The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04

grHE OLDEST TEXAS TOWN. $:
,..ntitIan, Which Existed Long Before La !:
Lp sale Set Foot on Texas Soil !:
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l'Ss' ~ =, about Is degrees 80 minutes
r'rd, n 30 minutes north LATITUDE
ID, ass IS degrees to io7 degrees rec west west
q n.y. The state contains $40 coun-
ntl''u. ~ them larger than some OF
! , ,,,s States. She retains the ,. Tlsn'
N'u -. nublic lands, and can without
~ W. Of congress. divide herself
, ,onI States If she so desires. In iS4S
~ ~ = only thirty-hve counties San
~ ~ = hsiug the furthest west and south
snaV ' .r.s composed of the counties
II ana "oak McMullen. La Sale, I'm
BE-. Lne zanata. Starr Hidalyo, Cam
w. s"scss and Duval. Ine most lntel
fat s W. that formerly existed III this
fhs . wy was Lipantitlan
q. I'D and almost forgotten Town owl, anu anu
lsls ~ s,tnated on a part OF what Is nov,
n NS ranch on the right pank OF
blun.s river about six miles ABOVE
Nu nargarita crossing. The town
Sn.a on occupied an area of about 800
WAS surrounded on the east,
Tt: .up vest sides by a deep ditch and
w sn h,ntment. on the north 1t was
r n Tn Nv a high bluff overlooking a
Nu,.s that has never been known to
s s.n in the severest drouth. The
y. n the ditch and entertainments
na M, nisinlv visible. and an elm tree
W. VA nne-halt feet in diameter can be
.,auinp inside the ruins of an old
When and by whom this old
.'A, vss first built is unknown. The
tinautitlan is evidently of Aztec ORR
"a The town or village probably eX-
j inug before La Sale set foot in Texas
,r,n before Columbus discovered Amer
r,,n 1855 to 1898 nine missions were
,hg.hed in Texas under the admins
,ecr n Governor Feran-one of these
4 Lipaptitlan Cattle, horses and
~ we're introduced by the mission
l, The priests also endeavored to
a. me Indians cultivate the soil and
ANA farmers. The natives took de-
IAN IN tending to cattle and horses and
NM some feeble attempts at agriculture,
IN agriculture requires considerable
r,.uiIture OF muscular energy. and a
puth having destroyed their first crops,
~ refused to labor further in the fields,
tsring that farming might be and prob
Nv was all right for the pale face, but
h tie Great Manitou OF the Indians had
kny and Enthusiastically shown that he
no, wish to have the hands of his
cstn children blistered by hoe handles,
60. Il fY.lt y. F..a.f Il
their unwonted eXertions. They, how
III continued to tend the cattle and
nes belonging to missions. But strange
.slate the mission fiocks and herds
t,ad Of Increasing on the rich and
Efllous prairie grasses, steadily de-
aisi and more wonderful still, the In
b Braves, who kept at a distance from
y white brother unless a favorable op-
trurity offered of sending the said white
clef to the happy hunting grounds
nus bis scalp, horse, saddle and gun,
E5ue opulent stockmen. The Indios
tsstdos were accused by the priests and
ldlsls OF having unlawful dealings with
~ nlayo kinsmen and of knowingly and
llnlly permitting them to carry off
Mission cattle An attempt to punish
lndlos Reducldos created Ill feeling
both sides. Many of the Indians left
missions Joined the hostile tribes and
w frequent attacks on the soldiers, and
llev we're much more numerous they
aHaily succeeded in carrying off a con-
Nlsae number of the mission cattle and
mhefe were too few white men to con-
1sn IN Tue savage horde of apparently
ssueaole savages, and many vacant
~ more encouraging for missionary
{ws u 1898 the Spanish government Or
''a ne Texas missions to be abandoned
5000 fathers reluctantly obeyed the
w silently buried their bells at mid
=, sIa sorrowfully wendell their weary
vaVh 10 Coahuila, About three wears
nseoS OF one of these bells was I'M
AZ Llpantitlan and one of the
't p, loW IN the possession of Mr.. John
S.ra'ler' pieces of glass. scraps of
Ivl' glazed earthenware. smear heads
syle spoons are frequently dug I'm
sssaed out by heavy rains around ~,
rin.r,,.rro RON 1888 TO 1929 the history
TX wu is a complete blank, but
|, mI Ts ma tnat powerful confedera-
n. taulans was organized at this place
N papose OF driving all the whites.
mi, 'el =. and Spaniards, out of the
INK ~ Denis. the heroic Frenchman.
Sos,, suppressed the insurrection I'm
MI Inc Spaniards we're less for
I'm 100 Su me war ragged with great fnrv
kt,nsS wnen the Indians were totallv
khIatsa Snu several tribes almost an.
Am, Wy governor Bustillos.
kabi.bsa tne mission of La Bahia was
ks vss near Goliad, and A chain If
HAM, =. erected by the Spaniards av.
brsT,, nun Goliad to CoahuiIa Stronr
No R,,, we're placed at Lipantttlan Mn
b at c,s a'sv established at these places
lls, bo T.sa Blanca. Large numbers of
kai M ana sheep were again intro
lmas b,ri, wa Comanches and Caran-
Goysrnlng beeen completely subdmad
u Snsn1VI bustillos, gave the nissions
fllsr =, soldiers wide bartb THO
kla Sue 'le peaceable tribes conere-
fge ths, tne missions and forts
fs,tloD FOUND employment and also
BE save rom the incursions of their
Nj mnI se ine'ghbors. From l785 tn i7so
year tiipl eoed rapidly and in tbis Ia
S..and .l'oO) eighty TO one bmndr ro
II Of tbs eIven as a reasonable esti-
ll.,p me number Of cattle batwaen 's -
Ia Esniriu.ui no Grandc The misslon
Y bead ~ 49,. ndhlo alone claimed 90
Efsss " cattle 5000 sheen and 61oo
rspublic IL Republic of Mississippi Cthe
p Nes On N America) was established
Biz n. orleans as the capital This r -
J ,. "a established as a nrotaS, no re-
|air ,so Of Louisiana by Fra ne e'" -
\ Ia -' people claiming that Er,,c ~
Ehol, ' ,sa to transfer them 10 snai main
slor va aeF consent. General uontn
esi Gensr seni from Mexico hy snaip N
H.'issippi ra ~ RELY in overthrowing the
Ierei ioa peepGhlic. General Montemavor
Dr' at IJ tvo .L.lpan and Comancho war
'alssaa gTS s and carried them 10
To Frerasn ne spanish and Indians roul-