Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-26
A Famous Indian Fight.

/ lighters who "blaZel their way along
100 trails between the Rio Grande
and the Colorado 10 years ago were
Rein and James Bowie-to whom,
jointly belongs the questionable hon
or Of the invention of the bowie
knife. These energetic and intrepid
| lads were the sons of Rein Bowie,
who had migrated from Maryland to
Georgia, where the boys were bora
| in Burke county. There were three
| other brothers-David, John, and
Stephen. In 1902 the family removed
TO Catahoula parish, Louisiana. On
/ the 18th Of September, 1921 James
Bowie was engaged on a bar of the
| Mississippi in one of the bloodiest
ARRAYS recorded in the fighting an
/ mails of the southwest, in which two
men were killed and Bowie wounded
Soon after this affair James with his
brother Rezin. made his way into
| Texas, where a career as dramatic as
It was Enthusiastically American
awaited them-st first among the hos
tile tribes, and later in desultory en-
counters with predatory bands of Mex
leans.
In 1881. on the I'd Of November.
James and Rein Bowie with seven
comrades and two boys as servants
set out from San Antonio in search Of
| the old Silver-mines of the San Saba
mission. They made their way with
out netable adventure until the morn
ing of the 18th. when they were over
hauled by friendly Comsnches. who
| warned them that they were followed
| by a war party Of l24 Twowokanas
| and Wacos, as well as by 40 Caddos,
making in all 164 vell-armed braves.
who had sworn to take the scalps Of
the white men then and there. The
Comanche chief invited the Texans
to Join his party, and offered to make
stand with them, although he had
| but Is 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 oetf.ors tight the TEXANS de-
clined the generous offer AMI pushed
| UuluiN uus nut lHtN HNJh Ahhit uEbu
rocky roads. their horses feet were
worn. and they were compelled to
encamp for the night in small grove
Of liye-oaks Of the girth of mans
body. To the north of these. and near
by was thicket of Young trees about
10 feet high. and on the west. 40
yards away. ran stream Of water
On every side was open prairie. inter
spersed with rocks and broken land,
and here and there a clump OF trees.
Here, having prepared for defense
by cutting a road inside the thicket
and clearing out the prickly pears,
they hobbled their horses and posted
sentries. That night they were not
molested; in the morning. as they
were preparing to start for the fort
they discovered Indians on their trial
with footman 50 yards in advance of
the party with his face to the ground.
tracking All hands efw tn arms:
those who were already in the saddle
dismounted and the saddle and pack
horses were tethered to the trees. The
hostiles gave the war-whoop. halted.
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