The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 42, July 1938 - April, 1939 Page: 329
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Report of Cal. Cooper of Inspection Trip
which we left a little to our right, after passing a stream which we
named "Fish-Eating Creek," from the number of perch & bass
taken from its waters.3 About eight miles from this stream, still
ascending in a W.N.W.&W. direction over an exceedingly rocky and
mountainous country, we came to the Keechi Village, situated in a
rich and extensive valley on the left bank of the Brasos,4 directly
opposite to which, on the right bank is the Caddo Village,5 about
fifteen miles below the Clear Fork of the Brasos. We found as we
ascended to this point, which we estimated to be about two thou-
sand feet above the level of Fort Graham that the timber became
more and more dwarfish, as we ascended & the mountains
more & more bold & with less verdure. During the second days
march we frequently met with thick clusters of post oak-the
third day, dwarf elm & meskeet, sparse-the fourth day, princi-
pally meskeet, and generally upon the water courses, elm, meskeet
and cedar. As we ascended the Brasos the mountains approached
nearer the river, with less bottom lands, which eventually disap-
peared, giving place, in some of the extensive bends of the river,
to rich & extensive valleys.
Returning we crossed to-the right bank of the river, at the Caddo
Village and pursued a course E.S.E., still on the right bank, until
we struck our former trail near the Comanche Peak-the first
thirteen miles through mountain gorges & valleys, crossing in our
course a creek (High Bluff or Styx?) the borders of which were
precipitous, presenting cliffs of rock about one hundred feet
vertical,6 thence through prairies covered with loose limestone, and
descending some four hundred feet over almost impassable rock
to a beautiful valley; thence thirteen miles over table lands, valleys;
and deep mountain gorges, exceedingly rocky and impracticable
for roads, until we arrived at the village of Jose Maria, chief of
Captain McAdams was one of Captain J. J. Cureton's company from Palo
Pinto County, in the Sul Ross expedition which resulted in the recapture of
Cynthia Ann Parker.
3Long known as "Loving's Creek" after Oliver Loving, one of the first
Palo Pinto County ranchmen.
4Long known as "Bone Bend" from the great number of bones found
from Indian burials.
sLocated at the mouth of Caddo Creek flowing into the Brazos from thg
west and still known as "Caddo Village."
6Long known as "Hell's Gate." It will be inundated by the reservoir
above Possum Kingdom Dam.329
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