Frontier Times Magazine
Vol
4 No. 2 - November 1926
Burson Adair; A. Adamietz; John Adamietz; Don Mathias de Aguirre; Penelope J. Allen; Vincente Alvarez; Gabe Anderwald; Josephine Antonio; D. Appleton; Robert Armstrong; Francisco Arocha; C. C. Auld; Mrs Lenn Banks; Bass; L. O. Bauerlein; Tlitha A. Baxter; J. E. Bean; Mrs C. L. Bender; H. M. Beverly; Col James Bowie; John Bowie; Rezin Bowie; Douglas Branch; E. A. Brewer; Brininstool; Mrs W. N. Brown; Buckelew; Amanda Burks; Capt Burleson; Maj Ed Burleson; Gen Edward Burleson; Burk Burnett; Walter Burris; S. C. Butler; W. G. Butler; Joseph Cabrera; Mrs John Caffey; W. B. Calahan; Caldwell; Bryan Callaghan; Bill Campbell; H. H. Carmichael; Rev J. J. Carry; N. E. Carter; Mrs W. S. Carter; Ignats Cebula; W. A. Chipman; Clark; M. C. Click; Coburn; Jenetta Conley; Maj Converse; Gen Cos; Grover Coyle; I. B. Coyle; Marion Coyle; Mart Coyle; Martin G. Coyle; Telitha Coyle; Capt Ed Creary; Joe Cunningham; John Cunningham; T. M. Cunningham; Tlitha A. Cunningham; William L. Cunningham; Juan Curbelo; Gen Geo A. Custer; Capt Tom Custer; G. H. Davenport; J. B. Davenport; John F. Davenport; W. H. Davenport; Jos De Yonge; Juan Delgado; T. E. Dial; Billie Dixon; Olive K. Dixon; Dobie; Maj Elliott; W. S. Ethridge; William Evans; W. M. Fain; Mrs F. R. Ferguson; J. M. Franks; William Frass; Marquis of Casa Fuerte; Edward E. Godbey; J. N. Goforth; Charles Goodnight; Capt Charles Goodnight; Juan Leal Goraz; Goraz; Capt Gosman; Gen Grant; Pres Grant; Gen U. S. Grant; Horace Greeley; Gen Grierson; Amanda Griffin; Amanda Minerva Griffin; Hezekiah Griffin; Mrs Hezekiah Griffin; Josiah Griffin; Richard Griffin; Spencer Griffin; Spencer Griffin Sr; J. Evetts Haley; W. B. Hardemann; Bird Hardin; C. W. Harris; Lt "Dobe" (See Hatch) Hatch; Hay; John C. Hays; Gen Hazen; J. P. Heinen; Gov Henderson; J. P. Hon Henderson; Hon John Pinckney Henderson; Minister Pinckney Henderson; F. L. Hicks; B. F. Highsmith; Olin Hinkle; Monroe Hinton; Ed Hogue; Pres Hopkins; Hough; Gen Houson; Street Hudspeth; A. Huffmeyer; Adolph Huffmeyer; E. Huffmeyer; Mark Husselby; (See Rain-in-the-Face) Itiomagaju; Mattie Jackson; Will James; R. J. Jennings; C. D. Johnson; John A. Jones; Jack Kelley; Chief Ketemoczy; Fritz Kothmann; B. F. Langford; Thos Laxson; Juan Leal; John Lebold; Billy Leeman; J. W. Lively; J. J. Long; John J. Long; Johnny Long; Ignacio Lorenzo; Martin Lorenzo; Capt John T. Lytle; W. J. Lytle; W. J. Maass; Maass; Maj Mabry; A. Mansfield; Mazzanovich; P. M. McAnley; D. D. McConnell; H. H. McConnell; McDonnell; A. McGill; McKenzie; Harry McLaughlin; Marino Melano; Baron von Meusebach; Gen Nelson A. Miles; Chas Montague; Frank M. Montague; John F. Morris; John W. Morris; A. I. Moye; Andy Moye; ; Babe Moye; Babe (See A. I. ) Moye; Hige Nail; George Needham; Gov Neff; Ed Nicholson; Manuel de Niz; ; Nocona; Quanah Parker; H. S. Parkin; Passmore; J. S. Chaplain Pearce; Felipe Perez; Phil Perner; Col Pierce; T. H. Poag; Gen Horace Porter; E. L. Portillo; Esteban L. Portillo; J. Postert; Jacob Postert; Maj Price; J. A. V. Pue; James E. Ranck; Chief Red Bear; Thad Reese; A. R. Renick; Charlie Reynolds; Policarpo Rodriguez; Salvador; Rose; Lt Ross; Gen Tom J. Rusk; ; Edward Russell; V. P. Sanders; Chief Santana; Antonio Santos; Saunders; Wm Schladoer; W. T. Scott; Edmond Seymour; Sherman; Abram