The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 6, July 1902 - April, 1903 Page: 239
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Reminiscences of Early Texans.
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was. Early in the ensuing autumn he went on another fruitless
trip in quest of these Indians. As he was returning homeward he
learned at Mr. Kincheloe's on the Colorado, that a company had
started from that neighborhood the day previous to chastise the
Indians who had seized White's boat at the mouth of the Colo-
rado.1 Chriesman and his ,companion-Andrew Castleman-at
once determined, if possible, to overtake the company in time to
be in the fight. This they barely effected. Capt. Chriesman's
account of this fight differs in one particular from that contained
in the sketch of Capt. Ingram. Capt. Chriesman asserts confi-
dently that there were but nine Indians in the canoe-seven of
whom were killed in the river and two reached the opposite shore-
one of whom was mortally wounded. He does not remember who
commanded the whites- In fact, he as well as Capt. Ingram
doubts whether there was any recognized commander. (Yoacum
gives the command to Capt. Jesse Burnham.)
Late in the autumn of this year Capt. Chriesman while survey-
ing on the east side of the Bernard (a little north of West from
McNeil's), had an adventure with the Carancawas. He was mean-
dering the the Bernard (which at at that point is two hundred
yards wide), and had two chain-carriers with him. His three
remaining hands were in a canoe proceeding down the river with
the arms, provisions and camp equipage of the party. Chriesman
and the chain-carriers heard dogs barking below them-which led
them to suspect that there were Indians about, and they had not
proceeded far when they discovered four or five large canoes--all
crowded with Indians-moving slowly up the stream. Leaving the
chain stretched on the ground, Chriesman and his hands ran up
the river and intercepted their canoe. As three of the party were
unarmed Capt C. deemed it prudent to discontinue surveying until
the Indians should be driven away. He accordingly left his canoe
in the river and proceeded with his party to the residence of Mr.
Josiah H. Bell near the present town of Columbia. When he
arrived at Mr. Bell's he found there Col. Austin, James Jones, and
four or five other men-all of whom had just arrived from San
Felipe and the Fort (Fort Bend) and who immediately volunteered
to return with Captain Chriesman and assist him to search for the
'See sketch of Capt. John Ingram. [This sketch will be reproduced in
a later installment of the reminiscences.-EDITOR QUARTERLY.]
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