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dtn Birds Famous Ruiiger-Iwlian Fight
. -11. I,' .Uyt—
-Wr^N. 1830 the frontier border line of
• j V iexa- < ti-mh-d west no t irtht-r•
■ AwjC* thuq VVar i. Marlin, Helton, Bn *
trop. l,i unhurt, and Gonzftie
Many fumilu IkmI settled oir the up
IW rCHC-he Tvf the Bra/'" and l.itl ||
rivers, near Marlin and..Helton. The »*
exposed settlements were inject t„.
co/ttiniial raids bjt t'onian^he and Kiowa
Indians. Finally hi tin- prmg ot
___} in' I m I Ui j i * hfi a [ne ■, .-uni (11_
’ Kerens in trie ir de|.r. Tat he, 'that
patty of rangers under. Cufftain john-
. Bird were sent out from Houston to in-
tercept and kill an many of tin- maratid •
era Ma possible.
Captain Hinl and hi: eoinp.i i.iTt'
rangers arrived in Fort Milam, two
miles from Marlin, Falls .county, on
April 3, 1830. They remained in the
tort a few days to recuperate, then
started scouting west, m the direction
of Bastrop. A hand of* Indiana had
been reported in the vicinity of I,title
rnnr, a few miles west ofToft Milam'.
The dangers soon struck tin* trail of
I he Indians land came upon three of
.sfimf.e.....igiiul.s..-.Tiutac . >gt-
for reinforrern"nt -bowed tiiat-otln-r
Indians were nearby
l.ont; Fight Against tire.it Odd*
• aptain llird ki'iu he ghd hi* mo.i
in Ioj- a loiiv fight again..' great
. 1 i..xa.i-__\.,iiii leMinii'iii'jf s. :irii.,i.|As __wm:J>s_,.l.o 111;, cotumiuft itlld,,.xitilLiC the
they tame they discharged guns- and
aiTo.y,*. and rode with.hl-SO*' feet of tie'
ra.ii. Ilia.- tie* rangers, mol and
of aim,: a*nf the tUlvagesVeelit
Were
odds, -o tie ordered hi - nieh to ret I he to
•tin le ad .ol a ravin'- . a hundred
Igyd ui tie.* rear wild, tier \a a
pring^hi aj*e> .. at w tea. ■ I i ■
wouhl liavy ■ ouie prutertipii Ironi tie1
ii. * :U.....L _____________Laid
| iT bou
saw ;i largy l«ijy' of mounted warriors
headed in the 'direction of : flu- ■ lull
fiom s Here lie* moke igual had tA
eended. Soon tie- hill we .lift ralf
alive with painted swage Bv now tie
number <d Indians had increased—tir
nearly 3<M), headed by a famous war
ihn-f named "Huffalvi Hump."
lie Indian began to form i j.attie
older. Armed with guns as well as
hows ajid arrows, the* lonketi*. ipiiPu
rtumniabk* fo-tbe'iittle band of ranger
Af’the xouftd of a whii '.!<• t hh Indian -
mounted jtlid ,il Itont jollies*' mi .Uu'ir1
facing t he rangers, TJn'vir ah.
_____ _ ' his heroic words met .feeble response.
next charge he" w ould kill Chief Buf- At Tail only 12 warriors joined hipi as
la|o Hump. The chief used a shield he shook his shield in the direction of
made of thickened rawhide that leadeh the rangers. Proudly "waving defiance
bulh-tsdid not penetrate He would at Jiie warriors .who remained behind,
have been killed in early charges hail lie and his 12 faithful followers charg-
in'not skillfully protected his body wit h ed, .As they came to close quarters
th, shield. ’ 'he chief fired, then wheeled his horse
It wit's’1 noted flaring the Iasi several and threw his shield hack over his
and ta'kiiig no tirii■ * mTt for fimfj cM/lfes tfrlt Hie Indians had slaVk.ened. . shoulder, hut w hile doing M> he loft his
^4heir speed, as though tiring of- tin- head*arid'neck exposed. This was wine '
..o' to tin-,\eiv brio of tIi- -i.t in«* battle. Phi.- and-.the near.approach'of young .James Bold nett had*been looking
AiiiiUm/h tail uni u-. womidi >! - .-iiiww u j-i.o-v ayi'il tin yjiitfi men to for. and lie quickly sent a ball from hi.-4
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-1 end
I,"a* 1. it. a t mg gunfire.
