Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-10
INDIAN WARS IN TEXAS.
The Encounters Of the Early Austin
Oolonist' With the Fierce
Caranchua Indians.
The Capture Of the Fort at the Mouth
of the colorado aud the Massacre
Of the -Four Guards

Written for Tho Gszoue.
"rhe .ouuawed white man by Colondos
nuud
who.e vengeance shamed the Indians
Whose heiiish arts surpassed tho red mans
EiC
OF which tncn aged granunme hRthu tale,
Al Inch NAME - a burns and child.
hoods checks gruw male
1922.
Prior TO the arrival OF Austin's fret
colonlsts In 1922 the entire coast coun-
try of Texas was inhabited by the
Caranchua indians. They were be.
lleved TO be cAnnibals, and were very
feroclous and warlke, hence the
Spaniards were little disposed to in-
wade their territory, and were only
tuo glad to contract with Stephen Il.
Austin for the introduction of Ameri-
cans TO settle among the savages as a
means # protection. Tue fret settlers
OF Austin's contract arrived in consld-
cradle force on the coast and
! were well AIMED The It.
dHns were suliirirn ly peaceable, rs
/ long az the settlers remained together,
! olly begging or stealing As an oppnrtu
nifty ilered, but when they separated
! to explore the country or select suitable
lOoa iOns, their guards were Killed aud
th,ir supplies carried n while a.
other places where settlements had
been commenced the Indians lay la
wait I'll the men would leave the
house and massacre whole families OF
lot. IA 4 .NaaN ~
one occasion only one child out OF IA
large family WIS found alive, with an
arrow fast IN its body,
Thus hOstilitlts commenced. The
cplonists were not strong enough at
this period TO retaliate, oeing uuRidtd
by single government soldier, aud 50
they were forced to submit 20
the insolence they could not resent.
These veXatiOns were endured for
several years by the hardy pioneers
until they became sum iently strong
to rid the country Of tn, enemy, As we
shall see further on.
In the spring OF 1922, two vessels AT
rived AT the mouth Of the Colorado
with immigrants for Austiu's colony,
Alter erecting "A fOrt-like cabin, Ia
which they stored their provisions.
goods, etc, the crew set out
to hunt for the settlements,
leaving four young men to guard
their supplies Soon after their
arrival in the settltm MS the sad It'd.
iugs came that the fort had been at
tackled by the CaTAuchua Indians, the
four young men killed aud all the
goods destroyed On learning his uu-
welcome news, Capt Robert Kuyken-
dali Immediately raised "A company OF
twenty-five men and set cut for the
cabin where the party had stored their
goods On arriving at the place they
found the cabin In ruins, The Indians
had broken open the cabin and taken
everything thertfrom, They forced
open bt ks e goods, chests Of carpen
ter's tOos. Ia ming utensils. Having
destroyed their contents they lett then
scat upon the earth Finding
nothing of the murdt red men thsJ
came to the conclusion that the In
dians, who were believed to be cauni
balls, had devOpr,d them. Among
many Other things which were store,
la the cabin we several barrels o
whisky. These had been rolled out %
the cabin and lett unopened. Afte
encimpiDg for the nigh
the captain placed out sen
tinels aud pTfpired for deems
in case Of a sudden attack Feeling
lutie DESTROYS. az "a matter III cOutse, g.
r know what kind nf whisky the barrel
contained, they removed the buns
= from one OF them and each took
, dram Soon gourd was hll-d snC
sent around to the seutiuels. The sen
, tin.l- soon became very brave aut
courageous and refused 10 .tnnd guarC
any longer aud came into camp. Tn
, captain being fond Of wee bit O
dunk Inns II hsd kissed tie gouft
quite often, anu fuaily decided the!
were strong enough 10 whip all th
Indians Ia that psrt Of lbe country tina
3 there was no need Of Heutinels, aut
that they could say around the camp
IRE all night They kept up thei
frolic nearly all night, some Of tn
; company now and then ezclaimiul
they wished the Indians would II
tack them, that they might sho
! them how the Americans could hght
In the morning they eXsrted them
T selves 10 follow the trail OF the Indians
but being very stupid and drows.
they soOu gave this up and returned 1
the settlements without revenge bu
with plenty OF good whisky.