Simon; D. B. Smith; George Smith; George F. Smith; Smithers; Ransey Sniffle; A. J. Sowell Sr; J. W. Stearns; Henry Stevens; I. W. Stevens; Mary Jane Stevens; T. M. Stevens; Lewis Strickland; Juan de Tagle; C. A. Taylor; Fritz Tegener; Gen Terry; C. H. Thallmann; O. Thallmann; W. K. Thomas; Jack Thompson; Joel Townsend; Vice Gov Verimendi; BaronVon Meusebach; Baron von Meusebach; Bill Walker; John Walker; Wallace; W. M. Walton; Morve L. Weaver; T. B. Welch; J. F. Weldon; Gen William White; Sheriff Whitney; H. C. Williams; O. W. Judge; Mark Wilson; H. C. Wright; Wrenn;
Contents
of this volume:
Vengeance Of Rain-In-The-Face
Morve L. Weaver
In 1894, only eighteen years after
the defeat of Custer's command at
the battle of The Little Big Horn,
Rain-in-the Face (Itiomagaju), told
W. K. Thomas through Interperter
Harry McLaughlin, the Indian's version
of the fatal battle.
Rain-in-the-Face's vengeance
has been many times told but the
Indian's recital is of particular
interest in that it makes plain
their tactics, shows the inferiority
of the soldier's weapons and calls
attention to the shortcomings of
Custer's supporting officers.
This account gives the unique
perspective of the fateful battle
from the eye of the Indian warrior
and victor.
Further mentions:
Veterinary Sergeon Huntsinger*
Charlie Reynolds, the scout * H,
S. Parkin. Captain Tom Custer *
Crazy Horse led the
Cheyennes,
Goose led the Bannocks * Gibbons
* Curley *
A Pioneer Mother
Mrs. Olive K. Dixon,
Miami,
Texas
Account of true frontier lady and
settler, Tlitha A. Baxter, (later
Mrs. William L. Cunningham), pioneer
of the Panhandle and a resident
of Roberts county for 37 years.
The family moved to
Texas
in 1869, first locating, at
Cleburne.
She was the mother of nine children
; six sons and three daughters.
Her husband died in
Cleburne
in 1880. When the Cunningham family
which ranks with the real old timers
of that section, moved to the Panhandle
in 1889, and settled on the north
side of the
Canadian River,
their nearest neighbor was ten miles
away. Their place was half way between
Canadian and Adobe Walls and the
Turkey Track Ranch, and was the
stopping place for all travelers
passing that way. Cowboys riding
the range always found a welcome
in the Cunningham home.
Further mentions:
Six of Mrs. Cunningham's
children survive her: T. M. Cunningham
and Mrs. W. S. Carter. of
Amarillo
; Mrs. John Caffey,
Strong City,
Oklahoma;
Mrs. F. R. Ferguson and Joe and
John Cunningham of
Miami,
Texas;
also eighteen grand children and
five great grand children …
Mason County in 1866
James E. Banck
This is an authentic early description
of the county as found in the
Texas
Almanac of 1866.
It abounds in interesting
data pertaining to Mason county
in its earliest days.
Further mentions:
The big and little Saline
Creeks, upon which are many valuable
salt licks, Big Bluff and Little
Bluff Creeks, Leona, Honey, Comanche,
Willow,
Elm, Beaver and San Fernando Creeks*
Tecumsech Creek and Ranch Branch
* Fort Mason * There are not less
than 200 families in the county,
half of whom are Germans.
There
are four excellent schools, besides
some smaller ones and not less than
400 children to be educated.. There
are five places of worship in this
county. The Germans are mostly
Methodists … *
James River,
and Mill Creek *
The True Sketch Of Quanah Parker's'
Life
Charles Goodnight.
