Jane Long, The Mother Of Texas
By A. J. Sowell
Account of Mrs. Jane Herbert
Long, called "The Mother of Texas,"
who was born on the 23rd day of
July, 1798, and was the devoted
wife of Dr. James Long, who was
a surgeon in the army of General
Andrew Jackson, but who later became
involved with the popular idea of
the conquest of Northern Mexico,
which then included the vast country
of Texas which was under the dominion
of Spain. Long was killed in battle,
but Jane continued on to live a
noble and daring life in poverty,
affliction and in many formidable
accomplishments. Here is her story.
Mentions: Colonel Adair of Kentucky
* Bolivar Point * General William
McCall Wilkinson * Mrs. Calvitt
* a Mr. Wood * Jane Herbert * Alexander
Calvitt * the fine plantation called
Walnut Hills * Annie Herbert Long
* Randall Jones * Lafitte * Nacogdoches
* Colonel Perez * a colored servant
woman named Kian * Dr. Edgar * Dr.
Allen * Randall Jones * Colonel
Ben Milam * General Peck * Dr. Ferris
* Mrs. Mary Miles *
Rangers Battle With Outlaws
By Captain Dan W. Roberts.
In this account, Roberts offfers
first-hand details of events in
June, 1880 and the efforts to round
up the last of the "Billy the Kid"
bunch that had operated in New Mexico.
Their names were Jesse Evans, John
Gunter, and three of the Davis brothers.
Events occurred in the Fort Davis
area of Texas.
Mentions: Judge Frazier * Fort
Stockton * Sergeant Ed. Seiker *
Sergeant Caruthers * Private Miller
* E. J. Pound * "Nick" Brown, and
Henry Thomas * R. H. Russell, D.
T. Carson * S. A. Henry * George
R. Bingham * Paso del Norte * John
Selman * John Wesley Hardin * John
Gunter and Jesse Evans *
Reid's Tramp
A Ten Months' Trip Through Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, California
and Mexico in 1857
By John C. Reid
(EDITOR'S NOTE.-This is one of
the most remarkable and interesting
stories of Western travel ever written.
The book was published in 1858,
and we are printing it in Frontier
Times as a serial, but not in full
because of space, omitting many
of the incidents of lesser importance.
It will run in this magazine six
or seven months, and those who read
every installment will gain a knowledge
of much hitherto unpublished history.
Coming first hand as it does from
a man who participated in some of
the historical incidents mentioned,
it is authentic and reliable. Remember,
it was written in 1857.)
(Continued from Last Month.)
Mentions: the village of San
Elizario * U. S. Dragoons * Mr.
Nave * Dr. J. M. Haden * Fort Bliss
* the villages of Socorro and Isleta
* Stephenson's Rancho * McGoffinsville
* Mr. Livingston * Messrs. Livingston
and Donovan * the village of Moline
* Brevet Capt. John Pope * the Mesilla
and Dona Ana valleys * The two villages
of Mesilla and San Tomas * Ft. Fillmore
* the ranch of Frontera * Jornado
del Muerto * Larga Jornada del Muerto
* Fort Thorne * Santa Barbara *
Col. D. S. Miles * Dr. Steck * Mimbres
Apaches * the Gila Apaches, and
the Garroteros * Barnes * Bald Hornet
* Mr Nava * Mustang Bill * Major
Lane * V. V. Ward, L. R. Ford, John
Hall * McKinney * William Devers
* Archibald * Mr. Knight * Mr. Alexander
Duval * Captain Claiborne * Stein
and Baker * 'the Mission of San
Xavier del Bac * Papago Indians
* the ranche of Colonel Douglas
* The villageof Tubac * Sopori *
Mr. Charles K. Poston * Col. Palatin
Robinson * Rancho de las Calabasas
* Tomocacari * Mr. Archibald * Sut
Lovingood * the town of Magdalene
* the Ymuris river * De Sot * Robert
Dearrien * Mr. Warren * Mrs. Colonel
Robinson * Majors Robert Wood and
Charles Tozer * General Henry M.
Crabb * Senor Peschiera * Fort Yuma
* Caborca * Cabeza Prieta * Granville
H. Owray, George Madison, Robert
Ward, John S. George * John C. Reid,
John Bates, V. V. Ward, E. D. Nave,
John Capron, Henry Holmes, A. A.
(Bill) Woods * Haskins * Ramblesburg
* Joseph Thomas * Chambers, Hughes,
E. B. Radford * Glasscock. George
Hart * Butcher * Faulk * George
Little *
An Unadvertised Rodeo
By J. Marvin Hunter
Mentions: the Devil's River News
office in Sonora * Mike Murphy and
Steve Murphy * Reed Calhoun * Fort
McKavett * the old Sam Wallick store
* Nath Cooper * Streeter * Five-Mile
Crossing on the San Saba * Mr. Decker
* Louie Decker * Pegleg Crossing
* the Rockspring ranch * Felix Oldham
* the Cooper place * Old Man Bill
Cooper *
A Texas Sheriff And His Wife
By J. M. Woods.
Account of Sheriff L. B. Williams
of Liberty county, Texas, who personally
exonerated a man falsely accused
of murder, though he was convicted
by a jury. He and his wife had to
relocate to escape the implications
of Williams appeal to a law higher
than that of the local magistrates.
Here is the story.
Mentions: a horse-thief Neil
* Ben Collins * A man by the name
of Owens * the H. & T. C. Railway
Co * Navasota *
Liberty Ship 'Lorenzo De Zavala'
Story of the SS. Lorenzo De Zavala,
Liberty cargo vessel, named for
Lorenzo De Zavala, famous in the
history of the Texas Republic.
Mentions: Mrs John E. Knapick
* E. W. Moore * Sidney Sherman *
C. C. Cox * Henry Stuart Foote *
Early Day Picnics In North Texas
By Major Morris U. Lively
Death Of W. C. Moore, Pioneer
Account of W. C. Moore, who was
a pioneer in Texas oil industry
and had been active in developing
the petroleum resources of the state
since the early days at Spindletop,
and was well known in the oil fraternity
as well as in Houston's business
world.
Mentions: three daughters, Mrs.
J. D. McGregor of El Paso, Mrs.
Henry M. Bryant of San Antonio and
Mrs. Calvin B. Garwood of Houston,
and a son, Perryman S. Moore of
Houston * the Hardy Oil Company
* the Markham Oil Field * the Latex
Oil Company * La Jarza Oil Company
* K. A. O'Hara Moore * Pleasant
Moore * Port Bolivar * Francis O'Hara
* Nancy Hanks * Lydia Hanks * G.
H. & S. A *
The Big Snow Of 1878
By O. W. Williams.
Account describing one of the
coldest winters in Texas history
and of the snow of December, 1878,
and January and February, 1879,
particluarly in the Llano Estacado,
or Staked Plains region.
Mentions: Jesse C. Williams *
Dewey's Lake in the lower end of
Blanco Canyon * Upper Catfish Creek
in Hale county * General Ranald
Mackenzie * Summerfield * the Chisum
ranch on the Pecos river *
J. Frank Dobie And His Work
Mentions: Mrs. R. J. Dobie *
Mrs. B. Robertson of Beeville *
Miss Lucy Marherry of Kerrville
* Bertha McKee Dobie
