Leakey of course lies on the other side of Vanderpool Mountain from Vanderpool, the ride over being one of the pre-eminent motorcycle roads in the United States (or was; numbers, law enforcement, and packs of Harleys pretty much smothered it).
Rode it so many times back in the days I could still prob'ly do it blindfolded. One time I climbed off the Ninja long enough to peruse the old graves in the cemetery on the Frio at Leakey and was surprised to find the grave of Mrs McLaurin, victim of the last known Indian raid in those parts, April 19th 1881.
Not an old-time classic Apache raid really, just a woman and some guys robbing the cabin. Mrs McLauren surprised 'em in the act, they shot her and the fifteen year old youth with her, left the other kids alone, just a sad story all around....
http://www.unc.edu/~ecanada/hilton5.html
The Apaches also stole some stock up and down the canyon, a local posse took up their trail but lost it. Ten days later they brung in the Black Seminole Scouts out of Fort Clark who picked up the cold trail and followed it out through the Pecos County, crossed into Mexico and hit the camp of Lipans what did it. Killed a couple of guys, brung back an injured Lipan woman.
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