Quanah Parker was the half-breed
son of white captive woman, Cynthia
Ann Parker and her husband, a very
prominent Indian warrior,
Peta Nocona.
While much has been written
on the life of this interesting
individual, Charles Goodnight’s
account rings with more authenticity
and historical honesty than most.
It is given here in the excellent
account.
So far as I know, Quanah Parker
never broke a promise or a treaty.
He claimed, and I believe it true,
that, he never allowed any women
to be killed in his battles. I personally
know of two that he had two or three
days in the woods and turned loose,
showing them the way to go home.
Mentions:
he was born in the' year
1846, in what is now
Oklahoma,
on the northwest branch of Cache
Creek * the origin of the name,
Quanah *
Pease
River
* The tribes were on their way south
and had camped on the south waters
of
Pease
River,
at the foot of the Staked Plains,
in what is now
Motley
County * Lieutenant Ross * the Nocona
Band * the Quaharas * the Penetakers
* the Kocheitakers * Red Bear *
Burk Burnett * McKenzie * Ft. Sill
*
Palo
Duro
Canyon * Mrs. Lenn Banks, of Cache
*
First Governor Of
Texas
J. W. Lively
The first governor of the big, broad,
brand-new State of
Texas
was a pioneer man of
Marshall,
Texas,
the Honorable John Pinckney Henderson.
This is a brief account of
his life.
Further mentions:
citizens of
Harrison
County
* Senator W. T. Scott * General
Tom J. Rusk *
Trials And Tribulations On The Frontier
W. B. Hardeman, Devine,
Texas
Account of one of the pioneer mothers
of
Southwest Texas,
Mrs. Hezekiah Griffin, of Bandera
and
Medina
counties, and some of her trials
on the frontier.
This splendid mother of pioneer
days is a fair example of the stock
which settled in
Texas
in that far distant past and helped
to develop the state.
When
she was twenty years of age her
parents
moved to Cooke county,
Texas,
near where
Gainesville
is now located. On
December 22, 1861,
she was married to Hezekiah Griffin,
and we lived in Cooke county until
1865. It was so cold there, and
the Indians were so bad that they
moved to Bandera county, and settled
on East Verde Creek, seven miles
south of the town of Bandera and
to Medina county in 1874.
Further mentions:
Her maiden name was Mary
Jane Stevens. She was born
May 16, 1839,
at
Jonesboro,
Washington
county,
East Tennessee
* Josiah Griffin * Amanda Minerva
Griffin * Josiah Griffin, with his
two brothers, Spencer and Richard
* Polandera * a Mexican named Antonio
* Henry Stevens * Policarpo Rodriguez
* Privilege Creek * Mr. Duffy and
Mr. Hicks * Castroville * the killing
of Mrs. Moore * John Walker * Bill
Walker * Indian Creek * Bird Hardin
*
Hondo
Canyon
*
Black
Jack
Springs * Judge O. W. Williams of
Fort Stockton,
Texas * the
cemetery
of
Elden Pueblo,
near
Flagstaff,
Ariz *
From Teneriffe To
San Antonio
The story of the Canary Islanders
is one of the most interesting chapters
in the history of
Texas.
By decree of the home government,
thirteen families and two single
men, pure Spaniards from the Canary
Islanders, and some Tlascalans undertook
to establish
San Antonio.
They first set to work around the
"Plaza de la Constitution," today
Main plaza.
This
story traces back the real founders
of the great city to 1731, and shows
the immense
influence these original
settlers had on the area.
Mentions:
Villa Capital de
San Fernando
* the Plaza des Armas or Military
plaza * Juan Leal Goraz * the Leaf
Corral * Bryan Callaghan for many
years, mayor of
San Antonio
* Esteban L. Portillo * Don Mathias
de Aguirre * the
port
of
Vera Cruz
*
Saltillo,
Mexico
* Juan de Tagle * Juan Leal Goraz,
Juan Leal, the boy; Antonio Santos,
Salvador Rodriguez, Joseph Cabrera,
Manuel de Niz, Francisco Arocha,
Vicente Alvarez, Juan Delgado,
Marino Melano, Juan Curbelo, Felipe
Perez, Josephine Antonio, Martin
Lorenzo, Ignacio Lorenzo.
