Moss Ranch 1873 Indian Raid Pioneer Strongbox — Llano County

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Moss Ranch 1873 Indian Raid Pioneer Strongbox — Llano County

Lost Treasure TX • Llano County County
Description
Moss Ranch legend of settler specie buried or lost after the 1873 Apache horse raids along Beaver Creek and Legion Valley that culminated in the Battle of Packsaddle Mountain.
Historical Notes
The Packsaddle Mountain fight began when a cow from the Moss Ranch was found with an arrow in her side. James R. Moss gathered his brothers and neighbors to pursue raiders who had been stealing horses along Beaver Creek and Legion Valley for twenty-five miles to the mountain summit. Frontier folklore often places ranch strongboxes hurriedly buried when Indian raiding parties struck Llano Uplift homesteads. The Moss party included Eli Lloyd, Arch Martin, Pink Ayers, E. D. Harrington, and Robert Brown; wounded men were treated afterward at the John B. Duncan ranch. Related entry "Battle of Packsaddle Mountain Apache Camp Loot — 1873" documents the summit engagement. Coordinates approximate the Moss Ranch / Legion Valley country northeast of Packsaddle Mountain. Private ranch land.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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