In 1843 a party of Caddo Indians were following the Brazos River northwest to their village in present Palo Pinto County when they were attacked by a group of Anglo horsemen. Six of the Indians jumped from their horses, fell to their knees and “began to make gruesome and hideous noises with their bow strings.” The immigrant’s horses became uncontrollable and threw their riders. The Caddos escaped during the confusion.

Joseph Carroll McConnell, The West Texas Frontier: Or, A Descriptive History of Early Times in Western Texas. Jacksboro: Gazette Print, 1933.