The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-01

me spies would hide ~ the deep assures
Of The rocks on the webt, and again leave
their hiding places when their uninviled
and unwelcome visitors had disappeared.
For food, they depended on jerked yeni-
son and corn bread, with which their knap.
sacks were well stored. They dare moi
kindle a fire, and the report Of one of their
rifles would have brought upon them the
entire force of The Indians. For drink,
they depended on some rain water which
still stood in the holows Of some Of the
rocks but, in a. short time, this, Store was
exhausted. and M'clsIapd and While must
abandon their enterprise or find new
supply. 10 accomplish this most hazard.
Gus enterprise, M'Cleland, being the old
esl, resolved to make the attempt; and,
with bis trusty rifle in his hand, and their
two canleens strung across his shoulders,
he descended, by circuious route, TO The
prairie, skirling the hill on the north. and
under cover of The hazed thickets,y he
reached the river, and turning TO a bold
point Of The, hill, he found beautiful
spring within few feet of The river, now
known by the name of Cold Spring, on
the farm Of D. Talmadge, Esq. He filled
his canleens, and returned in safety 10 his
walchful companion. 1t was now deler-
mined 10 have fresh supply of water
every day, and this duty was performed
alternately. .,5...,...; ..-..... ....-
On one Of these occasions, after White
had filed his canleens, he sat few mo;
Inenls watching The limpid elements as il
came gurgling out of the bosom Of the
earth, when The ligh, sound Of footsteps
caught his practiced ear, and upon turn
ing around he saw two squaws few feet
Irnm lin. Upon turning The foot Of the
hill. the eldest squaw gave one Of Those
far,reaching whoops peculiar to Indians.
White al once comprehended his periluus
situation. If the alarm should reach the
camp or town, he and his companion must
inevitably perish. Self preservation com
PEELED him toinnct a noiselcSs death on
The squaws, aud in such a manner as, II
possible, 10 leave no trace behind. Ever
rapid in thought and prompt in action, he
sprang upon his victims, with The rapidly
aud power Of a lion, and grasping The
throat of each, sprang into the river. He
btusl ihe head Of the eldest under the wa
Ter. While making strong efforts 10 sub
merge the Younger, who, however, power
fully resisted him, and during the shor
struggle with this young athletic, to hi'
aslonishmenl she addressed him. in hi
own language, though in almos, iaarIcu
late sounds.
Releasing his hold, she informed hin
that she had been prisoner for ten years
and was lakeu from below Wheeling, ant
that The Indians had killed all The family
and that her brother and herself were Ia
ken prisoners, but he succeeded on thC
second night in making lis escape. Dur
ring this narrative, Wine had drowned The
elder squaw, aud had ether float of will
the current, where il would not probably
be found on, soon. He now directed the
girl to follow him, and with his asua
speed aud energy, pushed for the mount
They had scarcely gone halfway, wher
they heard the alarm cry some quarter o
mile down the stream. II was supposed
some party Of Indians, returning from hunt
ing, struck the river just as the body o
the Squaw floaied past. White and lhr
girl succeeded in reaching the mount
where McCIeland had been no indfferen
spectator To the sudden commoiiun amonL
The Indians. '' -I
The prairie parties Of warriors wert
seen Immediately 10 strike of in every di
reclion, and White aud the girlhad scarce
" arrived, befnre party Of some twenty
. warriors had reached the eastern acclivit,
Of the mount and were cautiously y ant
carefully keeping under cover. Soon lh
spies saw the swarlhy foes as they glide,
from tree to tree and from rock 10 rock
Till their position was surrounded, excep
on The west perpendicular side, and al
hope OF escape was cut off. In thi
perilous condition, nothing was left but {
sell their lives as dearly as possible. AM
this they resolved to do, and advised III
girl to escape to the Indians and tell then
she had been taken prisoner. She said
mo death TO me, in the presence of m
:, own people, is a thousaud times sweee
than captivity and slavery. Furnish m
" with a gun, and ! will show you how
: can fight as well as die. This place
= leave not. Here my bones shall liz
: bleaching with yours, and should either :
> you escape you will carry the ,idings {
y my death to my few relations" '
RESPONSIVENESS proved fruiiless. Th
. two spies quickly ma,ured their plan I
" defense, aud vigorously commenced III
attack from the front, where, from I'll
" very small backbone Of the mount, III
: savages had 10 advance in single file, an
g withou, any covert. Beyond this nee
l. ,he warriors availed themselves Of roct
+ and trees in advancing, but in passing fro
e one 10 the other they must be exposed Il
!, shor, time, and moments exposure
d their swarlhy forms was enough foe II
y unerring rifles Of the spies. The india'
D. being entirely ignorant Of how many we
IT, in ambuscade, were more cautious ho
/ they advanced. P. w. ~ "
g Afler'bravely maintaining the fight
}, iron, and Keeping the enemy in chec
al they discovered new danger ,hreateni'
:, them. The arch foe now made evide
~ preparations to attack them on the fan
o. which could be more successfully done
u. reaching an isolated rock lying in one
IT, the rasines on the southern hill side. III
r. rock once gained by The Indians, III