The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-14
LUZ BUENNUEVA.
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and found a red American blanket a
a water hole. 1t had fourteen bulle
holes in it and the waite was quite rec
I from the blood of a wounded Indian
The Indian probably died and they hit
or buried his body They left the blan,
ket. Luz hoped he had gone where he
would not need one.
LUIS next round with the Comanchee
was at Kickapoo Springs where Bill
Adams had ranch. Luz was corporal
or major domo, and had nine Mexicans
with him on a cow hunt. Luz told his
men to stop and rest, and he rode up
on hill near by to look around for
cattle Of maybe Indians-for they were
always in evidence, especially when one
did not want them.
Indians had been watching them and
hid in some cedars on the opposite side
of the hill, and knowing they would be
discovered, opened fire on him as, soon
as he topped the hill Luz was always
ready, and as he was not hit, he re-
turned their fire and exchanged three
or four shots before his men got to him.
They were not long, for they knew at
once what the racket meant The va
queros at once began an attack and the
Indians considered discretion the better
part of valor and left. The Mexicans
followed and found one dead Comanche
hid under a bank. They were going
south to raid the settlement on the Nue.
ces, Frio and Sabinal.
After this Luz had charge of the
beeves for the Confederates at Fort
Clarke, in the early part of the war be-
tween the north and south. The detail
was under Captain Hammer, of compa-
ny A, Second regiment, mounted rifles,
Of which Colonel John S. Ford Gold
"Rip'), was colonel John r. Baylor
and Hiram Waller
major.
The Indians attempted to steal their
horses Che had eleven mounted mem,
but failed. The next day they tried to
stampede the herd Of beeves, for the
herd had been carried out to Craze.
Luz rode to hill to see IL all was clear
If danger and the Indians tried to cut
1im off from his men, but having
good horse he out-ran them, got into a
,anon and stood them off until part Of
lis men came to his relief and the In
lians beat retreat.
Luz next went to Ell Paso with Sam
4ytle and John Adams, who were fur
fishing beef to the Confederate troops
4uz kept the beeves on the plains about
where Fort Bliss IT, but they were new
r molested, having a good kuard and
he open country not being favorable
or such raids. Luz returned to Sam
lucas Springs, where Adams had a
anch, sixteen miles west Of San Anto-
10.
From there he again returned to his !
Id stamping ground, the old Bill Ad-
me ranch at the mouth of the Nueces |
anon, lovely location among grand |
Id live oak and pecan trees. This did |
OF suit the thieving Comanches, who |
sually passed down there when MAX
1g a raid on the settlements on the
'ueces and Leona rivers, so they took |
reat pains to make it as unsafe and
as possible for those who
sttled there.
On one occasion Luz was up three or
)ur miles above the ranch and came
lddenly on band of about twenty
omanches in the grove in front Of
halk Bluff-barranca piedras or re-
IF, as it was called by the Mexicans,
nd old Spaniards, who settled where
ontel now is, and founded the old mis-
on of San Bruno, where General John
Baylor built his home.
The Indians had herd of about one
lndred head of horses stolen during
l extensive raid, having captured a
exican boy near the coast Of San Die
}, Luz being mounted at the time on
burro instead of his horse, at once
lew his life depended on making a
uff, for he could not run, nor hope to
axe a fight to win against so many
dams.
He was lucky enough to have discov-
ed them first and opened fire on them !
tn a Winchester. He began shout ,
e commands to an imaginary compa- '
Of men, and waving his hat to the r
,ht and left as if to bring them up In O
le. The Comanches We're badly rat n
d by this unexpected attack when +
ey thought all danger was past and I
~ had their horses safe from further I
rsuit, so their first move was to hur- q
off the drove Of horses, and get out of p
lch of the Winchester balls that were C
ing as fast as Lucas could pump r
I'm. a
n the confusion the Mexican captive
TX advantage of the broil, and being g
united on a fine bay horse, broke c.
ks and joined Luz, hearing his own +,
lgue spoken. Luz had raised his r
ce to the highest pitch and ordered "a
"men in buckram" to come up on 6,
h side, surround the Indians and h
e their horses. iss
'anic stricken, the Indians were soon v,
ring off through a cloud of dust and | h
2 and his achievements We're max w
good Roadway in the other direc- | n
l. Luz told the boy to take the lead, ca
he knew the purro would keep up or
as he was pretty badly scared up h,
the unusual noise, and the little w
st took Luz to the Adams ranch in h.
IL Revere time.
he captive'S name was Trinidad.
took him to General Mckenzie,
D was at Fort Clarke, and the gene
wrote a letter to the boys father at