One of the prospectors in the area around Goose Creek is Edwin Rice Brown II, a rancher from Mississippi, who lives across the San Jacinto river in Deer Park.

Edwin R. Brown II in Tampico, flanked by Barney Holland, president of the Holland Oil Company of Ft. Worth, and a Mexican rancher. Shortly after this picture was taken, the rancher was murdered, reportedly by members of Pancho Villa's gang. Courtesy Suzanne and J.T. Brown.

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