Butte record., 1854-06-24


however, having gained some Information
IS to her whereabouts, determ.nod-ond
with him determination was but another
word for accomp,ishm' nt-to rescue her.
Setting ont oloae, his experience Of all
ing soon brought hin upon the heels Of
the savaees. Finding himself near them,
with bis characteristic coolncss, he stop
ped al q spring 10 drink and refresh BIN
self previous to b beianing his work
While STOPPING 10 drink, two Of the par
ty who were nearer than he thought,
sprang upon him. Without attempting
to rise, lie drew his hunting knife, and
with an under stroke, killed one of his
assail.uts then rising suddenly, he
;hrcw the Other from him, and ere he
could regain his feet, di>pathed him.
Thas mach accomplished, he took the
trail Of The others--followed them many
miles--camo upon them asleap--kniled
three OF thcm-cdt the thongs Of the
captured woman and was about to COM
msnco bis triumphant march homevard,
when another warrior, whose position be-
hind log, had screened h IN from view,
s7ranr upon him. Weak from the loss
Of blood, and in the deadly grasp Of the
savage, Dale would now have .allen hy
the hands Of a foe, whom he had ever
conquered, hal no. the liberated woman
snatchad up 4 tomahawk and split the In
dams skull The mutual deliyercrs,
having exchanged congratulations upon
their tlrtuuate escape, were soon in the
midst Of their rejoicing friends. Gener-
al Dale, In after life, often said that he
mad given up all hopes of life in this in
stance, and could hardly believe that The
weak emaciated female, whose captive
thongs he had just cut, could be his de-
liverer'
The biographer Of Gen. Dale, John
II. F. Claiborne of Mississippi, cites
the above incident, ana vonches tor its
traih. The tales OF Knight -ErIantry
could hardly equal it in romance and
w,ldnes- OF adventure and no 5ois-de
Gildert Of the middle Ages, in 'panoply
complete, could boast greater triumphs
OF his lance, than could General Dale Of
his hunting knife
After the treaty of peace with the In
dians, Gen Dale settled in Lauderdalo
county, in the northern part Of Alabama,
where his old log cabin was the seat Of
IN extensive and generous hospitality.
In 1886 he was elected to the S;atc
Legislature, in which he served with lis
Characteristic openness and indepen-
dence Of character An interesting an
ccdote of him is relited by Mr. Clai-
borne, in his biographical memoir We
Civ, it in the anthor's own language:
Sometime ago, Gen Dale was held,
N Mobile, as endorser upon note
the aebt was in the hands Of stranger.
Accompanied by an officer he sought the
crol.tor, and found him in the saloon Of
Cs-iam's i.v-fa'ned hotel. Sir" said
.'e o. erai, - haze no money 10 pay
'i's i b, The principal has tho prop
cf.y wake HIN pay it, Or let M 90
boma and work it out The shylock
he9i5a'e4- Very vel" )" sa d tie vatcr-
an, in tones that rang Indignantly
through the apartment. ''Very well,
-irl Look al my scars I will march
to jail, down Muse street, and all Mo-
bile shall witness the treatment Of an
oli soldier :" These simple words fell
ike electricity ppon that high-toned poo-
PIE, IN bali an hour a dozen Of the
brishtes! names Of the city were upon
The bond and before morning the debt
y paid and full discharge handed to
lie General"
Cen. Dale d,ed in ls4l. at his resi-
denca, wish the fort,tudo OF n soldier,
and the resignation Of Christian
We know not better how to clfse this
article, than by quoting from the well
written biography, which We have al
ready used:
In many respects, physical and nor
al, he resenbled the antagonists Of The
woods. He had the square forehead
the high cheek bones, The compressed
lips, aud, in iae., the physIognomy of an
Indian. relieved, however, BY iae ben
eyolent Saxon eye Like the red man,
too, his foot fell lightly upon the ground,
and turned nei her 10 the right nor left.
He was habiualy taciturn; his face
grave; he spoke slowly and in low tones,
and seldom laughed. observed Of him,
what I have often notel as peculiar to
border men of high attributes, he enter