Isacc T. and Horatio R., from their eyes down, and more especially Horatio R. They look like they might have been brothers his forehead is more like Isaac T.’s. I have a small photo of him -- the only one I think in existence. He died at his son Larkin’s, who had his body placed in a metallic coffin and shipped (coming with it to my house (L. A. H.) at Whitesboro, Texas, where lie was buried in the cemetery, by the side of Elenor, his wife, who had preceded him nine years.

The three sons of Joseph Hearn, W. A., L. A. and L. Hearn, were also cattlemen and were on the frontier a great deal of their time, their ranches were in Montague and Clay counties. which were at that date on the extreme frontier, and the Indians were continually ma king raids and committing depredations, such as killing and scalping and carrying off as captives w omen an d children, stealing horses and finally driving off large herds of cattle. L. A. and W. A. first went to Montague county with cattic In 1859 and established their ranch on Red river at a spring on a branch (which was afterwards named the Hearn branch), where there were some large spreading burr oak trees, making a beautiful shade, It was the first ranch located in the river bend, which was 14 miles across; along the river on the Texas side it is one of the most beautiful valleys that nature ever formed; it’s from one to three miles wide and fourteen miles long. Our ranch was about midway of the 14 miles. The range was as fine as nature ever produced. Larkin, our younger brother, joined us later on. As the Indians were making raids every moon we had to be continually on our guard. The country was full of game such as deer, antelope, turkey and at certain seasons great herds of buffalo. We could have wild meat whenever we wanted it. Later catltemen began to locate farther west. But the Indians were so troublesome that they were compelled to leave their ranches and cattle and come in nearer the settlements for protection. One of these ranches and stock we bought, so that give its a ranch on the Big Wichita, about 40 miles west of the one already mentioned As the cattle were so well located we left them on that range. Up to that time the Indians had never disturbed any cattle, only to kill one occasionally; but soon after we bought that stock the Indians made a raid and drove that range completely, driving for

[Continued on page 560]