The Indian 'rcdired'fo ffn- hilltop
without oarryitig -off their .dead. a'nd
woupdni. - Rallying-1 o t he eaJ! ol their
tl.
V p|10 ^
piled
of 51 (
e,"ir
Will r ■ -t ’ whefi' te-r.t
it .0 iIit-iMfy and hi
■ a.iia- . by the galling fire of tin- bra.:
"xvhitr—m~Mi fight ing for theit* *. <*rs' fixes/
More dead and wound.-d IraiHaii.s fay mu
front "t' t he ,ravme.
' lia' iiig failed in rtieir second attempt
Final Assault
The situ was barely ,aho\ e the lidge-
top where agaiu. the Indians' had
gathered for what seemed a final as-
ault. The chief was harangueing his
hor s
t hem .while they were skiimjjig a. huf:_ . mu_.t. nai.ed ,.p. ..rath.F - • v ar
>■ •• faJo, A« th« mngera charged, the
1hrr« Italians fleattered and fled in dif
ferent directions. The rangers e.011
tinued to follow the main trail, and just
as they emerged from a small helt-syf
timber on a creek (since called Hird's
; <creek) they were suddenly surround.d
By about 40 Indians Vvlto shot atlTfe-iiV
with bowns and arrows. However, mo t
of tho arrows fell short and but one of
tha rangers was wounded. Jifuu- dis-
charging their arrows these 40 Indians
fled to the ton of a hill, 300 -yards riis
tant, whr.ro they began scndiifg up
paint and fr/dli-V’: (di^jejied n .t.lt- . nh-
hght. H wn, w thrilling sight of I,ai*
baric splendor. _
( )iii 1' Htiffalo lluni|i, wearing a head-,,
dress of buffalo horns and eagle fealh-.
er.s, rode *out in front ol hi-, warriors,
lie also, a I niojhuihws _p!y. hi hor-r, .
eyeing the ravine where the rangers
lay partly cotibealed," then Tingn*- Pu
gun t riggers. -s
Fbarge With ICesomiding Warluaips.
At the soeond sound of a whistle
11 h'miatichcs charged duuu upup.j.|u:
7jMi
§'*fi
/
'll w .1 . .1 thrilling Higlii of barbaric splendor."
iW
Hufl'alo Hump.
The death ot‘ the chief*caUsed great
excitement and confusion among the
Indians. Heedless of Utfnger, they rush-
ed to recover"his body which they bore
from the field amid mournful chants.
The-rangers remain-
ed in the ravine until
next njprning, nursing
• thcis rwounded, too
t [red to retreat. Dur-
the night the Indians
withdrew f r o m the
h a t t hr fie! d, Ii uc
could-be heard chant-
ing and wailing,' a
typical tribute to dead-
warriors and an ac-
knowledgement yf de- „
' feat.
Five of the rangers
were killed, including g
- ( aptain Hird, a 41 d ^
three wounded. Tile '
Indian loss was near
loo.
----This battle, known
jis "Bird's Victory,"
. -spread gloom among
the Comaheftesi It was
tiit- - first serious re
*!
/
Battlr W
m J ‘ I
wwrriurs* Froro his manner it wa- evi- pulse the .wild' tribes had -received and .
g his- brarcr t^ oiTe. If iu'<x..giu p..i,ee foe a -while- to the bar- ■■
rassetl settlers bn' Thdirpper Braros.-
more greater ofTort. - f«r vietorv r' ■ Hit ft
\K
Hy KDjyiN F. JA.MlvH
((>vr<1«Sfp4. N»w Tori. Timmi
help, might prodiin
result^.
to muc tin r.yigyi's, the < onmikhis rt—
J/-.;.-Hl'Um^drTapci*. :the. hill, .I.F
.'ins n.ii-t* iHi^i-onr liefore tkiev reapj^ar
od iind-iy'iw they 'were divided info
two eojupanip,. I’.otli eompaiiie-
charged simultaneously. As they tidar-.
