The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 Page: 287
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Texas Collection
Mayor and Mrs. Gus B. Mauermann entertained approximate-
ly two hundred members and friends of the San Antonio
Historical Society with a barbecue dinner on the evening
of Friday, September 20. The meeting was held at the Mauer-
mann's historic Asa Mitchell ranch home ten miles south of
the heart of San Antonio. The barbecue was replete with all
the trimmings. The old home and the cemetery were viewed
with much interest. The speaker for the occasion was George
P. Isbell, who reviewed the Texas career of Asa Mitchell, Mayor
Mauermann's great-grandfather. Isbell has been strongly
urged to prepare an article on the subject for publication in a
future number of the Quarterly. Among the distinguished out
of town guests introduced were Wayne Gard of the Dallas
Morning News and J. Evetts Haley of Spearman. Dr. P. I.
Nixon, president of the Association and a past president of
the San Antonio group, urged all members at San Antonio
to become members of the State Association also. President
Joe O. Naylor of the San Antonio Society added a hearty
second to Dr. Nixon's remarks about the State Association.
Several took out memberships on the spot.
That the Texas of today is not too far away from the pioneer
days of Asa Mitchell was demonstrated by the appearance
of a half-grown rattlesnake. The snake was first seen on the
front porch; he was in about the center of a half dozen Texas
women, evidently all descendants of pioneers because no one
fainted or screamed. Colonel M. L. Crimmins was called and
in a few minutes had captured the snake; probably the young
fellow is by now in the Brackenridge zoo telling tall tales
about his association with the historians.
Frank Caldwell, well known for his devotion to Texas books,
has sent in the following information on gunmaking in Texas.
The material is taken from L. D. Satterlee and Arcadi
Gluckman, American Gun Makers (Buffalo, New York, 1945),
to which the page references refer.
1. At Mound Prairie (or Plentitude or Palestine), Anderson County,
Texas, from 1862 to 1864 John Billufs and D. D. Harrell made 650 rifles
for the Confederacy. (p. 21)
2. At Columbus, Texas (1863-1864), and Anderson, Texas (1864-1865),
Dance Brothers and Parks made for the Confederacy dragoon revolvers
in imitation of Colts. (p. 37)287
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