*
Derrotero * Captain Don Mathias
de Aguirre * the Marquis of Casa
Fuerte *
Ketemoczy
Leonard Passmore.
This is the story of the formidable
old Comanche chief,
Ketemoczy,
from whose name comes the more abbreviated
name Katemcy.
In the southern part of McCulloch
county is the beautiful San Saba
river. In among the granite rocks
near the head of Katemcy Creek,
near where the thriving little
village
of
Katemcy
is now located, was the winter camp
of the Comanche chief, Ketemoczy.
It was Among the cliffs and deep
little gorges of these granite rocks
the old chief and his tribe would
spend the winter, and then in the
springtime move to more pleasant
quarters down on the San Saba, near
the present village of Camp San
Saba.
This is his story.
Further mentions:
Brady Creek, a tributary
of the San Saba * the little town
of
Voca
* Santana, another Comanche *
Lookout
Peak
* Spy's Rock * the river Pedernales
* Baron Von Meusebach * colonists
from
Fredericksburg
* Fritz Kothmann, an old pioneer
*
Loyal Valley,
Texas
*
WOULD HONOR CAPT. GOODNIGHT.
Brief account of the honor due to
Capt. Charles Goodnight, the veteran
cattleman of the Panhandle who
was the first man to establish a
ranch in that far-flung part of
Texas.
Mentions: J. Frank Dobie adjunct
professor of English of the
University
of
Texas
*
Palo
Duro
Canyon,
which formed part of his ranch *
HIGE NAIL AN EARLY TRAIL DRIVER.
Brief account of Hige Nail, who
among many other notable events,
made the first successful cattle
drive across
Red River
near Doans in the early 1870s. At
that time cattlemen considered it
taking heir lives in their own hands
to attempt to drive a herd of cattle
to the Northern markets as far west
as the roans crossing in Wilbarger
County. It, was first suggested
to the cowmen of
South Texas
by Hige Nail that he would undertake
the first drive across the
Red River
at a point now near Doans through
the wild
Indian Territory
north of
Wilbarger
County.
Further mentions:
Red
River
near Preston Bend north of
Sherman
* old Buchanan in
Johnson
County
* The Mexicans called him Clavo
* the Vernon Weekly Call * D. D.
McConnell *
HUNTS FOR GOLD IN
WEST TEXAS.
Buried Spanish treasure, gold, romance
hazy legends of sudden raids and
the grasped out stories of dying
men directing their rescuers to
hurriedly hidden treasure trove,
are interwoven in a local tale of
adventure exceeding in interest
wildest imaginings of gifted fiction
writers. The final touch to what
promises to be a treasure hunt such
as West Texas has not seen for many
a day, is given by the clandestine
presence of a mysterious Spaniard,
who has honeycombed land fifteen
miles northeast of Menard with holes.
These miniature shafts are spaced
about fifty feet apart and are ten
feet deep, and large enough in circumference
to allow a full grown man to descend
into them. The air is full of stories
of fabulous wealth hidden in the
earth …
Life And Adventures Of Ben Thompson
W. H. Walton, of
Austin.
(Continued from last month.)
Notorious gunman, gambler, mercenary
to
Emperor Maximilian,
Marshal of Austin, and longtime
friend of Bat Masterson (whose life
he saved), this is the account of
Ben Thompson.
Blood flowed wherever Ben
Thompson was present – he just seemed
always to invite trouble.
This is an excellent multi-part
story of his life written with much
detail and historical accuracy.
If you need the other installments
of this great story, they are available
from us – just ask.
This account deals with his
days in ranger service under
Burleson, and his election and
re-election as Marshal of Austin.
Further mentions:
Ed Hogue * Crawford murdered
Pierce * a disreputable house in
Ellsworth * Happy Jack * Sheriff
Whitney * Leadville * Pres Hopkins
* the
Green Mountains
* Bill Johnson, whose life was saved
at
Bryan
* a gentleman by the name of Loraine
* Abram Simon * the Raymond House
* the `Iron Front Saloon * Captain
Ed Creary * Greenbacker * Mark Wilson
* lawyers Walton, Green and Hill,
* Fritz Tegener, a fat, good-natured
German * The band of Victorio *
the Quitman Cavalry * Eagle, Diabolo
and the Spurs of the
Muerto
Mountains *
Hueco
Mountains * General Grierson * Satanta
and Big Tree * Major Ed Burleson
* General Edward Burleson * the
Mina (Bastrop) region * General
Cos * Plum Creek * the Double Mountain
* Sand Hills' * the Penasco, Hondo,
Seven -Rivers * the mountains Dona
Ana * Sierra Tucumeado * the Llano
Estacado * the Modocs * the Pecos
and Canadian Rivers * the
Twin
Mountains * Buckskin Sam *
A Tragedy Of Trail Days
The following interesting account
of a tragic incident of the old
trail days, was related to S. C.
