The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-31

CANYONS, and precipitous walls, and over.
hanging rocks are numerous ana alto
r,atber II constitutes the finest barn and
Chords the best winter protection
for stock of anything IN our
knowledge. At small cottage at
;ta base we Toasted on milk and butter,
honey and fresh beef, all fresn from the
range in the month of January
It was great resort for the Indians in
former times, and three noted nights have
been had at its base. The first occurred
about 1910 in the high gap on the eastern
wing. Captain Baylor and Captain Fitz-
hnpb had been following a party of In
dams from the south, and Fltzhugh's
Marty was sent around on the north side
IF this gap to intercept them while Bay
lor attacked them in the rear. When
Fitzhugh reached. his position on the north
aide the entire band of Indians, number
ing over 100 men, poured through the
oan and at once attacked Fltzhugh's
men, The Indians were armed with flint
lock puns. and a desperate fight ensued
and MANY of the Indians were killed.
Fitzhuvh had several killed and number
wounded. This fight was long before the
country was settled, and would have been
forgotten had 1t not been that few years
since number of Indians "dried car
casses" were found laid snugly away in the
caverns of the rocks just under the gap,
and with these remains were found beads,
mines, shields end other Indian trinkets,
and number of old flint lock guns, with
the barrels broke off from the breech.
INQUIRY soon developed the fact that
Mr.. Gardenhin, then living in Blanco
county, was in the fight.
The next Indian fight was one by Cap
tain Roberts and his, men near spring on
the northeast side of the mountain, and
between it and the Llano river, the partic-
ulars of which we have been unable to OBJ
tain.
The last fight was in 1874, and on the
very summit of the eastern wing of the
mountain, Just east of the gap where
BAYLOR and Fitzhugh had their fight.
This party of Indians had been below on
the Sandies stealing horses, and were fol-
lowed BY the Moss brothers, Arch Martin
and others, who boldly attacked them in
broad daytime while they were cooking
some meat. VIM. Moss and several others
of the party were badly wounded,
but none of the whites killed. Several
Indians were killed, and the horses recap
tured. This was the last Indian fight in
Llano county, and it is probable that they
never were in the county but once after
wards, and this was near the Blue spring
southwest of Button, at Hapna's camp.
Your correspondent was at this camp at
the time and remembers the occasion WE'LL
because he sat up all night and his hat
orawled off of his head three or four
times.
If there are any parties now living who
were with Baylor and Fitzhugh in their
fight, we would be obliged if they would
send us their address. We would like to
have the full particulars of tho fight.
Another noted Indian fight was had
few miles east of the famous mountain
near the mouth and on the south side of
the Llano river, in which the present ex-
ecutive of the state-while quite young
man-partlcipated Ben Mccullough had
a fight about the same place, but whether
it was the same in which Governor Ross
took part we are unable to say.
If anyone engaged in any of these In
dian fights will write us fall description
we will take pleasure in making it part
of the future history of Texas.
xxx.