The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-01-11
BRA Y, the American bOrdcrer

In an account given by touris, Of his
Journey, TO the falls Of Cuyahoga, near
Lake Ere, and published in Siimsn's
Journal Of Science, we find the following
PARTICULARS Of Samuel Brady, noted Amer
lcan Borderer, who fourished abou, sixty
wears sgo:
Brady was over six fee, 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 he.
come very obnoxious to the Indians, from
his numerous successful attacks on their
wal parties, and from showing them in his
hunting excursions whenever they crossed
IBIS path or came within reach of his rife;
he was personally engaged in more hazard.
Gus contests with The savsges than anv 9th
'r man ives. Of the eountains, excep'
Daniel Boone. fe %ss, in fact, an
Indian ha,er' as many of The early Dor
derers.
Thi. class Of men appear to have been
more numerous 10 this region than any
other portion Of the frontiers; and this
doubtless arose from The slaughter al
Braddock's defeat, and The numerous NOR
dIers and attacks on defruceless families
that for many years followed ;ha, disaster
brady was also very successful lrapper
and hunter, and took more beavers than the
Indians themselves, In one of his sdven
turons trapping excursions 10 the waters Of
the Beaver river, on MahonIng. which in
early DAYS abounded with The animals o.
this species, Iha, it took It's name from lhi'
TACT, it so happened that The Indians sur
Iprised him and took him prisoner, ,-TC
Have shot or tomahawked him da the spo
would have teen but small qualification Il
| hat Of saliating their revenge by burning
0im a, slow fre, IN presence of all ,h'
Indians Of their villaqe. He was therefore
taken alive to their encampment, on the
west bank of the Bea!er river. about &
mile and half from i,s mouth. After Ih'
Usual civilizations and rejoiciDgs at hs cap
ure Of a noted ere my, and causing him tC
run the guanllet, fire was prepared, near
(which Brady was placed after being strip
Ded naked, and with his arms bound. Pre-
'iously to tying him TO the stake, large
'ircle was formed around him consisting o
| Indian men, women aut ChrIldren, dancr
nd yelling, and offering all manner II
threats and abuse that their small kn0wl
dge Of The English language could afford
The prisoner looked on these preparations
for death, and on his savage foes with ;
irm COuntenance, and steady eye, meet
log all their threats with a ruy savage for
uude. In the midst Of their dancing snt
rejoicing, sqnaw Of one Of their chief
came neal him with child in her arms
IQuick as thought and with inuilive pies
7nce he snalchcd il from her and threw
Into the midst Off flames. Horror struc
At the sudden outrage, the Indians smul
ttneousIy rushed to rescue the infant iron
he fire. In the midst of this cOniuso
Brady darled from the circle. Overlurniu
II that camein his way, aud rushed int
the adjacent thCkels with the Indian
yeling at his heels. He assembled the stee
side of hill amidst shaver Of bullets
and datted down the opposite declivily
sccreted himself in the deep ravines an
laurel lhickels that ab0unded several mile
to the west it, His knosIedg of til
country aud wonderful activity enabled hr,
to elede his enemies, and reach the settle
menls on the south side of the Ohio rive
which he crossed by swiming: The hi
near whose base shis adventure is said
have happened still goes by This name an
the incident ,tferred 10 by the travel,
As The cU.ch Is slowly dragged up /
side.
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