Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-10

and three, David Buchanan, Mathew
Doyle and James COryell, wounded,
tive horses killed and three wounded
we recommended strengthening our
little fort aud continued our lRhors un-
til p. M, when the arrival Of thirteen
II diapa drew us into our fort again.
As soon as they discovered that We were
still there fortified and ready for fight,
they sosmpered on We, sfter that,
remained IN our fort eight days. The
Indians hOvcred around as for sevo-
raj days but, having lost great many
OF their number, among whom were
several war chiefs, they did not renew
the battle.
Az the expiration of eight days, our
wounded men aud horses being all In
pretty good travelling order, and
the coast being clear Of Indiana, We act
out on our return 20 San Antonio dc
BeEar. We left the fort at dark
and travelled all night and
the next day until afternoon, when we
picked ont an advantageous spot and
fortified ourselves, where We remained
two days expecting the Indians would
again ~ soon az they found that we
had left our fort follow our trail, bus
fortunately We saw nothing more OF
them. David BuchenRn's wounded
leg here mortified, and having no sur
glcal instruments or medicine of any
kind. not even a dose OF salts, Wo
boiled some llVe-oak bark very strong
and thiokoned it with pounded charcoal
| aud Indian meal mRde pOultice off
aud tied 1t around his leg, over which
we sewed buffalo skin and Travelled
along five days without looking at IL,
N5gh 4nfpa "A
fair way for healing. The mortified
| parts had AL dropped on aud his leg Is
nov, in 1885, as we'll "a II over wRe.
There WAS none OF thu party but
had his skin cut In several
| places, aud numerous shot
| holes through his clothes.
On the twelfth day after leaving our
fort We arrived IN good order With our
wounded men and horses, but no
treasures at San Automobile Bexar.
HorE-rhe citizens Of Bexar Ia a
memorial to the general government
STATE that within Zen years from 1872
b. 1882. ninety-seven citizens besides
the soldiers killed in battle had been
murdered Dy hostile indians.
f1rhve Jesse wallace was murdered and
sealpea by the IHdians a few years'Af eT this
and IL was for the sol. purpose ~ roFonglng
10 4'snsah that his nephew, ihe nous
Captain "Big F0op Wailire-then beard
less b0y came o TeEls 81 1875 this excen-
| tic and amusing character now | = near
san AntOpin s retired lnIiau nshter hay
log had enough rsyengo ftr hi. unrioa
death. o plain william Wallace was
one Of the greatest Indian lighters
h,t Texas ever had and his hams
WAS a terror 10 the Iudiaus, We laos had
many thrilling adventui - aud h Arbi ehd th
escapes lie W.H eapturf by he Comanche
Indians aud dnOIn'd 10 bn nd al the
stake, but he waH saved from ihe Names ny
tne timely interp miti0n OF "POcehontaa.i
ldan Saba.-Inis fneHlnn locate in.Aenhrd
AN y, on lhs river 20 wiinh "a gave ~
name, Was founded "a 40 ~ oon
pAny ~ RI ieTs from s.nts w. Tbs
mission doipg well and The fafhefs y ers
encouraged 70 hope fr tbs saeedy mrs
| II niaatiUn az tue mum fOua and WnrilAt
| tTihJ Of the i'Omhmenee. who iuaiuiAinep
friendly rsIhtlo with The eesleaias lea
Is tin 7s2, silver mine called Isas AlmRE
neH, was Gb cpvered Ia the neiRhbnrhopd u
r the frL This drew ~ the place Z
number Of lninem and sdy = NffiA
ONE Of whom quaTTeled Win ms
: lnd ans, and a. inns when the few soldier
were ansent from the fora The erasperttet
sByages fell upon the defepHsleas m laslnn
arl and put hem all 70 death, uot spaflPt
I even the dune tloa. This was SD DOS
, and an ungretof return for the HaAaaerl-
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