The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-09
DANIEL BOONE,
on hKKToHfh 90 TuH
EARLY HISTORY OF KENTUCKY.

From sketches IN ArthurB Home uAxette I
we extract the following
Soon after this there was considerable emi-
grafton from North Carolina, and they were
attacked, when not Gar from the present ste |
Of liarrolpburg, james llarrod-a mhn of
heroic nature, and FROM whom the name 6f !
the town u derived -was the leader, seye-
raj wsre killed and two parapna os--i-d eT
prisoners. npa Of d.sm was woman, who
had cong outsalope among the emigrabu,
and about whom nothing seemed to be known
except by the commander Of the expedition,
Boone, the accepted champion and guArdi-
ih Of the frontier was promptly on hand,And
a hard chase Of several days, came up with
the Indians on the lower waters OF the Ken
lucky river. The fight was desperate one
The Indians were double tho force Of Boonc's
parts, I, And funght like dcYils=dispuung eve.
ry inch ofPround. They were about 70 sue
ceod IN makinga successful retreat and in
bearing OF the two prisoners, when Boone
followed by james llarru,l, made fierce
rushi the midst Of the party a. they made
oil, They had both heard the shril cry Of
,ronan rise above the rattle Of the opposing
rifles, There was something in the tone that
thrilled to the heart Of Bpono--ho knew not
wby-but an extraordinary feeling filled him
At once and, with rashness very unusual in
him. he spraug suddenly and alone from his
covert without calling on his men to follow
him, aud was In their midst in m9mout.-
The gallant Hcrrod--without stopping Cor
thought, followed him. il was clubbed guns
10 tomahawks, for q momont--thcn knife 10
knifo-bnt the followers Of Boone rushed in
I in time 10 saye him, wiri thr fctnals prison
cr--tbo other prisoners had been slain during
the struggle-and lIarrod, he was borne in the
arms OF his men 20 spring near, AGer the
! flight Of the Indians. Boone was already cx-
haustcd from wounds, fatigue and bruises,
and had nearly tainted when they bore him
back to the spring Now, wl.cu his eyes rest.
ed on the female who hst been rescued, they
opened in long, Wild stare, and his head
| fell heavily back upon the sod. Tho mon
7 Threw water upon him. and, IN n little t'H'er
be stood among them calm and mild, regard
] ing tho Mpman with look Of unconsc ioisneE5
which no one could have iathomcd. Tbey
nsrer knew that Daniel Boone saw there be-
fore him. his earliest love the Ellen p
OF his first trystc
cannot follow up with miuutonoss the fur
thcr details OF the life ofthis remarkable man.
Ills story is the story Of the birth OF states in
our progress towards the empire Of the West
! II is well known that as soon as kentucky
1 had grown, mainly under his fostering, 10 be-
Btr tsI tstr-rarl--,sf i,ffs-lf-t. -A.aka
/ Of his ncighbor's cabin could bo seen on the
distant hills, the restless pioneer sbouIdercd
rhs ride and pushed forward to Gnd more
room in the yet deeper and unviolated soli
tudes Of Missouri.
But let Nv turn TO Audubon's first meeting
! with him rs related by himself in bis sketch
OF early settlement, and of the Wild sports OF
Kentucky. lie says
"Kentncky was formerly attached to Nir-
ginia, but in those days the Indians look od
upon that portion of these western wilds as
their own, and abandoned the district only
when forced to do so, moving with disconso-
lato hearts farther into the recesses of tho
unexplored ioresls Doubtless the richness
ofiis soil and the beauty ofits borders, situa-
ted as they are along one Of the most beauti-
ful rivers in the world, contributed as much
to attract the old Virginians, as the desire so
generally experienced in America, Of spread
ing over the -taeuluxated tracts. and bring
ing into cultivation lands that have for un-
known ages teemed with the wild luxuriancc
D ~ h. ~ Ea,,
tuck y was not performed without many din
culues. The warfare that long existed be-
tween tho iniruders and the redskins was san.
culinary and protracted; but the former, at
,. length made good their foo ting, & the latter
drew of their shattered bands, dismnyed by
the mental superiority aud indomitable cour
age of the white men.
"This region was discovered by a daring
hunter, the renowned Daniel Boone. The
: richness of its soil, its magnificent forests, il
$ numberless nayigablc streams, its salt spring
9 pmdlicks, its saltpetre. caves, its coal strata
and the vast herds of buflalocs and deer tina
4 broNscd ON its hills amidst its charming val
e leys, afforded ample inducements to the new
settler, who pushed forward with spirit fal
7. above that Of the most undaunted tribes, which
n for ages had been tho sole possessors Of th'
: soil
"The Virginians thronged towards the O
hio. An axe, a couple Of horses and heavy
rifle with a store of ammunition, were all tina
were considered necessary for the eqnipmen
of the man, who, with his family, removed
IN tho nav state asstircd that in that land OF
: exuberant fertility, he could not fail to pro
: vide amply for ali his WANTS. tra~c-wft
> messed the Industry and perseverance Of
these emigrants, must at once have ProVe'
, the vigor of their minds. Regardless Of th'
fatigue attending every movement which the,
Il made, they pushed through an uncxplorc'
IS region Of dark and tangled forests guiding
n themselves by tie sun alone, and reposing a
d night on the bare ground. Nuuibcrics