The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-14

| The Indians had attacked the pueblo
at the same time, but We're beaten of
and the citizens rallied to the rescue OF
Luz and Don Felipe, and prevented the
robbing of the herd.
The Indians would charge by close tc
Felipe and his brave pastor" send a
flight of arrows, and scamper away or
their fleet ponies. Luz was wounded
eight times slightly with arrows, and a
bullet grazed his skull.
LUIS first fight on Texas soil was at
the "Charco ocho miles near the town
of Uvalde, known as Eight Mile Wa
ter Hole" and now on the ranch of Mr..
| Vanham. 1t is pond on the Leona
northeast Of the town of Uvalde, that
always has water, 10 full of fish, and
was favorite camping ground of the
| Comanches and Lipans, in their raids
on the frontiersmen. Luz at the time
| QS6D was employed as a vaquero by
Captain Bill Adams, and was out cow
hunting. He had camped for the night
at the "charco," keeping his horse sad
died near him. AT daybreak, being
aroused by the tramping of horses feet,
; he saw thirty-two Comanches ride
down opposite to him to water their
horses and themselves.
He had taken the precaution to camp
on the west side near some large rocks
and as soon as he discovered them he
mounted his horse and rode off, know
ing they were after his scalp. For one
man we'll armed on horseback is safer
| than ten men with herd of horses.
The Indian did not care to risk losing a
| warrior for one horse, but would risk a
good deal for a bunch.
| The Indians raised a yell and ran at
| ter him, but after he fired three shots at
| them from one of the old time brass
mounted pistols Chat caused the death
of "Jeemes Hambrick' according to
Derbys account), the Comanches quit
following him.
He had also good Shapes rifle, and
was In better fix than in Old Mexico
The Indians had bows and lances and
one or two had old muskets, but Luz es-
capped without a wound.
The next time Luz had a scrap with
the Comanches was on Sycamore creek
in the Nueces CANON The creek emp
ties into the Nueces river, and at the
time Chappey Moore had ranch at it's
mouth. AT present William F. Harde-
man has charge Of the ranch for the
Francis Smith company of San Antonio
Luz, with Mark Binnion, was cow
hunting, and quite a large herd had
been gathered and were being held by
Mart Adams and twelve Mexican va
queros, at Walnut Springs, about four
miles east of the ranch. Luz, seeing a
bunch of cattle near the Spring, on
hill, went to drive them to the herd.
Five Comanches were hid in the
rocks near the Spring, and evidently
had arrived in the night and were
asleep, not knowing the herd and guard
were so near They were first awak-
ened by Luz galloping near them and
seeing how much they We're outnum-
bered they took to their heels at once,
running up the side of the mountain.
Luz soon began throwing lead at them
from his old reliable Sharpe. sending
eight bullets after them. This soon
brought the other men, and the trail
was followed by the blood of one Of the
Indians to the top of the mountain,
where they found him dead. The Indi-
ans being afoot, their trail could not be
followed in the rocks.
So completely surprised were the In
dams that they stampeded, leaving all
their bows, arrows and lanees in their
camp. Among the trophies captured
We're four horses belonging to citizens
In and near Uvalde, and a mule belong
ing to Mr.. Briner, about two dozen
teguas (moocaelns) and a Mexican sad
die.
LUIS next meeting with the Co
manches was when Harry Adams,
brother of Captain Bill Adoms, and
Frank Robinson, father of our present
county Judge, were killed. Luz and his
brother were horse hunting at the
mouth of the Nueces canon and discov-
cred fresh Indian signs on both sides
of the river. They went at once to Cap
tain Bill Adams and told him, but he
told them they must be mistaken, and
limited pretty strongly that he thought
they were afraid.
Luz answered, 1.-THE horses are yours,
captain, and we lose nothing: If you do
not believe us, you may lose your
horses"
These same Indians had that morn
ing killed his brother Henry and
Frank Robinson as stated, and were on
their way down the Nueces on raid
among the settlers and committed many
outrages.
LUIS next experience was on the
west prong Of the Nueces river, cow
hunting. He was major domo for Cap
tain Adams and had sixty Mexicans
building fence Of rock and poles The
Comanches attacked their camp. There
were only few men there at the time,
all the others being at work on the
fence and the Indians made a clean
sweep of everything they could carry
off. Those men in camp escaped and
ran to the working party near by, who
came and took the trail of the Indians.
Only few of LUIS men We're armed,
but they made the best display they
could of their guns and numbers, so the |
Indians made no attempt to fight, but |
We're anxious to get off with their plum |
der.
Luz was out after the oxen they used |
to haul poles and water for the men, |
He saw the Indians coming and was |
lucky enough to be above them, and hid |
behind a cedar tree until they got OPP !
posite to him. Then he opened fire on |
them and kept 1t up until the men from |
camp Joined him. The Indians made
no halt, but as their trail showed blood |
Lutz and his men followed them, as
they had q few horses and found one