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SOCIAL AND SAVAGE LIFE.

ooStAL AND SAVAGE LIFE.
Daniel Boon originally belonged 10
the state Of North Caroline, where he
cultivated . farm. w company with
Eve other individuals, he left that pro-
vince in 1859, and journcyed to river
that falls into the Ohio, with q view Of
settling upon IL. The spot which he
chose wss situated in the state sc Ken.
lucky, in which he thus became the
hrst settler. He began by erecting q
house, surrounded by a stockade or
close paiisado. formed Of the square
trunks OF trees. placed close together
and sunk deep in the earth, aprecau-
ton absolutely necessary 20 be taken
IN frontier settlement continually ex-
posed to the attacks Of the native Ia.
dams. This fort, as the Americans
call such defences, was situated about
seventy five miles from the present
town of Frankfort, and the party gave
II the name Of Fort Boonsborourh md
thus was formed the primitive settle
ment OF the state Of Kentucky, which
now has Q population Of 56I, 3I7. He
entered his lands and secured them, as
he Imagined, so as TO give him a safe
title, and vas completely established
10 them in the year l775.
He seesns, however, to have expert.
eneed various attacks from hostile
tribes of Indians. At this plsce, with
ma common resolutions, and with for
titude that argued him to be Of the or
der Of superior men, far removed from
military suceor. IN q wild and savage
forest. and with q constant fear of az
tack from ferocfous enemy, he stea
Oily and ondaantedly proceeded To ma
ture his plans. When his little fort
wss completed, he removed his estab.
lishmest TO il from North Carolina
conducting thi,her his wife and daugh.
tiers, the first white females that had
ever trod on the shores of the Kentuc
KY river. He was soon joined by four
or i've other families, and thirty or for
~ men settlers. They had ,eversl
times repulsed the attacks Of the In.
dams, with bioodshed; and at length,
while making salt from some brine
springs at no great distance from his
home, he was surprised, together with
twenty seven Of his settlers, by up.
wards Of hundred, who were on their
march 10 renew their attacks on bis
infant colony. He capitulated with
them on condition that their lives sho Id
be spared, aud they were immediately
marched away 20 su Indian town on
the Miami river, long distance of,
and finally conducted TO the British
Governor, Hamilton, at Detroit, the
Indians serupalousIy abiding by the
terms on which Boon had surrendered
20 them. The sons Of nature, however,
got so attached 90 their prisoner on
their march, that they would not resign
him 60 the British Governor, nor even
part with him for 100 gpiness generous.
y offered fer him by the British off
GERS, in order that he might return
hone to his family but leaving bis
fellsw settlers behind, they took him
away with them again, adopted him
into the family Of one Of their chiefs,
and allowed him 90 hunt or spend his
time in the gay most agreeable to his
inclination. Tn the day he went with
them 90 make salt, when he met with
fsur hundred and City warriors, paint.
ed and armed. and ready 10 set out
against Fort BoOnsborOUgh, he imme-
diAteIy determined, at a great rick OI
his life, 20 make his escape. trembling
as he was for the fate Of his family and
settlement. Ia four days he reached
oonsborough. q distance If one hun
dred and sixty miles, making only Ons
meal by ths way. Not q minute was
to be lost, aud lie began to strengthen
his log defenees and fortify himself .,
Strongly as possible. The indiuns,
finding he had escaped, delayed thsiI
attacks and having received a rein
forcement of men, N which were few
troops, he Determined IA brave all dan
gers aud defend himself 10 the last. -
Al length . 'feroeiOus Indian army
made its appearance. Boon eDeOur
eyed his little garrison TO MAINTAIN ~
obstinate defence, death being prefer
Able 20 captivity, thOugh h's hope o.
resisting with success was bat iaint.--
The cruel and savage enemy also, the'
might we'll esleulate, wVald beesm'
dssbiy enFsged by q protraetsd resIs'
lance, but lie brave men, determined
10 lee fate do is worst and think ne
thing Of 6nal consequences, they LEI
the fndiaa shisf knov their resolution
Upoa this, the latter dsiesnded per