Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-12

safe aud have been received by eF-
cry body wiih the open arms OF
friend hip. ! am hailed with a
hearty welcome 10 this country. a
dinner aud a party OF ladys have
hOuOred me with an Invitation 10
participate a.th them both az Nae
ogdochrs and this place. the cannon
Haa fired here on my arrival and I
must gay as ~ what ! have seen OF
Texas 10 is The Garden spot OF the
sorld. the best land and the best
prospects Tor health : ever saw D.
here. and ! de- believe o. b. for
tune ~ any man - come here. there
.s world Of country % settle b. b.
not required 90 pay down Cor your
league of land cycry man b. entitled
20 bis headrIeht Of i.f3s acres they
may make the money 10 pay for u
OF he land expect in al proha-
bnlty 10 settle on tho Bodark or
Choctae Bayou of Red River. that !
have no doubt the richest country
in the world GOOD land and plenty
of timber and the best springs ani
good min streams, goo range. clear
aaicr. and every appearance ~
health. game plenty. - 81 IN the
pass where The Buffalo posses from
North and south and back twice q
year. aud bees and honey plenty !
have great hope OF getting the
aeeuc. 10 settle that .iu.iry and !
would lo glad 90 geo every friend
have settle there. n would be a for
tune 10 them Hll have taken the
oath of the government and have en-
rolled my name as q volunteer FOR
Sos months and viii set cut for the
tio Graudo On q few DAYS with the
Volunteers OF the United States. but
Ian Volunteers is entitled 10 a vote
Tor member Of the Convention are
~ be- voted for. aud ] have but lit
tlo doubt OF being elected a member
TO form the constitution for this
Province. ] am rcloiccd 40 my fate.
7
lion than 90 be- elected 90 seat 200
Congress for life. am in hopes OF
making a fortune for myself and
family bad as has been my prospect
have not wrote 10 William bat have
requested John 10 direct him what
10 do. hope you show him this let
ter and also your brother John, a.
il is not convenient az this time for
me 10 write 20 them ! hope YOU VIII
al do the best you can and viii do
the same, do not be- uneasy about
me-. I am with my friends. ! must
close with great respects Your az.
lection father farewell
DAVID CROCKETT"
The children addressed and allud-
cd 10 IN the foregoing letter were
the offspring of Crockctts first wife
None of them came To Texas.
Killed 100 Iicars in - Months
Continuing his biography of Crock
ctt Cot Traylor writes.
Crockett was versatile charac.
ter. Besides having a National rep
utatiou as an Indian fighter and
legislator. he was fine shot and
has the record of killing l05 bears
In twelve months time IN 1925 and
lS26. This feat was not prompted
alone for snort. but his habitatiou
and mill had been washed away Dos
flood. losing substantially an Do
had. and he found a ready market
for the meat and polts of the gam,
slaughtered
Crockett was presented with a
fine rifle sun 10y Tho people of Phil
adclphia and gold watch by thos,
LOT Baltimore. the former for Dob.
prowoss as q hunter and indian
fighter and the latter Boo appreciation
of his RELENTLESS war 90 President
Jackson during his last aimuistra-
ton These are nov iu the posses
sion of his grandson John Wesley
| Crockett of Little Rock. Ark. who q
few years ago was secretary of that
state
After Crockctt's defeat for Con
grcss 90 1885 hc lcrt for Texas
lRcachiug Little Rock. be- was shorI
Iof means and to roplcnish his re-
sources traded the gold watch pre-
scutcd to him by the people of BAL
tmorc with o friend for a silver one
taking the difference I'm money. This
gold watch was after death present
ed 20 his widow
I'm December. 1885, he passed
Through Red River and Cass Coun
ties. Texas. ON his way 10 Nacogdoch
os which was then the most import
ant political municipality In Texas
Here he was met and welcomed b,
his old friend. Gen. Sam Houston
land many people who afterWard Dee
came prominent In Texas history
when he reached Red River count
iu Texas. instead OF turning south Il
Nacogdochcs. he continued In Ia
Vicinity OF the Chociaw and Boi
ld'Arc creeks. now I'm Grayson an
lr9unin counties. and 10 which b.
refers In his letter here published
and IN 50 doing discovered larg
quantities Of honey whore the tow
Iof Honey Grove Is nov situated an
from which n took Us name
With Crockett's brie' but valian
course In Texas. nearly everyone Z
familiar. n forms o1o OF the Illus
trious pages IN our history IN con
Guiding his sketch Of the life OF Day
Col Traylor saws
"Crorkotf was "a .Hraroua man "a