Litchfield enquirer., 1837-04-13
. WHOLE No. 565.

SCH nnt ihc Indians knowing Brady. ana
 having a most inveterate hatred and drnad
 Ot him, from the numerous cbast;s.uor,s
 winch he had inflicted upon them. Jeff all
 the others, and with united s,repu,h purs,-
 ed him alone. The Cuyahoga here maEns
 bend to the south. including a large tract
 of several miles of surface, in the form ofn peninsula ; within this tract the pursuit was holly contested. The Indians, by cxtend- ing their line 10 the right and left forced him on the bank of the stream. Having, in peaceable times. often hunted over this ground with the Indians, and knowing ev- cry turn of inc CuyaI,oga as famiIiarly as the vilIagcr knows the streets of his own hamlet, Brady directed his course 10 the river, a. a spot where the whole stream is compressed by the rocky cliffs into nar- row channel of only twen,y-two feet across the top of the chasm, although it is con- slderabIy wider beneath, near the water, and in height more than twice inc number of feet above tho current. Through this pass the water rushcs like a race-horse, chaiing and roaring at the confinement of its current by the rocky channel, while a short distance above the stream is at least fifty yards wide.
 As he approached the chasm, Brady, knowing that life or death was in the effort. concentrated his mighty powers and lcaped the stream at a single bound. It so hap- pened that on the opposite cliff, the leap was favored by low place, into which he dropped, and grasping tue bushes, he thus helped himself to ascend to the top of the. cliE The Indians for few moments were lost in wonder and admiration, and before they had recovered their recollcc- lion, he was half way up the opposite side of the bill, but still within reach of their rifles. They could easily have shot him any moment before, but being bent on ta- king him alive, for torture, and to glut their long delayed revenge, they forbore the use of the rifle; but now seeing hin,
 likely to escape, they all fired upon him; one bullet wounded him severely, in the thigh, but not so badly as 10 prevent his progress. The Indians having to make considerable circuit before they could cross the stream, Brady advanced a good dis tancc ahead. His limb was growing stiff from lhc wound, and as the Indians gained on him, he made for the pond which bears his name, and, rlunging. in swan under wa- ter a considerable distance, and came up under tho trunk of a large oak, which had fallen into the pond. This, although leav- ing only small breathing place to support life, still completely sheltered him from their sight. The Indians, tracing him by the blood to the water, made diligent search all round the pond. but. finding no signs of his exit, finally came to the con- clusion that he had sunk, and was drowned. As they were at ono time standing on the very tree beneath whicI, he was concealed, Brady understanding their language was very glad to hear the result of their delib- crations. aud after they had gone, weary, lame, and hungry, he made good his retreat to his own home. His followers also re- turned in safety. The chasm across which he lenped is in sight of the bridge where we crossed tho Cuyahoga, and is known in all ,ha, region by tho name of" Brady's Lcap." Hall.