The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
A Famous Indian Fight.
BIZ JoHN wn1IA'lsos PAIMna, NJ. D.

l.Nlable OF the rangers and Indian
Matters who "blazel their way" along
A,iO0 trails between the Rio Grande
aNi the Colorado 10 years ago We're
3kin and James Bowie--to whom,
'htly, belongs the questionable hon
A1 Of the invention OF the bowie
'QNA,fe. These energetic and intrepid
4 i4ds were the sons OF Rein Bowie,
&,o had migrated from Maryland to
torgia, where the boys were born
Burke county. There were three
|i.her brothers, David, John, and
lephen. In 1902 the family removed
4U Catahoula parish, Louisiana. On
ANe 18th of September, 1927, James
1Iowie was engaged ON a bar Of the
Mississippi in one Of the bloodiest
.Iffrays recorded in the fighting an
LIE of the southwest, in which two
n en- were killed and Bowie wounded.
loon after this affair James with his
mother Rezin, made his way into
1exas, where a career as dramatic as
~ was characteristically American
AWAITED them-at first among the hos.
Ille tribes, and later in desultory en-
sounters with predatory bands OF Mex
Means.
IA In 1881, on the I'd OF November,
Names and Rein Bowie with seven
comrades and two boys as servants
let out from San Antonio IN search Of
Me old Silver-mines of the San Saba
y. f..to, uSi,oxr ,,oda THAR UNIV with
but notable adventure until the morn
|Sng Of the 18th, when they were over
hauled by friendly Comanches, who
'Rarned them that they were followed
Ny a war party OF 124 Twowokanas
and wacos. as well as by 40 Caddos,
making in all 1874 well.armed braves,
who had sworn to take the scalps Of
fthe white men then and there. The
Comanche chief invited the Texans
'to join his party, and offered to make
b stand with them, although he had
but 16 men, badly armed and short
of ammunition. But knowing that the
"hostiles lay between" and being
. bent on reaching the old fort on the
Saba before night, the Texans de-
clined the generous offer and pushed
boldly on, But they soon came upon
rocky roads, their horses feet were
worn, and they we're compelled to
encamp for the night in a small grove
OF live-oaks of the giCth of a mans
body. To the north Of these, and near
by, was a thicket of young trees about
10 feet high; and on the west, 40
va Dis away. ran stream OF water.
d every side. was open prairie, inter.
s| sei with rocks and broken land,
&Nl here and there a clump Of trees.
Rlere. having prepared for defense
w cutting road inside the thicket
fand clearing out the prickly pears,
lthey hobbled their horses and posted
lkentries. That night they were not
F=lested; in the morning, as they
"A fe preparing to start for the fort,
discovered Indians on their trial.
footman so yards in advanceof
N party with his face to the ground,
IA Nxing. All hands efiw tn arms;
1 IL s&ho were already in the saddle
Mismounted, and the saddle and pack
|torses were tethered to the trees. The
Apstiles gave the war-wnoop' nsiteu'
<ph began stripping for action some
N'Qnnted bucks reconnoitered tne
Kfonnd, and among these were q rev
'Hndos, known by me cut OF Their
t1lf.F who until that day had been
opnted among the trenaly triDes'
N consideration OF the aispropor-
No4 OF numpers-lo4 70 LII was
iNffed that hezin Bowie snoula 80
A' % pariey WIN them' 70 avolo' u
PAplp4e' a nsnt 70 unequSo . snu 81
sper r, ne LOON Da ..siu n "n m"naa
nm ..nsm mS,A1 line - aU w'r invited them