Butler, by an eye witness. One of
the principles of the affair, A.
I. Moye is one of Kenedy's best
known and most highly respected
citizens. The article was shown
Mr. Moye and is published with his
consent.-Editor.)
Account of a deadly engagement between
Andy and Babe Moye, on the one hand,
and a man by the name of Bill Campbell
in the town of
Ogalalla.,
Nebraska,
the 6th day of August, 1877.
The shootout was precipitated
merely by an uncomplimentary remark
about the food the Moye brothers
were eating.
Further mentions:
Kenedy* Texans mostly men
from Karnes county * Andy, W. G.
Butler * Mabry and Capt.. Gosman
*
Monroe
Hinton * H. M. Beverly * W. G.
Butler
DEATH OF A
TEXAS
RANGER.
Brief account of the life of of
Martin G. Coyle,
Texas
Ranger born in
Madison
county,
Kentucky,
May 10, 1856.
He settled in
Texas
and from 1877 to 1880 Mr. Coyle
served as a member of the Texas
Rangers, at a time when he had to
deal with Indians, Mexican greasers
and desperadoes.
Further mentions:
* son of Marion and Telitha
Coyle * Mr.. Coyle was married to
Jenetta Conley
January 28, 1889
* , I. B. Coyle * Mrs. W. N. Brown,
of,
Pryor,
Oklahoma
* Mrs. C. L. Bender, of
Kansas City,
Kansas
* Rev. J. J. Carry *
Bowie’s Silver Mine On The Frio
A. J. Sowell.
Account details not only the man,
Jim Bowie and a bit about his brothers,
John and Rezin, but focuses then
upon the great silver mine on the
divide between
Main
and Dry Frio, about ninety miles
a little northwest from
San Antonio,
and consists of a circular pile
of rocks on a sloping hillside east
towards Main Frio.
Further mentions:
Bowie's
fort * James Bowie's men-B. F. Highsmith,
A. J. Sowell, Sr. and P. M. McAnley
* The Bowies traded some in African
slaves, which, they purchased from
the pirate, Lafitte * James was
in Long's expedition and in 1830,
came to
San Antonio
and soon after married the daughter
of Vice Governor Verimendi * Mexican
s at Velasco * He often came by
Gonzales in De Witt's colony * the
"Bowie Knife."
*
old settlers at Gonzales * Robert
Armstrong, among the bravest and
best rifle shots of the men who
followed the fortunes of James
Bowie * The negrro Jim, lived many
years after the death of Colonel
Bowie in the
Alamo
and went by the name of "Black Jim"
Bowie
* Walter Burris * publishers, D.
Appleton & Company * Will James,
Jos De Yonge and Edward Russell
* Douglas Branch, a former
Texas
cowboy *
An Early Organization
Early historical records as recorded
in the Bandera County Wool Growers
Association minutes from the 26th
day of March 1888.
Numerous names and early
events are mentioned.
Mentions:
Frank M. Montague of
Bandera,
Texas
* J. B. Davenport * Phil Perner
* George F. Smith, George Hay, B.
F. Langford,
I.
W. Stevens, W. H. Davenport * :
J. B. Davenport, H. H. Carmichael
& Co., John A. Jones, Georgo F.
Smith, G. H. Davenport. Phil Perner.
0. Thallmann, C. H. Thallmann, E.
Huffmeyer & Bros., L. 0. Bauerlein,
I. W. Stevens, A. Mansfield., W.
B. Calahan, Jack Kelley, C. A. Taylor,
W. J. Maass, B. F. Langford', John
Adamietz, Jacob Postert, John W.
Morris. * E. Huffmeyer * Adolph
Huffmeyer * Ignats Cebula,; E. A.
Brewer,; J. B. Davenport,; H. H.
