The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-17

son TO intercept them, and another COM
posed OF old men and boys WAS cnntcii.
trated ON Buckner's creek above Bastrop
TO act as Il reserve I'm case they were
needed. or this last pafty were three
h0ys- John Wilson, Joe Berry aud Leandcr
licrrlll-who wanted 10 20 with Burle-
son and bc IN the hattie hut were pre-
vented NY the older heads. These boys,
however. made M their minds 10 20 aud
hid their horses aud saddles out that cveu-
ing. and when night came mounted md set
forth, From what they heard the men
say they had an idea OF where the In
daps would be tptercented aud made
rapidly for that point which was ON Plum
creek about twenty miles distant IL he.
ing night. however, and having no road
90 guide them they became lost mud wan
dCred about all night IN the sand hills be
tween Plum creek and the Colorado, When
morning came SO that they could take oh
servaupns they succeeded ln getting on
the right course and reached their oh
iCCtlvc point, but tho battle was over Tho
Indians were Intercepted az Plum creek,
thrce mites east OF the present town ot
Iotkhart. I'm caldwell county. aud defeated
and CHASED 70 the. mountains htieen miles
ptthcnt towns OF san Marcos ana hfle;
The Cumgnches numbered about .hN anu
nbout 9OO Texas fought them BESIDES the
her There were about t23 from other places
under NlcCullorh, Caldwell, ilArdeman;
Owens Hays, Wallace FELIX Houston anu
other LEADERS, When the three BOYS, ar,
rived on tho scene men were scattered all
oynr thc country, some getting hncS from
The pursit and others Just arriving on
Tho scrne By night 1ON men were present
and canned ON the ground where the nght
commcnced and camp fires were hnrning
In every direction
Tho three Young TEXANS who afterwards
ber"mc noted fighters ana tried so hard
rs take their FIRST lesson here at run
creek gratiNcd their curiosity Tor som
time in riding over the gronnu hhu NHN.
iur the dead bodies of some o. the, Slnln
Cripanches They also saw the dcau pull,
or a white woman and mulAIW W.
They were captiVCS taken ~ llnnNlHt uuu
Killed nv tho Indians when they Mere
,vhipned and the retreat commenceu' ln'N
qtcnptcd TO Kill another white wonnl
captlye. but she was ouly wounueu Win
an arrow and rec9,v,etsu, oi u mffSrvmrds
WIS wounded and captured at dawson
massacre, and carried TO McNco, anu NV.
In the Micr expedition Joe berry va
killed al the battle " Micr ~ Mexico,
ON ono occasion. when the Wilson FAMILY
sim resided In the Colorado valley, John
Wilson and his brother James ana one OF
their negro mon had been hired 10y thelr
rnthcr to n man named johnson 80 plant
corn for him about three miles from nome.
One night the two htothers shuuleu lnPlV
horses aud started home across me pru ',v,
although warned by Johnson not TO do Fo
ms he had hccu out that day ana saw
signs Of Indians, They went ON, nnu
while riding through The bright mponllt
pralric their horses suddenly stopped anu
threw up their heads aud the boys ais
covered about thirty men on horseback
running across the prairie some distance
away hut thcv soon disappeared. They
went on. wondering what IL meant aud
feeling Somewhat lin ut ease. but arrived
thr,- lnnrncd TINT the horsomen they saw
WIS "A hand of Indians running General
HnrlcSon Who, heing on feet horse, made
i"gs In thnsr DAYS pcoplc travelled good
J"nl by mint ia avoid being seen 10y In
/ dams but the geuernl met this hand IN
I Tho omen prairie nv moonlight, He re-
4 rrunnd over which they ran II the In
! di,rs had not como i'm contact with Gen.
| rrnl DurIcson when thcy did they would
! iitrlv huvc discovered these two boys aud
! tGcir chances NyouId have been slim to have
made their escape, not having experience