Buggy Days Continue Across Texas Frontier Trails
The article recalls wagon trains from Rose Hills gathering near San Marcos to reach a rail link, with 1845 settlement by Joseph Williamson at Pur atory Springs and salt-making salt leavened pone. It notes Wimberley riders and bullwhacker Buck Carson among wagon crews heading toward Indianola, and a stagecoach encounter with a courteous black driver.
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Rose Hills
Raine
San Marcos
Indianola
Powerhorn
Ofoseph Williamson
Puratory Springs
Williamson
Powderhorn Finlly
Gram
Cruze
Chumney
Buck Carson
Prairies
Victoria
Buck
Frontier brawl sparks tale of Powderhorn and cattle trade
A rough stage altercation ends with an ear bite and escape as Buck defends insult with a fighters stance. The narrative spans Civil War memories at Powderhorn, troop movements, and cattle shipments from Texas to Indiana. It recounts Indianola battles, 32nd and 33rd Texas Cavalry, and Willemson horse trade. Windmill Schmidt features in Kendalia whiskey runs to Indianola amid a cold norther.
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Matagorda Bay
Texas
Indianola
Powderhorn
Wimberley
32Nd
33Rd
Texas Cavalry
Burn
Red River
Louisiana
Mexico
R.I.P. Ford
Palminto Hill
John Williamson
Charlie
Elbert
Indiana
John
Prince Solms- Braunfels
Windmill Schmidt
Kendalia
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