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August Fransal was one of the many fearless stage drivers who traveled on the Ben Ficklin Overland Mail Line from San Antonio to El Paso, regularly driving his mule-drawn stage along a dangerous route threatened by wild Apaches. He served as a Texas Ranger from 1881 to 1882 and in 1883 under Capt. George W. Baylor. He was also a teamster at Fort Davis and later became a hunter who sold fresh game in El Paso as a welcome substitute for dried, cured meat.
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