The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-11

In an account given by tourist Of his
Journey, TO the falls Of Cuyshoga, near
Lake Ere, and published in SiIiman's
Journal OF Science. we find the following
particulars Of Samuel Brady, a noted Amer
jcan Borderer, who houri,hed about sixty
wears ago:
Brady was over six feet high, with light
blue eyes, fair skin, and dark hair; he was
remarkably straight, and an athletic and
vigorous woods man, Injured to all the tolls
and hardships of frontier life, and had be.
come very obnoxious TO the Indians, from
his numerous successful attacks on ,heirI
war parties, and from shooting Them in his
bunting excursions whenever they crossed
he was personally engaged in more hazard.
Gus contests with the savsges than any 9th
er man ives, Of the mountains. except
Daniel Boone. He was, in fact, an
Indian ha,er,' as many of the early Dor
derers.
This class of men appear to have beer
more numerous in this region than any
other portion Of the frontiers: and ,his
doubtless arose from the slaughter al
Braddock's defeat, and the numerous mur
ders and attacks on defenceess families
that for many wears followed shat disaster
Brady was also very successful trspper
and hunter, and took more beavers than the
Indians themselves, In one Of his sdven
urous trapping excursions to the waters Of
he Beaver river. on Mshoning. which in
! Early DAYS abounded with the animals Of
this species, that it took lis name from thin
fact, i. so happened that the Indians sur
prised him and took him prisoner, ,--Tt
lhave shot or tomahawked him on the spo
! would have teen but small qualification II
that of sauating their revenge by burning
him at slow FIRE, IN presence Of all th
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taken alive to their encampment, on 'hf
west bank Of the Beaver river, about I
mile and half from its mouth. Aler ih
usual exullalions and rejoicings a, the cap
uure of noted enemy, and causing him Il
u run the guanlet, fire was prepared, nea
which Brady was placed after being strip
ped naked, and with his arms bound. Pre-
viously to tying him to the stake, larg
circle was formed around him consisting q
Indian men, women ard chridren, dancin
md Yelling, and offering all manner G
Threats and abuse that their small know
'c ldge of The English language could afforc
81 The prisoner looked on these preparation
Ifor death, and on his savage foes with
lirm countenance, and steady eye, NEE
leIing all their threats with truly savage 70
l,itude. In the midst OF their dancing an
rejoicing, a squaw of one Of their chic
came neal him with child in her arm
lQuick as thought and with inuiuve PIE
snce he snatched it from her and threw
Into the midst of the flames. Horror s,ru
At the sudden outrage, the Indians STINT
,he FIRE. In the midst Of this confnsi
Brady darled from the circle. over'urni
4Il that came in his way, and rushed in
1.-The adjacent thckels with tie India
,elling al his heels. He ascended the ste
side of a hill amidst a shower Of bulIe
and darled down the opposite declviI
secreed himself in the deep rayines a
laurel ,hickets that abounded several mi
to The west Off His knowledge Of
country and wonderful activity enabled h
10 elede his enemies, and reach The setl
menls on the south side of .he Ohio RI
which he crossed by swiming: The
near whose base This adventure is said
have happened still goes by this name g
the incident referred to by the travel
as the coach Is slowly dragged up
side.
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