This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1891. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... IV. THE KARANKAWA NATION AFTER 1835; ITS DECLINE AND EXTINCTION. Dura post paullo fugies inaudax prcelia raptor. Before starting upon the narrative of the events which finallybrought about the extinction of the nation which here occupies our attention, let us cast a glance upon the former historic facts in order to compass the extent of territory occupied by this people when still in its native, flourishing condition. HABITAT OF THE NATION. A promontory of the mainland in the West bay, fifteen miles southwest of Galveston city, Galveston county, is called " Caronkaway point" to this day. This was one of their fishing and stopping stations and also formed one end of the shallow ford which allowed them to cross over to the sand bar opposite in good weather. By this ford a party of theirs escaped at night when attacked by Lafitte's men in 1818. This point is the easternmost place in their possession which I have been able to discover. It explains their vicinity to the Atakapa tribe and the adoption of that language by a part of the Karankawa nation (as referred to by Dr. Sibley), who continued speaking their own language besides. The extensive shores of the neighboring Galveston bay were probably visited by them also, and Morse (1822) heard of some living upon San Jacinto river. We know that west of these the Karankawas held or claimed both sides of the mouth of Colorado river, Texas, and the map in Yoakum's History of Texas (1856) has placed them there correctly. One of their main points of repair was undoubtedly the bay of Matagorda, its northern inlets, as Trespalacios bay, and its western part, also called La Vaca bay.1 Further west they lived upon the bays of Aransas, Espiritu Santo and Kopano, on the out i La Vaca river or " Cow river" was called so by B. C. ...
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