TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859 301 P.S. I never have saw such excitement on this frontier in my life that there are Indians in the county there is no doubt. Most Respectfully your Obedient Servant D. C. Cowan 1st Lieut. Capt. J. Williams Company [Endorsed] Hon H. R. Runnels Austin Texas D. C. Cowan Copd. Sec. War
No. 196 LETTER FROM H. RYAN TO H. R. RUNNELS
Lampasas 3oth October 1858
My Dear Sir,
Today I arrived home and found our people much more alarmed than when I left-Large numbers have moved on into the Counties below this, a number of families have been per- suaded to stop here and every house in town is full-all free of rent We understand that what families are above this are forted, None daring to attend to their business- One of the young ladies that was supposed to have been taken into Captivity has been found murdered. One of her Breasts was cut off and her person otherwise badly butchered. The Company that left on monday in pursuit of those Indians followed their trail from within Twelve miles of this place along the dividing Ridge or range of mountains between the Cowhouse and Leon on the one side of the Lampasas and Pecan Bayou on the other near Pecan the trail divided one keeping on out of the settlements the other Turning down the Pecan, the party that pursued the one leading from the settlements pursued it until they met a company that had went out from Cora·on the informa- tion given them by the Mail rider of a party of Indians leaving the settlements with a drove of horses, They had went out armed with Pistols only- and overtook four Indians they killed one, wounding two others badly, and captured about Thirty five horses also found upon and with the Indians some clothing recognized as having belonged to Mr Jackson and family. Those that pur-
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