Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-02
H. Of tho COwboy-A Big
IA a Noble Spirit in a
sou.h Exterior.
|, # Fort Griffin in its Palmy
y Wilds Of an Inland
j en- the Frontier
- Home, His Accouter-
ms Strange Pride in
.y,opal Appearance. J.

,be consolidation or the
Northw est Texas into cor
= mases It evident to the
observer that a radical
soon take place in theiI
.,ndI of handling cattle,
Ssnge comes the ultima
ma occupation OF the old
boy ,,.,.,
hsen written, aud but lit
concsrning that large class
M gho for so many years
sielIie on the frontier. By.
s,s held to be an embndi-
norauce, coupled with a
yelpiIit, capable Of wantOn
reckless disregard
rights Of citizen
elias the Texas cowboys'
,nof those intelligent, hon
gallant men, natures no
M would scorn TO take adj
me weak and helpless.
KNOWN HOSPITALITY
10 shame the carpers who
leir tivlizlng influence, and
lhat their purse-stfings fly
y sight of distress and the
lbe unfortunate would cause
han world to look on with
sstOnishment mt their dis
scIs Of charity. That some
men,adopt this vocation for
od lstrue, and that their die
Conduct brings disgrace to
2 isalso true. But the same
Ina Of all other professions,
4 vacations in lie. Then,
to the Texas cowboys, this
article is written, and may
Rodents related herein
be degree set forth
hue character to the
Id place them, ns they richly
among the pioneers who paved
Gun PRESENT PROSPERITY.
ere throughout this broud uni
b be iuuud a more advantage
ID for obstrvation than North
Iss Individuals from every
10 the Union, and almost every
binder the sun, dressed In al
1itltrent costumes as fancy can
dictate, present a novel sight
newcomer on the frontier.
ilhesequeerstories and curious
that hnd credence in the minds
iCple living in the older states
arise from the personal ap
4td ff0ntiersmen Ofteuer
iHAN FROM THEIR ACTS.
whose lives ere made w q.
gft care but little for persona
pee. The long, shaggy, I'M
Aair and whiskers lend 10 the
leEoltnt cOuntensu ce 3 Zero
k, and Il siN.shOoter, a Ions
'knife and a belt OF cartridges
Calculated TO impress u "ten
Inew'comer) with the doclli
h Of an Individual who wear
Ebfimmed SLOUGH hat aud D pail
boots.
pot the purpose of this artlcl,
Statistics or compile s history
Is yet il tecomes necessary q
PIE description of the surround
Selas the Incidents, that g
upa true story OF Texas COW
pLlhPsE OF FORT GRIFFIN.
story, tale or narrative mus
lllllatory point in hamon,
esngect matter treated OF, con
ly we will direct the ktien
q the reader to
ion Of Fort Griffin
lqlarteTs Of the stOckmen ant
o. Northwest Texas, for
hi.een years. In the mont
~ 1910, Fort Griffin was on
line OF military posts on tn.
uontier Situated sixty mile
IVY settlement, except q feN
ranches, u il formed
around which douri,bed al
aad picket town. whose POP
stlt cosmopolitan. The pull
ny early day could have but
g 81 liz locality and impOl
outstanding it presente,
no I exciting and thoroug
sAle appearances imaginabl,
Aho mad never before Yer
3Vll the confines OF ciyilizi
Va like
f.ssAiN9 A NEW WORLD
w proper was located uIo
NY q low, fiat hill, about on
sai The Clear Fork rf ia
,.seTi near the contluencs {
~ We. with the Clear Fork In ia
II ;s.Anlzed county ofShsckelforC
~ y ether at the foot uf thi
~ me bank Of the river, was q
n, etotesque a scene az eve
y ~ human eye. A mass {
MY houses restaurants, saloons
~ "agon-yards, and all othC
e 49, aud qualities OF habits
itIelVable. All the spaC
av vae prominent business hous,
ny with heaps Of buffal
tsa us conglomerate mass
~ ana picket houses. va
"a W the name of the "FlaI
,e1 ieu the reputation Of bein
isP TOWN ON THE FRol
so,, TIER.
a ee,,9tlnent troops were qua
aonr,'iulloftable houses, surroan,
iaiu,ilui plat called the nparac
,ki,s upon the top of the hl
n the "Flat. y In the cent,
ina s1e ground was a flag-siai
NJ NJ I pox aud a piece Il hel
ma W 20 ire q salute at sui
\ W. sunset. The officer
nv ere neat and oomfortabl
tie coinmissary department
Y, w, ~ buildings, located near Il
ipe ~, M immediately In froI
tfytd icy y trader's establishment
\ ~. me double prrpose on