The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-07
Captured BY INDIANS.
Two Days the Prisoner of a Party
of Comanches,
How Merry scout Puzzled Ills Csptors
aud Put Them ON Their Guard
Trsglc Outcome Of
brilliant Victory.


In 1868 a hunting party composed OF
several prominent citizens OF st. Louis,
Cincinnati. Louisville and Chicago, and
numbering about thirty in all, entered
the country OF the Comanche Indians in
that elbow OF Texas lying between New
MexicoAand the Indian Territory for a
four weeks STAY. There was temper
ary camp of soldiers at tho junction OF
tho Zig Wichita and the Re rivers at
that time, and as we reached it on our
way Into the country, I-.was~ bitten on
the leg by a rattlcsnakc. and laid up
for Ave DAYS. | was with the party in
tho capacity OF scout and hunter, but as
It was d strony ono. it was decided not to
wait for me- They were to follow np
the Red river to the mouth OF tho Little
Wichita, and should doubtless over
take them ere they -haa@deeided= ON a
permanent camp.
While the Cumanches were bitterly
hostile at that data, they had boon
Hadfy reduced BY Smallpox and driven
TO the north, and tho old fronticrsmcn
stated their belief that the party wov]d
not. t,von sec onc.- When left camp /
was four DAYS behind tho party. As all
were mounted and intended to push
rirht along, this meant a matter OF at
least eighty miles to me. However, I
had hardy mustang, was we'll, armed
and when / rode away from the camp /
had about repained nv strength. / felt
4 hit Of dizziness as oalloned alonu
over the trail. and l soon discovered
that NV ewes were weak. The party
had left a Main trail and as.mv MUSTANG
had had long rest he kcnt 10 his gait
with hardly brcak I'm to hipb noon
Along the hanks of tho stream tho conn
trv was wooded. A mile to the west II
was nlain and nrairie mixcdy sometimes
badly hrelxet.ana -tAer,fe as-level asa
fioor for several miles.
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