Carmichael,; Gabe Avderwald,; M.
C. Click,; Joel' Townsend,; W. A:
Chipman,; Jack Kelley,; 0. Thallman,;
A. Mansfield,; Wm. Schladoer and
J. W. Stearns,; Lewis Strickland,;
T. B. Welch,; John A. Jones,; William
Evap,; John F. Davenport,;.C. C.
Auld,; Phil Perner,; Thos. Laxson,;
A MeGill & Sons,; A. Adamietz,;
J. P. Heinen,; II; C. Wright,; John
Lebold,; W. H. Davenport,; John
F. Morris,; A. R. Renick,; J. Postert,;
F. M. Buckelew,. * Chas. Montague,
C. H. Thallmann; J. F. Weldon,
Fl. Huffmeyer & Bro., George Needham,;
Mrs. O'borski,; George Smith,;
C. W. Harris,; J. A. V. Pue,; T.
M. Stevens,; T. E. Dial,; T. H.
Poag,; W. J. Maass,; Amasa Clark,;
B. F. Langford,; John Walker, Street
Hudspeth',; C. A. Taylor,; C. D.
Johnson,; F. L. Hicks,; V. P. Sanders,;
1. W. Stevens * Mrs. Penelope J.
Allen, of
St. Elmo,
Tennessee
*
Duncan's
Mill in '
Simpson
County
*
Could Custer Have Won?
Morve L. Weaver.
The author of this story maintains
that the campaign against the Indian
and the consequent death of Custer
and his men is directly traceable
to the breaking of the pledged word
of the government at
Washington,
the treaty of 1860 having promised
the Sioux that the
Black Hills
region should remain unused by the
white men. This part of their country
was regarded as sacred ground by
the Indians.
While
General Hazen had reported the entire
Black Hills
region as almost uninhabitable and
entirely desolate: Custer had found
and reported it a land of paradise
so in July, 1874, in direct and
deliberate violation of its pledged
word, the Government sent Custer
as escort to a scientific expedition
to determine the character of the
region. There is little doubt that
the intention was to confiscate
the territory should it be found
worth while, a procedure in full
keeping with precedent.
Mentions:
the troops of the 7th Cavalry
* Secretary-of-War Belknap *
Fort
Lincoln
* the "0 K" order had come from
General Terry * Gen. Horace Porter
*
Sherman
*
Old Trail Drivers'
Reunion
Mentions:
J. Frank Dobie *
Brackenridge
Park
* Thad Reese, Floresville ; third,
R. J. Jennings, San Morcos; fourth
and fifth, J. N. -Goforth and S
D. Houston, San Antonio * Jim Dobie
* Ed Nicholson * H. C. Williams
of San Antonio * W. M. Fain, Pearsall
* George W. Saunders of San Antonio
* Chaplain J. S. Pearce * Mrs. Amanda
Burks of, Cotulla * Manager W. J.
Lytle, of the Princess Theater *
Emerson Hough's "North of 36,"
*
Captain John T. Lytle * Edward E.
Godbey of
Phoenix,
Arizona *
Panhandle Pioneer
Account of the life of John J.,
"Uncle
Johnny" Long, and his life which
was mingled with hardships and dangers.
He was an early settler when
the Panhandle was the home of the
buffalo and the hunting ground of
the Indian.
The settling of the country,
the opening of its vast acres to
civilizing influence of cattlemen
and farmers, was due to the efforts
of that bold and hardy army of pioneers
like Johnny Long.
This is his story.
Further mentions:
Long was born in
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania,
November 7th, 1851
* the General Nelson A Miles expedition
* McClellan Creek *
Fort
Elliott
*
Fort Supply,
Oklahoma
* a bunch of Indians, that had captured
the Germane sisters * Adobe Walls
* Antelope creek.
*
Tule
Canyon.
*
McKenzie * Major Price * The Miles
expedition * Cantonment near
North Fork,
about 13 miles west of where Mobeetie
now stands * Dobe creek * "Dobe"
Hatch * the Buffalo Wallow fight
* this, fight was never given a
name. Its site is about 20 miles
southeast of Canadian in
Hemphill
County,
near where, Gageby creek empties
into the
Washita
* the Coldwater * Billie Dixon *
William Frass. Mark Husselby * Clay
county * Greer county Oklahoma
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