A Texas Ranger And Frontiersman: The Days Of Buck Barry In Texas 1845-1906 by James Buckner Barry

Author:James Buckner Barry [Barry, James Buckner]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Criminals & Outlaws, Rich & Famous, Social Science, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies, History, United States, 19th Century
ISBN: 9781786254436
Google: tMNvCwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2015-11-06T02:38:08+00:00

CHAPTER XI—THE OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR AND THE “NORTHWESTERN” TEXAS FRONTIER

NEXT month, October, 1860, rumors of Indian forays were again echoed in our county. County court was in session at Meridian with Judge Battle presiding. Here, two public meetings were held by citizens to discuss the protection of the frontier and consider ways and means to secure remuneration for losses already sustained. It was the conclusion of the meeting that no confidence could be placed in officers that had been sent to our relief and that an independent company should be sent out. They asked me to take charge of the company.

Three days sufficed to get our equipment, consisting of wagons, guns, etc., in fair condition for a trip to the Indian country. Twelve men accompanied me. We met Captain John Lowe of Stephenville with ten minute-men and Captain Hamner, on the fourth of November, at Hubbard’s Creek, making a total of twenty-five men. Our united group started on what we intended to be a several weeks’ tramp, and we soon ran afoul of several Indians, from whom we recovered the stolen horses they were driving. However, the thieves got away.

Marching by way of Camp Cooper we came to the Givins ranch where we traded our wagons for pack mules and saddles for our scout. This was the last settlement on the Clear Fork of the Brazos. We camped for one day in order to allow the men to kill some buffaloes, which were fairly plentiful at this place. Forty were killed in the day’s sport.

Two men quit me and two others had their horses frightened by the buffaloes, thus leaving them afoot. The two men walked back to the nearest settlement and another man decided to go with them which left us twenty strong. We decided to catch the two runaway horses. While hunting them we had some good chances at buffaloes and I killed several with my pistol. In sight of the Double Mountains, I became separated from my company and had five lonesome days by myself in an Indian country but fortunately encountered no Indians.

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