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RANGERS AND SOVEREIGNTY.
once in battle and you was a brave man and he would
like to take your hand, as a friend, since all the world
is at peace, so far as he is concerned. And he really
means it. I should like to witness the novel meeting
of yourself and the old man, after all these years,
when I am so familiar with the past history of both
men. Yours truly, J. W. Prude."
Since Magoosh has been under control of the U. S.
Government he has proven to be loyal and we are
willing to extend to him the "olive branch" in the
hope of permanent peace.
In the fall of 1882, active work in the line of protection
from Indian depredations had almost subsided,
as they had learned that there was a "big mark"
along the states border, that they must not cross.
The builders of the Texas Pacific railroad were busy
at work and had reached the Colorado river, about
150 miles west of Fort Worth. This road ran on the
32nd parallel, straight to El Paso, Texas. The distance
was about 700 miles, and passed across the
northern border of the state, near where the "Panhandle"
strip of Texas, set in running north, and
joining Kansas and Colorado. The Panhandle was
not settled. Settlements had advanced to the north,
in the state to afford some protection to the men
building the railroad and when the road reached the
Colorado river, Captain Marsh, of the Frontier Battalion
was ordered there with his company, to protect
the railroad builders. The road was pushed through
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Roberts, Dan W. Rangers and sovereignty, book, 1914; San Antonio, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5833/m1/153/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.