The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-20
HISTORICAL RUINS DISCOVERED.
a Fort and silver Mine Of Early Settler.
Found IN the Indian 1,.,r,,,.,..

foi' nm" SILVER Mine Of Early Sc,,t...
Pound IN the Indian INrritory.
A discovery has just been made about
iiity miles northeast Of Paris. Toy on
ked River counties, that will nrove of
great interest to history. The carly set.
Elements IN this state, in eastern. south.
ern and western Texas. Nv the French
and Spanish explorers, are well defined
but chroniclcrs only make vague olh.
SONS TO the northern and northeastern
portions of the state. There is little in
history to show whether the French or
op"niards first 10 this portion of the
state. History shows that st. Denis.
frenchman, explored the upper Red
river IN 1873, but there is well authen-
ticated tradition 70 the effect that in
l'l6 French Jesuits left Natchitoches.
La, and came up Red river and cstab-
lished several colonies.
At the mouth Of the Bots dare the ex-
plorers turned south and established a
colony on the Sabine in what is now
Hunt county. 10 colony hourished
until 1870, when the people were driven
out by the Indians. The colonies along
the river were also broken up.
The first American settlers i'm this sec
ton located on hcd river, near Pecan
Ioint' IN lolV. From MeXlcans who
struggled through the country occasion
ally and from Indian legends the settlers
learned that long before the Spaniards
M" De'h 'neie ana had ouiit strong
lo'''""''o 'l''l p" 'p"es were Aep' Inns
lott was wen e"fiisohe". 10 the north
east IN inc mountains IN what is now
Arkansas were SILVER mines There were
also SILVER mines to The northwest, in the
Indian territory. These mines the Span
iards worked with Mexican poems. and
brought their product and storcdltat the
fort From there 1t would be sent on pack
mules 10 the missions IN the vicinity of
San Antonio.
An Indian outbreak occurred, the min
ers were attacked. and after short bat
desperate resistance they wero 0verpow-
cred and massacred. The fort was then
surrounded, ana, after q desperate siege,
was captured, the garrison slaughtered
and their bodies burned On the house, eX-
cept two or three that escaped through
the water bitches that Jed from the fort
TO the river Ids was the tradition That
was gwen the early settlers 10y the McNi-
cans, who insisted that there was large
quantity OF silver hidden I'M the fort but
as they dreaded the hostile Indians they
ana not return 10 search 1t TIL the White
people took possession, and then all
signs of 1T seemed obliteraied.
Many years ago Mexican gentleman
with party struck Red river, near
Denison, in search of the old fort lie
had charts and manuscripts giving q de-
scription Of the place. They proceeded
down Red river 10 the vicinity of En-
borson lake, IN this county, and there
found what they conceived to DE the
ruins OF the fort The MeXicans muir
dered the leader and went to work TO
find the lost treasure, but the place
proved TO be merely fortified camp "a
number of which have been found in
this section, but who made them is his
torical mystery. Not finding the covet-
ed treasure lney lell lhe country ~
'ne country ue'e'"peu inc iesehas oil 'ie
oiu loi' i"ue" away
A gentleman whose l"lher was one OF
the pioneers OF inns country heard THESE
stories M ms ooyhood' and they made
deep impression on INN. Recently he
met am Ola friend whose rather was also
one Of the pioneers who SAID he believed
he had "a cieW by Wh'ch ihey could ma
lhe ola ior'' ana 'h'y oeciueo To- NUM-
lor H' Ihey went lo point on me river |
"mch hao always Deeh regarded 10y 'he
cary se',ie'' as "'l ll''.'''' '"o'i'u' ana
began q thorough Investigations
a wen uellhea dilcn ANA DIe's'"oiAs
were lound around ABOUT "l'y acres OF
land. Inc hoith INC ram along lne river |