TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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Kill on Hondo, about 8 miles from Bandera City on the Rio Verde, 12 miles from Bandera City was attacked by 12 Indjans in Ban- dera Pass, was shot with the arow in back, his escape are due to his swift horse. attacked by 8 Indjans on the Verde, was shot badly first with the arow, 2d with bulet Total amount of property stolen in
Cryer,
Sulivan
Wounded Rufus Click
Bladen Mitchell Edwin Downs
Bandera County $7580.00 Francis Maryan Bucklew who lately returned from Indjans captivity from Mexico, being examined made following state- ment.- that a.bout month March AD 1866 he was out on the head of Sabinal Creek on hunt, about half mile from the house, Wild Indjans in the number of Five surounded me, soon as I see them, 1 begin to run towards hoom, but was overtaken, and the[y] caried me long part way a foot part on horseback, to their camp on Pecos River, about 60 miles from the Setlement on the Sabi- nal Creek, in Said Indian Camp (Lipan) was about fifty wariors, and about 150 all together men, woomen, and childreen, when the[y] first took me to their camp, the wip me most teribly, and frequently, I was badly suffering on a/c of nurishment, horse me [a] t I could no it first, and beef was ·very scarce amongst them, the [y] deprive me of all my clothing, and I was in their captivity for about eleven Months. About Month Jan- uary AD 1867, the Lipan removed their Camp from Pecos R. to the other side Rio Grande River in Mexico, and half of them scatered [to] stay on the Rio Grande R. in Texas.- About in Month January AD 1867 when I was removed to Mexico, one Mexican (name he would not tell me) help me to escape from Indjans, and support me all away to my conections in Texas, living present in Bandera County. This is my true and correct statement of my misfortunate captivity amongst Lipan Indjans for eleven Months. My edge is fourten years
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