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'I HE JUNIOR HISTORIAN
Indians was moving westward. Fort
Mason was established forty-five miles
northwest of Fredericksburg, and on
December 29. 1853, Fort Martin Scott
was abandoned. With the advent of the
Civil War, however, the fort once more
came to be useful. Between 186i and
1865 it was occupied by Confederate
troops. After the Confederate cause
was lost, United States troops, Com-
pany A of the 4th Cavalry, reoccupied
the fort on October i8, 1866. It was
permanently abandoned by the United
States Army on December 28, I866.
Charles Nimitz, grandfather of Ad-
miral Chester Nimitz and owner of the
Nimitz Hotel of Fredericksburg, bought
some of the furniture from the officers'
quarters when the fort was abandoned.
Cabinetmakers of Fredericksburg are
believed to have made this furniture.
The pieces acquired by Nimitz consisted
of a spooled walnut bed, a child's cradle,
alnd a round table.
John W. Braeutigam bought the Fort
Martin Scott property in March, 1870.
At that time the only two buildings
that were still in good condition were
thle rock stal)le and the headquarters
building. Soon after J. W. Braeutigan
thought it, he erected a saloon and store
near the road and built the first dance
hall in the country, which came to be
known as Braeutigalm's Garten. Fourth
of July celebrations and county fairs
were held there. Horse racing was one
of the important features of these cele-
brations. Across the creek, toward the
rear of the fort, on what had been the
dlrill ground, were two race tracks.
The corral southwest of the well was
the largest in that section of the coun-
try, and cattle were often brought there
in roundup time.
On September 10, 1884, J. W. Braeu-
tigam was murdered by four bandits.
li e had refused to let them have the
money that was in the cash drawer of
the saloon. After his death several dif-
ferent persons took over the manage-
ment of the Braeutigam's Garten. Afterseveral years the buildings which had
been constructed there were razed.
Today, tourists see by the roadside
a marker erected by the state of Texas,
bearing the inscription "Site of Fort
Marlin Scott." Beyond the marker they
find the rock dwelling which is now the
home of Henry Braeutigam. This build-
ing, which was once the officers' quar-
ters, is the only remaining part of what
was once Fort Martin Scott.
AMERICA'S NEWEST INDUSTRY
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type of ore used; during the war, how-
ever, it was figured that one day's pro-
duction of tin constituted all the tin
used in the making of one battleship.
TheL Ionghorn Tin Smelter, owned
by tie Reconstruction Finance Corpora-
tion and operated by the Tin Processing
Corporation, proved during the war its
ability to supply our need for tin. In
the construction of ships, airplanes, and
in tle making of guns and shells, as
well as containers in which food was
shipped to our men overseas, and many
other necessary items we used tin. In
peact.time, as well as in time of war,
our reed for tin remains great. As long
as this need exists, the tin industry
will flourish. Truly, America's newest
industry has a great future.
ANSWERS TO TEX FAX
(See Page 12)
I. Texas is first in the production of pe-
troleum, gas, helium, sulphur, mercury,
and salt.
2. The Rose Garden of America is Tyler,
Texas, which ships some six to seven
million roses yearly.
3. Texas has thirteen state colleges and uni-
vertities.
4. Some thirty-five million acres of Texas
are covered by forests.
5. Texas is larger by 144,ooo square miles
than the United Kingdom.
6. '[The first Pullman service in Texas was
on the Texas Central between Houston
and Austin on July 26, s872.
7. '[he capital of Texas has been changed
thirteen times, and twice it was located
in what is now Mexico.
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