e<i trie rav ine? tiit"- closed in ott both
most interesting sides of t lie rangers ,aud .fought more
joivanemg rn,- «
now « iir-I I 1 -'"I’aoese vv.u and merchant '. yifafid one' more wounded The hravT
.... looks now as I f tho British line -lupa. and Oxi, 1., doul.ly j mpoi-Ufa I.,-- ^.r„ m ^
Ma^arttenorl and that the atUickers arc - m. . .... *.u u -----------
-■ 'hWTor« harder■ effort. I’ho defend.-r," ' • .—•• F - , -mHd With
hn« has.been shortened, they are now mimi.ali.uis f,,r tHin’r bn-.s aT | i... (l , '.‘i , ,l oatF uf-iuiv hunt.is the ;ii,t i.hVa • b^t . Lilia, .back was a' deep'indigo.
where the communications with their Malaya and on Pacific I lan.P w hen ] . . . . .*Kyii-.aiuf tin preparation. , l or month* h:-; •la-e.-.-t a- mixed hrowii :,.nd gra'
,f,„ \!r U} ,,Ul .-u''v h«v*‘ k-Med l.'.i------- O v <*.,'k'4 P nd Tn„- h'm as, u« .[xk, iu.-'.,. ^ I1’--' first ^ a^tkrlT or rvrV head T.gVa * *go'ne
} .it' Hie . British .eiupmt out t hat .li:r. w ; t. . o. e,- 11, - chin a • •»'. .. , ■ y t- „n wer, ‘ Ho. !• ’* -<ip\v;n tied - , ^............ ....
Deer Hunting in South Texas
More
ing another
jdong the 1LV
eastern Asia
sped to the 1
to remain u:
Ji^ i. con vox .
TV of ( nm
a_ Senate eon
Navy said w«
more rubber.
'\’e ncn-mal
of rubber a
the first halt
“shot up eons
rate of- 800,1
summer the
ing curbs th;
rubber procei
tons—which
have a ten-
• Actually the
stands that 1
promised for
leaving1 us p<
months’ strpp
More than
normally con
region^ now
^lalaya. 'ft’he’i
w already
acres of orch;
provides u.-: w
rubber supph
Jands Indie.
Fhcneh lndo-1
.Japan, with ;
hnce ■ yomo [
land, the P]
islands.
IF tun 7, A,*S( HOUHK. Jr.
^ Si'ii hri 1
olisyrve wikilifii pm a dCer stand. A
. ....... , . bluebird Pif -on a lover lirtib of m.\ !,/e.-
'r”uTi 1 H|NK any .hinder who laves.the iulxee vviial *ort of animal 1 was.' "lie
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..lurid thoTjrrscTtt-Hfm or<mh Mot 'O.riT- xTTTh w .T--i7" ,r
hhtd'lt, thou Xifigufiorp'cannot be li.dd the..Soutti IWifr. i„ r
now
Xihgntiorp'cannot be h^d.
The Australians, who for a Tong time
have been moving to Singapore, went, holding /^ij s.,m,- weeks frdhv didvv 1 he'-i'avid a Vfack I'ifie hot Vv.'' ' lasI ?tr1k,p M
; -v^ .. • '■ uni
. to carrv'"m7th» fighT^ I fw? ’vh'^ hTCjrWngTanfrKT/i
.the,South Hiieifii vvil! h.- |u-f lntig’oeeati • hex w.-re' do,.me.' • • thahv •.yi'/'o I bail talteji imaginary
lane-hack liniue. I.f ^ngn^rttxis ->t'it.-; .* .b.m.'j u i’,.i,i„ •• , ,vUbo, h the hilLs-
: Ur,
j.ajtves 'V Ftbbihtvft.'a voting HtTmah ■' ' V' , " ,",
11 a i i'acls rifie <h«: __________i.-Ti (W ' . A*' ?fn»kc ,ot t.wd ve
hv the
pagement was not a large one, it r,-sod m.,. become ft most important !-ea4ur,-
■'d nun viC1<ft«i over a .Japanese advance .mils- Wfr
I nicked by tanks. Reports s«y that tW A jT-o i-1 \J, „.'i .
