. In the bosom of the Comanches;. d these white men as havingvery long whiskers and being exceedingly brave and expertmarksmen. They further said the white men did notseem to fear the charges made by the Indians and paidno attention to what was going on until their guns werereloaded, at which juncture the Indians would have toget out of the way as quickly as possible, as by experiencethey could well anticipate what the results would be. Too much praise cannot be given the organized forces Cattle Ranch located near Alanreed, Texas, owned andoperated at present time by Dot Babb, who is surrounde
. In the bosom of the Comanches;. d these white men as havingvery long whiskers and being exceedingly brave and expertmarksmen. They further said the white men did notseem to fear the charges made by the Indians and paidno attention to what was going on until their guns werereloaded, at which juncture the Indians would have toget out of the way as quickly as possible, as by experiencethey could well anticipate what the results would be. Too much praise cannot be given the organized forces Cattle Ranch located near Alanreed, Texas, owned andoperated at present time by Dot Babb, who is surrounded by afew of his Red Poll cattle, while his favorite horse grazes in thebackground. A never lailing creek runs near by with numeroussprings affording abundant stock water, fine fishing, and duckshooting. This splendid ranch consists of several sections richgrazing and agricultural lands. Stock raising and stock farmingare the leading features of this picturesque and generally mostexcellent ranch. In the Bosom of the Comanxhes 111. 112 In the Bosom of the Comanches of rangers and minute men maintained by the severalfrontier counties for the effective defense and protectionafforded the widely scattered citizens and settlements inthe trying Indian days. It can also be said that greatcredit is due the hardy courageous cowboys that workedin conjunction with the rangers in repelling the Indiansfrom time to time and pursuing and driving them out ofthe limits of the settlements. These forces did muchmore to safeguard the lives and property of the citizensof the frontier than all of the United States soldierscombined. The custom of the Indians oftentimes was todivide into small groups or raiding parties, and in thismanner they would elude the United States troops, whowere better adapted to attacking the Indians in largerbodies. A small band of Indians would engage in a raid,and owing to the red tape enveloping the army postswould cover a large scope and destroy great lifeand much proper
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