Dont know if other's find this kind of thing interesting,like I do. Have been lucky enough throughout life to get to roam some of the Texas wild back country. Over the yr's. have came across a few campsites that had to be from very long ago. I alway's find stumbling upon one of these places as somthing special. You can just feel the History by standing at an old campsite ,look around and you can see why this spot was choosen. A bluff for protection or a hilltop for a comanding view. One I ran across ,many yr's ago while deer hunting with my two young girls at the time. Was out in Blanco Co. Tx. We were in some thick timber only about a mile from the old ranch headquarter's House circa 1860. We found what was left to a hidden camp,from that spot one could keep an eye on the old house. Look's like they left in a hurry as we found an old skillet one old lantern,a cup,and some broken glass. We figgured it was a lookout for the old house wich had many attack from hostile Indian's up until the early 1870's. Gun port's at ground level on the old place. Another camp I ran across not long ago ,was on the Muleshoe ranch Far West Tx. in a deep canyon about 200ft. from the canyon floor ,A place that would be hidden until someone was very near it. Here I think this camp was a hideout used often. This country was an outlaw heaven in the old days.Not much different now day's just a different trade going on. Deep canyon country good to hide a herd in.The last train robbery in Tx. was held just 25 mi. north of this place ,and the Rio Grande and Old Mexico,is just 3.5 mi. south. At the campsite I found many pieces of broken glass and porcelin, old tobaco tin's. An old cast iron stove in pieces that I would bet was brought there in pieces ,as no wagon can get to that rough canyon.Have picked up some old bottles ,but for the most part just left it as I found it. Would like the Youngun's to be able to see it as it is. In yr's to come. Well sorry for being long winded . If any other's have ran upon this kind of deal. I would like to hear about it. A pic. of the castiron stove parts as they lay ,at the old campsite location, Will try to post pic. latter for some reason web will not let me now,,,,,,,,,Dusty