The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

santana talso written Santa Anna). and tw
others accompanied by Baron V. Krievit,
santanas sauaws and his doctor.
kriewitz had been among the comanchs
several months as commercial agent OF Ii
eoionists at New Brsunfeis and Fredericks
burg according TO the wish Of the savage
themselves. But the Indians did not trus
MIN, looking upon him as a spy, and 1t /
said that his life was thrice saved by SAINT
ana daughter. Kriewitx at the making O
the treaty was dressed like nm indian; but a
, last one OF our party recognized him and gaze,
intently at him. Hereupon Kriewitx the,
touched him under the table with his foot
hriewitz was then handed piece Of pape
and pencil. and he wrote back that he wa
hriewitf. but that he could not hold oper
communication with them now that on tn,
journey back to the Indian camp he wouic
tr, to get away. He went back with the saw
ases as far as comanchs Spring and esvaped
and lay hid In New Braunfels three day,
while the Indians came to look for him. The,
came to our own room: and here saw SAINT.
ana for the hrst time, But as far as the
treaty went. they kept that to the letter, and
later they visited our settlement as they had
stated at the time OF the treaty. We also
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After the sick had recovered. we set out for
fredericksburg. stopping few days at Co.
n.ancho Spring. later Meusebach's farm.
Krlcwitz was our guide, and rs he rode ahead
OF us, one could not have told him from an
lrdion. Having again spent several days In
Fredericksburg we set out for our tract, Krie-
witz again being our guide. OF course we
had to move very slowly; and. when we ar
ray ed at the Lano. We hunted a ford for three
Gays The best ono finally proved to be but
few yards from our camp. where we had to
left the wagons four feet upon a rock In the
bottom of tho river by the aid OF windlasses,
ard this work took us from morning until
night.
The Llano then was q beautiful stream, as
clear as crystal. and known In our party as
tie "Silvery Lano.'' One could see the bot
tom at the deepest places, The whole country
was covered with mesquite grass as high as
the knee and abounded in buffalo and deer.
On tho other side we came TO big live-oak:
and here we camped. Putting our wagons In
a circle, we constructed big tent In the CEN
ter planted our cannon, and put out a guard.
Feeling perfectly secure in our fortified camp,
we celebrated that night until 3 o'clock. A
bowl OF punch was prepared, and we sang our
favorite songs, while those who could per-
formed on musical instruments Of which we
had whole chest. We gave Lebe Hooh,
United States! Lebe Hoch, Texas! For we
were all good patriots. This was in the early
part OF September. 1s47
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We built huge structure of forks and cross
~. 1t. y4l
was forty feet long and twenty-five feet wide. |
Afterwards we constructed adobe house
covered with shingles. large pecan tree
supplied us with 10000 of these. In this house
was fireplace twelve feet broad and built of
rock. On the roof. Strauss put artistic /
weather vane. Here we celebrated the Christ
mas of ls47, and again had glorious time.
AS have said, tho Indians kept their agree
nent to the letter. In November, ls47, they
visited us as they had promised. At the time
was herding cows several miles from our
camp. when two Indians rode up. From their
signs supposed they wanted something to
pa,; and handed them some bread out OF the
pouch I carried. Evidently not trusting me,
they made signs that should eat nrst The
Tact was that great number OF Waco Indians
had been trencherously poisoned some time
DtiCTc Dy n Danu OF Cowboys. III Wb6 q uas-
lsrdly deed; and the wacos thereafter became
The most hostile of the tribes, as before they
iad been the most amicabe. Well. the end
If my interview was that they took every
hing ! had and galloped off. They wore
lsrdly out OF sight when / saw big crowd {
# savages riding up, and as they drew nearer
recognized the chief Santana. Upon my
lei ing him II he were not the chief, he seem
d greatly surprised that should know him I
The Indians camped only short distance ]
rom us. During the night a number of our !
Utensils were stolen by the squaws; but the c
lex. day the men returned them. For every {
hing we gave them were paid back three
old. AS they staid some time. we became I
veil acquainted. Whenever VIC came into /
heir camp they would spread out their deer {
kins, bring out morals full Of the biggest h
,ecans L ever saw. and tell us to help our @
elves. They even tried to learn German a
rom us In spite of the great difficulty they
ound in pronouncing some of the words. 4
Several Mormons arrived in the early spring n
o settle. but did not carry out their intention
shortly afterwards Bickel, who had maze u
imself notorious In Fredericksburg, came u
With some of his followers and began settle 81
lent known as the Bickeliner. The leader,
owever, soon disappeared. He had two wives d
sho constantly quarreled. Next came the
'asteilaner, who founded the settlement Cas- n
ell, which stil exists, Their families came "
0 March. 1913. d.
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In the summer OF 1sis our colony Of Bet ~
i'm" went to pieces like bubble. As have ~
..d It was a communistic society and ac- ~
had no real government Since
vc!ybody was to work II he pleased and when -
G pleased the result was that less and iess -
ork was done as time progressed. Most OF "
ie professional men wanted to do the direct -
lg and ordering. while the mechanics and y,
,borers we're to carry out their plans. or "a
purse, the latter failed TO see the justice OF
lis ruling, and so no one did anything, We
ed made field and raised 200 bushels OF
,rn-our whole years crop. According to =.
ar contract with the Adclsverein, this com -,
IN, was TO furnish lis with supplies for the r.,
rst year. but the next we were to SHIFT for =,
irselves. AS It was, We still had plentiful !.
ipply OF everything; yet that was bound to -,
q some time; and there was absolutely no III
aspect OF our ever providing for ourselves. on