The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-28
DITNLAP'S STATION.

DUNLAP'S STATION.
Dunlap's Station was settled in March Of
April, 1890. 1t was handsomely situated on
the east bank of the Great Miami nver; anC
within fifteen OF sixteen miles of Fort Wash
lington-since Cincinnati, the nearest point
from which succor was 10 be obtained in case
of attack from the Indians. Dunlap, after
whom the station was named, was one Of
Judge Symmes surveyors, and had located fol
himself the tract on which the station was
built. He had marked out route from the
station to Firt Washington, on which the set
tiers opened horse path, which was much
| travelled during the summer of 1890. A good
log fort being erected for their security, CROP
ST corn and vegetables, was raised that year IN
safety. Two or three days after Harmer re-
turned from his expedition, eighteen regular
soldiers were detached by him under Lieutenant
Kingsbury to aid in the defence of this Station
Between the first and ninth days of January,
| 1871, an army of more than two hundred In
dams surprised the Station. So secret had
been their movements that they had approach
ed without discovery within fifty yards of the
Fort At the period of their approach the
weather was excessively cold and one of the
settlers had gone out at sunrise to cut wood
for fire and was in The act of getting it in,
when he discovered the savages within few
rods distance. He dropped the wood, ran in
to the Fort and spread the alarm instantly
Lieut.. Kingsbury and his men were just turn
ing out 10 morning parade.
There weie two gates to the Fcrt--to the de-
fence of the small one he assigned two or three
men, and with the other seven or eight re-
paired to tne large gate. The Indians appear
ed in compact order, and received a gene raj
volley. which constrained them to draw off
They re .reated among the corn, and kept up
the contest afterwards at distance.
As the enemy surrounded the Fort, there
was no chance of despatching an express fol
aid. In this difficulty they were providential-
lv extrcated by the circumstance that hunter
named Cox, who resided at Ludlow's Station
on Mill Creek. had been out hunting the day
before, and finding game abundant at spot
within five or six miles of the Fort, encamped
over night. The morning being then clear, and
still, he heard the { ;ng distinctly, and decid-
ing as o the cause in his own mind, he started
10 Cincinnati and informed Governor st. Clair,
who was there at the time, OF the danger TO the
settlers.
A volunteer force of twenty-five or thirty
men of which was one being in Cincinnati at
The time turned out Immediately. About The
same number of regulars were detached from
the garrison the whole being placed under the
command of Capt. Truman, about thirty per
sons more from Columbus volunteered on re-
ceipt of the news to start early next morning.
The Indians had left however, before the
troops reached the statian. On looking round
VIZ found lying dead two of the sayages, and a
white man named Hunt, who had been taken
prisoner BY the enemy the day before. He was
d bro Their Of Col. Ralph Hunt of New Jersey,
and had been out looking for land. He had
been killed about thirty rods from the Fort.
No person was killed or lost 10 The fort. The
enemy did all they could to injure the settlers
By DESTROYING the corn and opening their tur-
nip and potato holes, SO as to expose them 10
,rost. Two Indians who had been killed were
found afterwards, small garrison was kept up
at Dunlaps station until, Wayne's treaty gave
peace TO the frontiers
We returned TO Fort Washington the second
day The Indians had dispersed ia small par
ties to their homes
Mai Fountain who was killed in Harrison's
campaign, was one ofthe best and bravest men
that Kentucky ever sent forth, His memory
has been shamefully neglected by his native
Slate.