Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-23
STORY OF FRONTIER DAYS
IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

more al Dead Mans rasa anu some .
AZ Dead Man Hole Big Foot .
Wallace. while running a mail line .
FROM San Antonio 20 NJ paso had F.
lne guard killed and several sound /
sd
la tue spring OF 1880 in the Marlin
settlement near the Brazos. John
Marlin. Jarrett Menefe- and Lahan
Menefee made up bee hunt They
Uere not especting Indians bur car
ried their rifles They Eere OH good
shots and experienced fro,t.ersmen,
but on this occasion they rode into
an ambush
Indians Lay in Ambush.
Five Indians had discovered them
and placed an ambush ahead near
trail which they we're travelling First
one Indian was concealed 10 fire on
them and i vac doubtless supposed
lbs them that the white men would be
startled Dos this shot and one OF Their
number killed or wounded. that ihey
would RON forward and com, upon
the other four red men aho we're
hidden farther ahead and here all
would be- finished
The path vas SO marrow that the
settlers had 90 ride To- single ME
when they came opposite the place
aher, the nrsf Indian was concealed
that eager warrior instead OF iirins
1r attempting to fire rrOW cover
boldly raised up In ul. view and
aimed nIs gun af one OF the men aud
DuIrI the trigger The weapon fail
GA fo On. ana before be- could turn
or SQUAT John Marlin aud Janhan
Nrnefee both fired az him aud ho
pu Meuefrr cried out so saved
bu Al this Marlin replied. No.
have killed him
Both claim Dead Indian.
Nu.f.c NIIl persisted that hv had
GOOD aim and could NOT have missed
hum Jarrett Wwetee now put 100
.ud said. Say sou fellows quit dis
putting about aHo killed that Indian
and load yoHr guns lt Is not likely
THAT one indian would attack 'hre"
men alone There are more around
here somewhere.
The dead Indian Wus now examined
AND fDHud tn have TWO bullet holes in
his nrelst not more than au inch
apart So the controversy was SET
tied
After mo men had reloaded their
guns aud mounted their horses they
rode but d short distance when they
we're fired on by the other four In
diaus. an OF whom missed The
white men killed two OF them The
|othcr Two remaining Indians ran and
concealed themselves q snort dis.
lance away In a motto Of tln,-er.
! About this time white man was
discovered riding directly towards the
placo where the Indians We're hid, not
being aware Of the situation Mar
Mn called out TO him not TO 20 near
the motto. as Indians were In there
but as Marlin aud his companions
we're dressed IN buckskiu hunting
shirts the man thought they were In
dams aud was at first inclined q
run away from them By repeute,
calls however. he became satisfied
as to their identity and came TO
wards them As be- rode nap 10 then
the situation Was explained fully an,
an attack was AT once made upon ih'
position of the Indians
kill -Four Out al Tive.
The red men defended themselves
for some time. bar finally one o
them was killed and ihe other ON,
rushed from the motto and ran Ike
deer he was pursued Tor some dts
lance. bat succeeded iu making ht
ESCAPE Four Indians out of the fiy'
were killed and the settlers loadini
their horses with the spoils Of tbs
dead braves instead of honey, re-
turned 20 their homes. concIudin.
that they had done a fair days worl
of Indian killing. considerine the
fact that they were not out after On
diaus at all
IN the winter Of lN3N a party %
Colorado men started from Bastrol
ON hunt 90 the buffalo range. par
OF which was known as the Noun.
settlement one portion of the hunt
ers we're 90 start from Bastrop ant
me other from a point ou the Colo
RADIO river five miles above the town
They had agreed 10 meet az a certain
watering place. but fhe party from ul
fl. river failed 20 com, az the ap
pointed time and hose ahead O.
tHeu went ou and arrived In th'
.ta-, 100 time to load .he.r wagon
a.rH meat before uish'
THe other party came ou fo the ap
pointed place of meeting and campe,
tH.r. for fIs night About 4 o.cIocl
.H fhe n.shf af fhiz camp fh' frl
burned loF and Taylor smith 1rosl
fH ..tH1|e A band Df lUllau
IaI discovered fHs parts aHf rts.
fH. aa, ~ fHfm had rratIed ap an.
ea. Fns th|H fhIu} 'rf Df ODD
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