El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-06

girl said that during the windings o
the Indians in the foggy night one o
them got his leg broken by his horss
falling down the bluff with him. anC
that the Indians divided. some of then
going in another direction with the
crippled one. The white men after
ward found the place where the acct
dent happened and said the fall was
twenty feet. After the return to the
settlement a messenger was dispatc b ed
to the Guadalupe to find out about the
little girl and her mother came after
her. The negro boy was also carried
back to his home. The captive girl is
now dead, but her mother aud brother,
Joel Terry, now live in this country.
After this the Indians came into the
canyon again and stole two horses from
IA man named Sawyer, who was after
ward killed in Dry FriO canyon.
| The Indians went down below Sabi-
nal station and killed d herder and
then came back toward the mountains
through Ross Kenedy's pasture and
stole a horse from Bill Adams: then
came across to Dry Frio. John Patter-
son and several others followed the In
dians and over in Nueces canyon came
across two men, Goodman and Wells,
who had been chased and shot at by
them, and now joined the party in pur
suit. The trail led up the Nuece5 and
was rough and tedious, some of the
men coming back on account of give
out horses. Patterson and a few more,
in number, were 10th to give up the
chase and went on. Their provisions
played out and they were in a predica
ment: long way from the settlement
and unacquainted with the country.
| They knew by going in certain direc-
ton they would strike the Fort Clark
| road, and take either end where it was
| l. I
soonest. However. before coming to
the road they found an Indian camp
fire still burning and five miles further
on the draws of Devils river found |
the Indians in camp in live oak mott,
400 or 500 yards in extent, and very |
brushy. The horses of the Indians |
were grazing in the edge of the thicket |
and John Patterson called the attention |
of the men to something in tree and |
smoke in the thicket. I he men now
circled around the mott to the left and
ran into the thicket. The settlers kept
on around and saw two Indians on foot
running Il horse with a pair of topples
on his neck, which they were grab bling
at to stop him. They could run as fast
as the pony and likely would have
caught him but at this time they were
fired on and ran back under cover.
The Indians. it seemed, wanted to get
off as light with the white men as pos
sible. and so after time drove all Of
the stolen horses out of the thicket and
gave them a start toward the white
men. as much as to say Take your
horses now and leave"
The pioneers were not satisfied with
this, and guarded the covert by placing
men on regular watch. John Avant =
went on the south side and set fire to
the grass trying to burn them ont, but
they would not come. One man saw
w no "a nd
called Patterson's attention to them,
who at once pronounced them Indians
and set about TO cut them off from the
hicket. They We're Indian hunters
md had pack of horses loaded with
Dudalo meat. Some of the men fol-
owed Patterson and the Indians =
h opped their pack horse and ran.
Patterson got close enough to shoot :
md was just reaching to pull his Win :
hester out of the scabbard when his :
lorse stepped in a hole and fell and he Z
vas thrown violently On the ground !
nd his horse ran off. The Indians es- :
aped, but the whites got the buffalo =
neat, which came in good time. The :
ettlers now held a council to deter :
nine what to do. Half of the men j
wanted to go into the thickt. but the :
'alance objected It was agreed. then. 2
hat those who did not want to go in ::
we're to hold the horses of the others, ;,
ThO were to make an advance on the 3
indian encampment. The men went 8
n SD footing and, as was expected, the ::
indians ran and the camp was cap q
ured. The booty was considerable and 3
hey had to make two trips before it i;
ould all be removed. 1t consisted of Il
S blankets, l buffalo robe, l saddle, .:
hields, two headdresses, l microscope =
nd pass from the agent of Fort Sill =
Or these Indians to go on a buffalo =
unit, and sthey were down here in ):
)uth Texas killing people and stealing y
mong the men and the shield which 4
ohm Patterson got had woman's =
,alp attached to it. They also got 30 ::
cad of horses and two mules. Some {,
to the Allen brothers and =
)me to Brown and Sawyer. They also =
)und in the camp 800 smooth sticks 4
u making arrows. These the men r
roke There were nine Indians and e
ight white men. The white men were :
5 follows: John Patterson, John Az =
Mt, Dick Humphreys, Lon Sawyer, g
. L. Green, Dave Wells, Goodman s
nd y. Black burn. The four first =
ames are the ones who captured the .
amp. Sawyer and Patterson got the =
They were gorgeous af- y
lirs, having Il row of feathers reach 5
lg to the ground behind, somewhat 3
Ike a Sioux war bonnet. Ehese men s
e-erve grf at deal of credit for this 3
lip and their perseverance and courage );
} penetrate wild country. They :,
yere gone fifteen days and were nine ::
avs without bread, three days on buf- !;
ilO meet alone. A frOntiersman, how Il
yer, will not starve On such grub as :!
hat. !
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