The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08
CAL MISCELLANY.
y Of the Past Cnearthed In q
Distant County and
DgDoehs TO This Ciiy-A Big Salt for
Damages,
n camplalnant Alleging False ImpHs'
Onment.
our uappsuings la and About Dallas.


- - orter is indebted TO Mr.. Temple
the talented son Of the great son
~ ~ General Ssn Houston, for some
ing facts and items on q subject
Mays Interests the American reader.
losston is the district attorney for q
I'm pdrtion Of the broad area OF Texas,
l11Eolly known rs the Panhandle, from its
eAor md location on the maps. 1t con-
~ 4 eNenty'three nnorganiged and three
psxapised counties and Mobitie is its capital.
III {{m East, sheriff Of Oldham county. in
tAot region, discovered an Indian grave in
411non with the remains OF an Indian
oo1eL the peculiarity OF whose funeral at
l1cnuelts would indicate him to be a
QQNanehe brave.
Tho articles discovered BY Sheriff East
on4 presented TO Mr.. Houston are curious
ana worthy OF the study of the antiqua.
x1eq. In kind of walled-up
niche IN Bonita cannon (Which
tI4ne!ated Is the beautiful little cannoL)
Wos mund the body of the Indian, and
around his neck medal of silver three
1nohes IN diameter, which, it is supposed,
NE departed brave yanked from the person
q some lost and unheard.of adventurer or
multa{y character as he traversed the track
less Wtlds OF the then UNEMPLOYED regions.
On the reverse side Is the bass relief of
general. and around the rms, between two
circles, the inscription, Union Fur Com
pany. ~ Mead, ID. s., 1874, st. Louis,
NO." with q wreath enciroling bass relief.
On the Other side are the tomahawx
crossing the calumet, beneath which are
hands cla1pedAone hand displaying by its
cuff the uniform OF s military commander
and tho other the Unmistakable marks OF
savage proprietorship. Above the toma.
hawk and pipe of peace is the word, in En-.
glist Peace !" in the centre Of the medal
the word land, aud below, in
correspQldent position to ." Peace"
''fftcndenip. Tbs medal shows age and
exposure 20 the elements, and is in several
places eQmewhat crscked, though not so
much - 80 destroy the unity of the whole,
Ar0pn4 The neck OF the brave was q chain
TO VhNh the medal Was attached, and the
ent5fe wOrkmanahip If no inferior style,
but thoWing artistic skill and well defined
exerution-the thinning of the fingers being
exceptionally good. The skeleton itself
WAS proetrate in the crevice where IL v.s
foQnd--the hands by the sides and feet to.
R9thef ~ though so arranged by design.
The opening was neatly enclosed with rocks,
9helis, etc.. indicating that in all probability
tneS Was something within. Further In.
ve1tigattor unenrthed "a singular sword, the
hilto OF which was Of foreign wood, and the
blade, although of crude workmanship. so
elastic that 1t could be bent like whslebone.
and on being released from pressure
return to its original form, but it was
30 corroded with rust that only the Latin
words sine honore, without honor, were
legible. Three parallel grooves were found
on either side Of the blade. On one side of
tniss Dlad0 was also a MONDAY sun, with q
laitniul portraiture OF its r2diating rays.
scattered around were packages OF tobacco,
evidently crushed by the hand and not
together with shucks and
snlck cigarettes, all perfectly preserved,
and which, as a matter of course, the ir-
reverent cowboy In the sheritfs gang pro.
ceeded Immediately to demolish.
a rather strange article found in the
J anna cafegory was bill of lading of a train
81 eqyeventeen wagons from El Paso del
N0rte 70 Monterey, dated May 7th, lS42,
and written in the Spanish language The
papers fouud and memoranda detailing the
variona Items were well preserved, but not
bhe rancho supplies, ropes, spurs. ammu.
nitton, etc. Two fint-lock rifles of large
bore, one of them of fine workmanship
and heavy ornamentation, both loaded,
wero among the trophies OF
his grave. discovery. The clothing
ot General Lo, however, as we'll as three
large Mexican bride bits with leather and
llver pendants attached, were much do.
,eyeo, having the appearance OF mass of
9urnt paper whose consistency had been
by the atmosphere. The inevi-
Iapie medicine bag, consisting of a dried
sourd wlth seeds inside and internally or
light and removed by Mr.. East.
The average MUD, ia reading thi, 40
count, will naturally enquire when had
me untutored scalp-!iiter despoiled Of their
goolH and mayhap, their iives. Who took
|nH son OF nature after death and deposited
lis bones In the secret corners OF that
nountsia bower? When did he yet his
HAmpum and what great chieftain in
yo@anche history will ill the bill OF this
For aught We know he NAV have been
he ruling spirit OF the desert. Power and
wealth may have been his portion in life.
md his people idolized him as the scourge
y the paleface, and the dire syenger OF
lboriginal wrongs. Mayhap he may have
been the plighted lover OF some
~ M!nnehaha, who wept on the
banks Of the widowed river, and swelled
t. tide with tears for his prolonged eb.
en?e., We cannot say. Sadly VIZ decline to
'xplore this field of speculation, and only
lopa tnat many more may soon be found
disposed Of, and without the
vidences Of such ancient transit to the
lappy hunting grounds.
Ouroyn opinion is that the indications of
ne victims Of this wild man of the plains
oint 20 party and train OF the st. Louis
'ur company sent out from st. Louis some
Inc IN the forties BY way OF Independence.
MISSOURI Captain Soublett was the
OF the concern, which dealt
argely In New Mexico and the regions Dor.
lering on the Rocky Mountains. The Pan.
handle would be In the track Of their expe-
!ition. 1t Is true, the bill OF ladings. from
q Paso 70 Aorterey, would suggest other
IDEAS, bnt 1t is more than probable that the
hief- had secured those before he captured
be medal, guns, etc, We leave the matter
2 the hands Of the vir.uoso and antiuua.
ion, who can see of what We have written
y = visit 10 the business house of Gill IL
lurmeyer, Main and Austin, to which firm
dr. Houston has, for the present, intrusted
hem The sword will be in the possession
4 tne HERALD, at whose office IL will be
rec 70 public inspection.
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