Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-28
INDIAN WARS in TEXAS.
A Treaty With the Caranchuas by
Witch they Retire Beyond tho
San Antonio River.
A Fourth Of July Attack On the Set
tiers The Ipoiaus, Nearly Auhihi-
lated, Seek a Home in Mexico.
wntten Or tho Gazette.

Written pr tho Gazette.
hahy in the spring OF 1925 the
Caranchua Indians again came into
the settlements, aud falling upon the
people who resided on the Brszos and
San Bernard rivers, killed several. The
strife now became deadly. A large
number Of the Indians and several Of
the whites we're killed. The Indians,
after losing the greater portion Of their
men, returned home
The colOniHt were now sufficiently
strong TO rid themselves Of this small
band, and Col Austin called for 100
volunteers, v hlch numb Der WAS imme-
diRtely raised and put IN readiness,
eager for the fray Capt. a bner Kuy-
kendall WIS placed I'm command, with
Instructions 80 txpel them from the
colony. Col Austin accompanied the
expedition 70 see that his orders were
carried out.
While pursuing them Austin was
met at the Menawhila creek, three
miles east OF Gollad or La Bahia, by
the priest Of the mission, whom the
Indians had sent for the purpose Of
forming treaty for them with the
Americans, After three days cOuu-
oil a treaty WAS agreed upon, the priest
going security for the Indians. One
OF the agreements, the most import
ant ono, was that the Indians
shOuldl not come east Of the
San Antonio river, an agreement
which they all confirmed. This was
strictly IN accordance with the Ameri.
can policy, Z T., b. frat eXtingulsh the
Indians title to the land, aid then 10
eXpel him from IL either by banish-
ment or determination.
For some time after the treaty, above
m ntlOned, the Indians remained per-
feCtly quiet. Tho good priest exerted
himrelf 10 cbristlanlze them and hopee
were entertained that he wouldsucceed
But the Indians could not long CON
troll their murderOus and thleving pro-
penBiti and Ina the summer Of 1926
they again became trpuble8Ou Q.
A new settlement had been formed
on the GuadRloupe river near Gonzales
In DeWltpB colony. Among the party
who composed this ttlement were
"Deaf" tErasmus) Smith, Henry s.
Brown, James Kerr, John WightmAn.
Basil DuTbin. and others.
While asnumber OF the men were ON
the Colorado celebrating the Fourth of
July, the settlement was attacked by
the Indians. John Whitman was
killed and Basil Durbin badly
wounded The houses were burned,
and the settlement for time broken
up Deaf Smith went TO San An
tonic, Henry =. Brown TO Brazoria
James Kerr to the La. AGA river and
Others scattered TO different parts OF
Texas. For this ofiense the blood
thirsty and wRrlike CaranchuRs were
almost entirely extingulshed, aud the
remaining few were glad TO abandon
their hunting grounds for homo In
Mexico.
'The herOe CaTnnchun now socks his home
heyond the Rio 9rande wave:
| No moro In battle paint TO roam,
| Around his fathers annkon sIaya."
The long warfare carried on between
the CaranChua Indians and the hardy
pioneers OF Texas was now virtually nj
an end. The nelghboring Indian
tribes professed friendship, and for a
period OF three years the settlers en-.
Jnyed peace and prosperity. During
this three years OF peace permission
was granted for the Introduction oil
about one thousand families Ia Texas
81 hear the tread % pioneers,
| OF nations yet 10 b.,
The nrHt low wash OF waves whore soon
| snail roll n human sea-"
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