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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
possible they war stationed 50 miles above here the Indians pased in and out by them with out being molested and even stole some of there horses we don't want a company of this kind they are no benefit to us at least they havent been so fare we have been molested Just as bad if not wors by indians under this kind of protection as when no companies ware out this county has suffered more from Indian Depredations than any county in the State for the last 3 years I suppose from the fact that we have annoyed the indians more we have succeeded in rescue- in the property stolen by tl:e indians the 4 last trips they have made into our county and killing some of them but we cannot Restore the Lives of those Citizens that they murdor we have been compeled to keep a company of minute men ready for ac- tion at a moments warning and to rainge dureing the lite moon or abandon the country and all the protection that we have ever received has been from our own exertions in this way and I do think there would be nothing rong in appointing some man in this Co. to raise a Company of minute men Let them find them- selves and receive pay for what they are imployed it is true we will be compeled to proceede in this way pay or no pay but we wo[u]ld prefer some pay in this way and les expended for our protection otherwise for we are satisfide from long experience that if we get any protection that it must be done by us (unles the Rogues could be exterminated) for we no the country we no whare to find there trail as they come in and where to head them as they go out which it would take a strainger years to learn- The Indians have been among us ever since the 7th inst they stolen one drove of horses and started out but some of our spies discovered them in time to head them at a gap in the mountains some 10 miles west of here on the 8th ·inst about 9 oclock at night they taken all the horses the indians had except those they ware rideing and some of thim they ware run so close they left their horses and taken the brush and on the 9th inst the indians ware Herding and collecting horses all day in the Leon Valey from 5 to 10 m'iles above Gatesville they ware seen by several persons but t1:ey being dresed like white men ware not. supposd to be indians untel Late in the Evening they had got together about 130 head of horses and started them off they went a north westerly direction and about 12 miles from here they came a..cros 2 men and wonded them both one they shot 5 arrows into when he foll from his horse and crauled into a thicket supposed to be mortally wounded they got his horse and
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