Whole of the defendingferce was cheer with .
"I by the rmtiftl Australians BlMkess in Ma,a-**.,r Strain "ft I'--
-'It is-of«cm,thomse, iw Htticr hns-rhs- ..'rnttrrtTt;. a-=tTTri>rd rri,,TJ, o. F y.Titt
.....»
" «i (lei ’
'.t
, -•' " htentHuntirig \\rather
, t he sky was overcast- Ideal- hunting '
weatiier. A previous frost had wi-otigj
- - . tVsifk, for the w
.were a. mingled’;mass.*, oj,/ colgr, ■ I k--
live oaks W'-rc a dark green, tin* yn ,
pdn.wi 'i^ght'er green, and the post oak
■•V”'!’" N-: Ui^ ol.de -1— i-i.i. .Fredda .' 'a rich bi-.ow.ii..FJust ui the right pla,--<--
vyas along-lo t,rmg tilc /ar-aml. UraSer Iildlif.i'ii-s adddTTa ienioiTyU'liow. “ *"
hack home. Ilis next oldest son. Oscar, Hut it was time to
-covered, that the initial advmvtuge from
surprise attack wears away as the at-
tacked get their second wind and addi-
tional strength. There are Cm deuce
that th« air forces supporting Singapore
no-»\is»yl*J V. 'I cull '■ a . i-aciv t'o t'neti
■ inv as ion dm e. .
ilev-isf'd " totals or. j he:first three
‘the fivs Ula --old ruhning naval
.... . ^ - -- ............ move to. another
to «'euroV*unn!v of off Th-,f ' i ■ - “ • ««*'* seasons,-’ was 'and «Ju8t 89 I wa traighteiiing'..','
; f ,Iw sv.he“. 1--," k-.............
• i' khev'. have ' ' ' - ' “ • k»'’" '« («»r. .
'I"" pnHfueUqn.macbin- -IF ( ..nut ............... xny- I I y 12 ’ohi vhujp'fS'cSvjltl
. ■ The'cold fr<
Russians hav
from 2d to 3
cow front, in
real cold set
and 50 below
_ fad front it
'Around Ode -
farther cast, ,
quite : o bit toi
At <.uch ter
recoil .tnechii
even machine
(They do bii ail
/lying,, Fro
• •aetd.'atwmrrtjctl'
'datVgcrou-, fig
ably know lio
much better
ticularly theii
a light.'soft a
stfiYf .with p,
-t he nio’isture
Vi-i.-y Vht
can *e untold
ing. ' .1 i«i"iih
theni trrmend
aridoirJ.v
I,.. /.-i-:i:.3'::V':i-TFtTTFlyihFirY:...'-
.is tme-of tha air~strength ert Tlta .Uti TiVi.r ’>ev euTeeti In•.r 7! v 177. i.”11 ■ t ’t. -1><-. - '
IHisal of tha Dutch who are doing .*-o - utlk Or badl.v smashed. Thirteen -lap
well In (heir defence of their. hast In- nurse plane , at least, were destrovcd.
dian possessions. Here and there one l hcounted. but obviously enorniou.*.
gets reports of American planes at was the nuinher trf Japanese troops who
I . . . • si,..., I . . . ... ■ S- , ...
, »v—, * , - . • • - - w a s aurt-
n mu' take three.' months,'.* Or six t'.ii'.tt-d"
months-or iongeiv with the repair forces .a „ ,| s c(
working under-normal conditions. AVj t h tin
•But even after the Japanese get tin clips and
work. -There -is good rca-son to, believe, lost their lives in Ui&-nA*ww*i'^lii'r8 -iafijl|jit;cs..
that* «ir- rein- _ . ■ . • p •; „ u rpy sryiM
forcements in
the Far East
will increase.
