TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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we were absent from the Company three days, Shortly after the Company had left McAnelly's Bend, information was re- ceived that the Indians had been committing depredations in that vicinity The company was halted while enroute, and Sargeant Taylor with a detachment of eight men were sent in pursuit, they found the trail the same night and pursued it for four days over a very broken country on the east bank of the Colorado two days of which time they were without provisions -they succeeded in capturing a fine American Mare that had escaped from the Indian8--and on the return of the scout she was turned over to the owner who is a citizen of Lampasas County. 2d Lieut .James S Gillett started with a scout of eight men to examine a trail on Brady's Creek on the 14th inst he was absent three days the trail proved to be a small one and bearing down the country. At about 4 o'clk AM on Wednesday two Gentlemen rode into camp bringing informa- tion that several horses had been stolen in Lampasas and the adjoining Counties, very recently and that they had followed the trail as far as Cherokee Creek,-when finding that they (the Indians) were heading north they came to my camp- By daybreak I had every available man in camp mounted and in a few moments was in pursuit, leaving but six men in Camp. My Detachment struck across to Brady's Creek, which we fol- lowed to its head- from thence to the Concho. before arriving at the latter stream, we found an Indian trail this was but a short distance above the mouth of the Concho We followed the trail for some distance, but our march was very slow ; owing to a heavy rain that had fallen, the trail was almost obliterated, we found however two horses that had been killed, and one (a fine American Mare) severly lanced which we brought with us. -finding on the 4th day that it was next to impossible to fol- low the trail, and my detachment being out of provisions I re- turned to camp I would report to your Excellency that owing to the number of men that I keep constantly in the field-that I ordered an election for a 4th Sargt, and 4th Corpl.-the guard duties being too heavy on the non commissioned officers-- You will find accompanying this report, the monthly report of the Company Surgeon Marked "B" I would state to your Excellency that unless we have a good deal of rain scon it will be necessary for
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