The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-23

Its banks sweeping TO destruction every
thing before II. II ia for this reason that
one never sees cows" and hunting camps
located near the creeks and rivers OF the
section referred to- II is not only wise
policy 10 pitch camp on high ground. but
1t has also been proved thar cattle and
sheep should be kept out OF the low coun-
try when on the tran. Instances are
known when herds Of thousands of head of
cattle have been swept away by sudden
flood
The recent high waters in the Nneces
and Hondo rivers and Los Moros creek
washed away many thousands OF cattle.
horses and sheep Los Moros Is ordinarily
a dry creek For several years no water
whatever has flowed In Its bed on Its up
per course. The new settlers Of that 10
cality booked upon 1t a dry arroyo.
What was the surprise Of these unknown
ing ones a few mornings ago when they
awoke TO find Ia place Of the dry bed of
the Insignificant creek raging river five
10 seven miles wide. its width varying
according 70 the character OF tbs country
through which the stream passed. The
terrible food came down upon the unsus-
pecting people without warning.
There are many dry beds west Of here
which mark tho course Of former large
streams II Is related by old inha hitants
that during the period Of about twenty
years. from is2s to lsts. there were fire.
auer, and terrific rains in Western Texas
and that many OF the little water-courses
tina, are now forgotten were large rivers
then In iS.5 there arrived In San An
tonic from Germany young man named
G. II. Guenther. He was a miller by trade.
and soon after reaching the state began
20 look about him for a suitable place
10 establish a grist mill. He wen; 10 what
is now Gillespie county. west OF here.
where a large colony OF Germans had To-
s.s,s Eos h.sfA n u
~ thar colony ne came upon a stream Of
large volume and he picked out a mill
site on its bank and proceeded 20 erect a
gyEstmil He ran the mill for three years.
when the waters Of the stream began 10
Yecede 80 rapidly tina; The mill had to he
closed down and finally abandoned, The
ruins az that miii stand today, and there
are absolutely no indications that there
was ever any water flowing in the bed IF
that dry arroyo. II has been dry for more
than thirty years.
Mary lives have been los. along the
ecur~e % tire Nueces and Hondo rivers in
Sudden floods even within the past iisseen
years About nine years ago a party OF
louisiana sportsmen came 20 Western
Texas with camping outfit They ao-
cared ther camp on the left bank - she
Sueexs rot far froua :he town IT Uvalae.
There were six men 81 the rar'y, among
them being T. I. ResSeer. a wealthy sugar
camp q mountain ~ water rolled down the
Nueees valley from tAe bills ABOVE and
swept everything before y. Al the mem
ters ~ tha hunting party were drowned.
the Southern Pacific railroad bridge was
waahsz. eat. ard thousands ~ soliars dam
age done 20 form and ranch property.
Tom KeTsem n veteran Indian Ggntey
ara Texas raaEer. rev residing in thEs
ciiv. has a vivid recollection ef one OF the
big rt~aS' Or Western Texas seressn.
and sn "a thankful .Aag II happened, far IL
probably SAVED tha lives o. himself ard
scvesAl members Of rs company In IRE
se~t9s ~ YS-a ker<en who was corporal
IN Cmpt tiail+s Ranger company WAS sent
or * scout after a eend % Cctnaaehe In
ftSa@ vsha bad bs~a vabti4- the ranches
along the Caechn. <uacvs an3 Hur3o vfv
e~~ Esssen haet ssy.m men Rirr rim.
ard although thev knew that hey sere
aSelv 20 rssr iafa Torce u Indians nary
sfYs,~~ thHsr resssper they rad s@ fears
Tn, tvaN ~ .ne Y0<fssus was struck near
sNer~ the sawu af SahinAG = new
I'VE &xar1S1s~3 thc trail very C8~&fll}y.
kar~er sad 20 tke sUG correspondent
ard q NAs EASY - sss~ sAsat there were not
less taAn sogsy redskins IN Re party The
tr3n was ancet eixhteen hours OLD ~hsn
W. ar-s struck T. T. was Nhe1ls he zski-
,sfs - ths fa~ena0F- ara we calculated taas
~re soala avsr1aks the hard BY evening
~ IRE nsxs 8Nw unless trey should SscoTTse
susyirfoas 2ngf scatter. Tae traH was fal
how'd ns3ss5v al tas&s &ny. ans - travel
wss ksrs 30 as ss2g as iss rT.nae gave aga'
shn. sszht Ire srzn Sssxan 70 erew y arm
~ = aEersi ~snzse sheTflv s<ssE ghe nataie
~ she salfewfnS Saw. when ~ cane upon
ire ssrsseFs - shetr ~ g1nsTs q 20 pre-
vfSs2x nixht fSy TITS time v@ were rear
.ese Try fire.. WHICH al .Aas tsEas VAS
ssssA2ax ssS:e Iaaa arg eSc Q: c-ssk-