The Picture
May Change
There is no
denying that
sea and air su-
premacy gave
the Japanese a
trenve n d o u s
advantage in
their drive
south. This is
w h a t m a*d e
no s s i blc the
1 a n d i n gs on
Fuzon nnd on
the Malay Pen-
insula, There
is going on h
great argu-
ment as to the
responsibil i t y
for the weak-
ness of Allied
eir strength In
the Far East,
but little good
s done now —by recriminations, and
besides Foreign Secretary Eden told
the Commons - frankly th a t ai r.
strengfh had been diverted from the
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'
m
r
-t.-'
m
L»n" ‘■*“7*’
tiie- jmesetWfVibye^thty; hiu'e-s uperiority i> o x w a s
in surface v e -*e!** for eumiiat purposes, nailed to a
But the convoy of tankers vv-ilhToquire -conv eli-
a goodlyt number of warships, and that ient tree
long line is a-great target for 'l-’okyoV
enemies if and vvhj*n j/iey get in shape
to';itick ItsucreMfull.v. Indeed, it is
the reali/atinn of this one threat
which undoubtedly in the Japanese-
mind attaches great importance lo the
capture-of .Singapore, which would re“
jlltiiii a Constant threat4 to-the sea'.Hiie
northward.
Even if Siu'g.apoie falls, should Su-
matra and -lava hold there would oHid
htythe possibility of the development hf
sea force which would seriwusK- threat-
en Japan’s communications. And even
if the Netherlands >Indies fell there
would still be the pos.siliility of the de-
velopment of sea pow er from Australian
bases.'
The Long-Range View
ii o a • r
where tiie
e a mpfire
would be,
(in*^ little
waai-sltelf
vv a s u p
and Mood
w as’ gatli-
I i.-il* bmii;i.u-. n.
•lim is
<m left. I i'.-d, in middle and writer
on right, |i,. |iai irur to lico.l sortie, venison -t.-ak'.
til ed and covered With a "tnup” in case in vvitli a store similar to" mine He
of ram. By then vvxvwiv pretty hungry, .lolned (Tie m getriug thecoiTee hiseuTrif
1 hort order three sirloin steaks were etc., going. • ’
In
firitndl tmiii'iist froopR. nn whom rr>ts th«* defense of Si«*n|»«fe. crossing
, » porttopn bridge in the Mala; Peninsula.
Macassar Strait. It is estimated ,that,
an armada of 1(>() ships, carrying 150.,-
d()d Jap troops mitered the Straits and
There is no denying that the loss of
tSingapCTC would be a heavy blow for
the British and for the United States,
it wcfuld immensely .increase the
chances of the capture/ot Java #and i*u-
mati'-a by the Japanese and plight,* hut
not necessarily, open tho v\a> for Jaj>-
anese warships to operate dang$roOsly
in theylndian Ocean.. It might also lead
♦sizzling over a UicktMy fire in the broil
or and in a dutch-oven biscuits- were
browning near Hie fire, f’ariipiiig Titit
ITke that is halt the fun, of lnyitinp
We hit tiie hay. I.had hardly dozed
it seemed when Fred started yelling,
"Tiine to get up you lazv rascaly ills.
1:30 r ’■
Lunch -was about ready when .Oscar
> .mieriii with.bis V.vos slicking out. He. .
bad gone through one of the most ttp ^
h.iiarntrng few minute, of his young ..
ufe. I he I my was all words and urn-#
'mw- Be had rep and shot at his first
f’atci
T'-rd It a ii
p 2;28ff.trH ) y.|
body land ciia:
tubes or pipe
4—
7
• I U apt fight; 104
f l.MF tov
RS having
■
Beady to Take Stands
1. raised Up on an'elbow, He had a
big fire going and was nursing a cup of
hot coffee. Oscar and I finally got
. Schorre. suddenly he was right
tiont of me!' Oscar was bubbling
over. "By golly,-there he vvas. I blaz-
ed away, but mv heart was beating so
loud I never heard my gun go offend I
dre*-sed._Jhe home-made ham Fred had'*t11""1' srl J” ni>’ li.CK And boy,
brought, eggs and coffqc did go good. ”KI nc l‘-'ave» out! 1 went over to where
wn* cm runs and 4 ' v
t ____________... ...... ______ .... that its objectives were Java, Surabaya to a Japanese attack-'ort Australia.
outcome wilf hav. fur-reafjliug com^Ahe best Hope*, of the enemies of Japan tion Oscar at the water h.de ’ SU‘
sequences. lie ill the possibility of attacking her
Despite all these successes tKc wn la nits. It is easy to sajf that the
IIIIU VWlUTl uiu kTFXI. J.rt . , ■ V..V V»VI IV/ V*II V.4V.
