
sary funds and Adjt. Gen. Steele organ
lied, armed and equipped the frontier bat
talon OF state rangers. Under command
of the gallant Mai. Jones this handful of
manches, the Kickapoos, the Apachss, and
the Ionkowas wherever they were found,
and did in six years what the United States
troops had attempted for twenty years
drove out the Indians. Recently, in COM
pany with a newspaper friend from the
states, met one of these gallant &c PUTS.
He had been in all the great Indian f. hts,
and had killed one of Victories band
" nj IF hot
tain's followers made their final stand in
the Sierra Diablo.
What do you rangers do out here?" in
quired my friend.
"We protect the frontier answered the
ranger.
But" expostulated the newspaper man,
Il thought the United States troops were
sent out for frontier protection"
so they were, and the rangers come
out to protect the troops"
He was not far from right. The rangers
have borne the brunt of the battle in ad-
vance. The blue coats have very discreet
ly brought up the rear. When Victorio
dashed along the frontier at the head of
25O chosen warriors, superbly mounted
and armed in the most approved manner,
he showed great contempt for the soldiers,
and had more real fear of Capts. Baylor
and Newlll and their insignificant force
of rangers than of the whole United States
army.
"Ca7TGjo." he would say when anyone
spoke of the soldiers. 81 shall sweep them
away as the son dissolves the morning
mists on the mountain
After his death in the Candelera noun
ta1ns what was left of Victories band
made their way across the Rio Grande, and
being hotly pursued by the rangers took
refuge in the rocky canyons of Ell Sierra
Diablo. The rangers followed them, and
hunting out their hiding place boldly at
tackled them. The charge was made early
in the morning. Some of the rangers wore
the regulation blue uniform. When the
Indians first saw them, as they came run
ming down rocky hill toward their camp,
they thought it was party of soldiers and
prepared to make fight, no doubt consider
ably surprised that the troops dared attack
them so openly. When the rangers were
two hundred and fifty yards distant one of
the bucks recognized them. He dropped
his rifle and took to his heels, shouting as
he ran:
Chem no soldiers! Big Texans! Ughr'
In conversation with a very intelligent
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the 10th cavalry the other day asked him
this question:
''Why don't your command go into the
Gaudaloupe mountains and hunt for the
camp of the renegades?"
''De Lawd Dress you, sah?" he gufawed;
we hain't los noIrenegades! Wha' for you
askin' me hunt for 'em?"
Lieut.. Bulliss, when he was on the from
tier, did some good service with his Semin-
oles and Tonkawa scouts. He was of an ad-
venturous spirit, enjoyed splendid health,
was Injured to hardship, and brave enough
to face any danger. He was
hard rider, messed with his
men, carried no superhuous bag
gage, and was mainly guided by the ad-
vice of "Bowlegs," the Tonkawe chief,
who knew the Rio Grands country perfect
ly and had mapped in his mind every
trail, pass, water-hole and spring. used
to meet these Indian scouts every now and
then, but think that since Lieut.. Bulliss re-
turned to his regiment they have been dis
banded.
When hostile Indians raid through the
country and information is lodged with
the commander of a frontier post it is
usually twenty-four hours before party is
started out in pursuit. This may be caused
by red-tape, but after considerable exper-
fence with soldiers as Iudian-fghters, 1
incline to the opinion of the colored ser
geant before mentioned: ''They have not
lost any Indians and are not anxious to
hunt for any,"
Catarrh of the Bladder.
Singing irritation, Inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints cured by 'Buchu-pai-
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