By 6:15 we were ready to take stands c 'vas.aPr ’ound his tracks, but not a
I told Fred that I’d strikeout for thc‘' *■!ro,L, blood could I find. Dadgum,
I vv/ivi > ivu tiiav I U MriKe'OUl IOr the ! i i “ * »*uu. omiku
south corner and take a stand, bearing < an ,'vlVv (Jidn t 1 lhat deer?"
......i. .—--'--I «u- —--’•»* pis father only looked at -me ~
now is what Is being done to reinforce
the defender* of Singapore and of the
Netherlands Indies.
General M axell is noted as a rc-ource-
ful man. and it is not reasonable t" ex-
pect that he is play ing a merely defen-
sive game. He has a sizable force in
Burma and he has. under Admiral liar,
a fleet of American warships in Dutch
waters la is possible-that Burma mac*
become active hiuI a drive eastward in-
to Indo-China, with or Without Chinese -
on the mid.*
stind wh re th^'1 R° nor,h:ind talte
anese vvere believed through -sheer tithe is apparently a long way off- when Jhe mafal creeks ' \Vit~h^ /hat^we^l"'^
w+*»*fbt t+f nund—rs to have fmtirht then* Britain and-tbe- I*-trtt-ed Htales -w-9-1 hav •- i-arnTi seeing fli-,« «i,., ' * "'■ lefl.
vva.v inti*- l tvi\.*inl.-iri i-..it.. eii.uurh shins iniii tilimes In haerv thnsi* .......j i. i: ... ' ' ,ll> "a“ "'•‘h
vvav intirth^; Keinluri region yu the
southeas.t coast of.'Celebes which flanks
the Macassar Strait.
1'he Gfcaj^ Oil Game
it is no secret that Japan » giyatest
en.nigh ships and jilanes to harry those
lines successfully. Blit, from tile Allied
viewpoint, it is a long-range war which
is,bring planned. Who Is building war-
ships faster-ythc United States or Ja-
. — t c -.in inuwi en -Pag# c»t*wn 3)
north against the wind. I’d vvxirk the jutfu'r only looked at me and
1-red^Gets a 10-l‘ointer
_______ „v W1K 1 crawled into my cot to take a little
die branch and then go north and t-lty* /'lilhpV"* u* ""i'1 ,h° boy ' washed
a stand where the U ^rta.nly was a nap. * I was
sleeping so peacefully thev thought it
a shame lo wake me.
1 this is
but Cob
blackout becui
and everybody
in. Ncvcrtheh
a nervous air-
man—is buil
homb-pwiof sh
his backyard.
Harbor necclei
nervous ' air-
men The Pi
tial Board of
^tributes th
SS" of the Ji
ttGick on Pea
bor to slecpir
pess on the p;
lieutenant and
niiral in the
Army’ and Na
will nefrr w|
Japs until v<
up and realii
we have a wai
hands. Boas
enemy never ■
.
ered with dirt
Daylight found nit-
wit h
against h large blackjack tree" in ;i sjt-
twig position, w ith a mild and fairlv cdii
north vvimf m Tpy*face.
w-PAGE 2-
¥mi hav^ plenty of time to think and
heard a far-off call. It came near-
r| • awoke tt> hear Fred saying, “You
*u<* a !h*II ot a hunter to sleep all the
a!lei neon of the fu st dav. Fiaik what
I hrung’ home."........
I iaised on niy ribovv. There <»i the-
-------- (' oininucd on Page l, column 5)
Now that I
mas and New
can go ahead
1942 a .war tr
the-army nov
you and thc-
at h"mc *Xvo n
privates on t]
bought vmur
i>onds and sta
January thi
'cold weather,
gists all insec
death and wc
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Hawkes, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1942, newspaper, February 12, 1942; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth989461/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.