The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-11-17

lost prints in The sand were deep and obvious;
but when within few yards Of the point at
which thewhitSs as well asthe Indians were
in the habit of crossing, it suddenly diverged
from the stream and stretched along a rocky
ridge, forming an obtuse angle with its for
mer direction. Here Adam halted for a mo-
ment, and directed his brother and the other
young men to follow the trail with proper
caution, while he himself still adhered to the
river ath, which led through clusters Of will
| lows, directly to the point where he supposed
The enemy to lie. ...
Having examined the priming Of his gun,
he crept cautiously through the bushes, till
he had a view OF the point of embarkation.-
Here lay two canoes, empty and appareatly
deserted. Being satisfied, however, that the
Indians were close at hand, he relaxed noth-
ing of bis vigilance, and quickly gained a
jutting cliff, which hung Immediately over
the canoes. Hearing low murmur below,
he peeied cautiously over, and beheld the OBJ
ject of his search. The gigantic Big Foot
! lay below him in the shade of a willow, and
was talking in low, deep tone to another
warrior, who seemed mere pigmy by his
side.
Adam cautiously drew back, and cooked
his gun. The mark was fair, the distance
did not exceed twenty feet, and the aim was
unerring. Raising his rife, slowly and eau
tiously, he took aim at Big Foots breast, and
drew the trigger. His gun flashed. Both In
dams sprang 20 their feet with deep inter-
lection of surprise, and for single moment
all three stared upon each other. This mac
| tivty was soon over. Adam was too much
hampered by the bushes to retreat, and sit
ting his life upon the cast of die, he sprang
over .he bushes that had sheltered him, and
summoning all his powers, leaped boldly
down the procipce, and alighted' on the
breast Of Big Foot with shock that bore
him to the efrth.
At the moment Of contact, Adam had also
thrown his right arm around the neck OF the
smaller Indian, so that all three came to the
earth together. At that moment a sharp fl
ring was heard among the bus hes above, an.
nouncing that the other party were engaged:
but the trio below were too busy to attend to
anything but themselves, Big Foot was for an
linstant stunned by the violence Of the shock,
land Adam was enabled TO keep them both
down. But the exert,en necessary for that
purpose was 50 great that he had leisure to
draw his knife. D.. ., l...'.
Big Foot quickly recovered, aid without
attempting TO rise, wrapped his long arms
arourd Adams body, and pressed him to his
breast with the crushing iorce OF n rboa.con-
slrictor. Adam as we have already remark
ed, was powerful man. He instantly re-
! laxed his hold of the small ladian, who
sprang to his feet Big Foot ordered him to
run Cor his tomahawk, which tlay within gten
steps, and kill the wLit6 man ~hiie eld
him in his ms.---Adani, seein 4l|lsFdanser,
struggled manfully toextricute hmself iron
the folds OF the giant, but in van. 1852
4 The lesser Indian approached "i'h up
! lifted tomuhawk, but Adam watched hin
3, closely, and as he was about to strlck, gave
him "a kisk so sudden and violent-as to knocl
! the tomahawk irum his hand, and sent hin
7 s,agre ring hack into the water; big Foo
uttered an exclamation in tone6 deep con
! tempt at the failure of his companion, an'
raising his voice to its highest pich, thunder
ed out several words in the Indian tongue
which Adam did not understand, bat suppose
The lesser Indian now again approached
carefully stunning Adams heels, AMI max
ling many motions with his tomahawk, il
order to deceive him as to the point wher,
the blow would fall. This lasted for severn
e.onds, until laundering exclamation from
Big Foot compelled his campanioH to strike
Such was Adams dexterity ard vigilance
that he managed to receive the tomahawk II
; glancing direction, ppon. his left wrist
wounding him deeply. but not disabling him
} He now made sudden and desperate eiior
} to free himself from the arms OF the giant
and succeeded. ~
Instantly suatching up rife, for the In
dian did not venture to use one, for fear c
shooting MS oodipanion, he shot the lesse
Indian ihroueh the body; but.scarcely Lad h
S done SO when Big Foot arose, and placed on
.hahd ps,ts<h <eiisr. snd the other upon hi
: hip. pitched him te d feet INTO the air, as h
! himself would have pitched child. AdaI
~ fell upoa his back at The edge of the waite
s'5dt befprs5s antagonist could spring uPo
J, I'm, hswas sgain upon his feet, and stun
'fi with rage at the idea OF being handled 50 ct
sily, he attacked his gigantic foe with fur
q which for time, compensated Tor ln!erlorl'
Is of strength. 1t was now fair fist fight b
tween them; in the hurry Of the struggle ne
Y ther had leisure to draw.a knife.
'e The Indian struckawkwardy, and hhdlr
N himself dropping to leeward, he closed Wi
m his antagonist, and again hurled him to Il
g ground. He quickly rolled into tue yer, al
h the struggle continued with undated fury,
s. The Indian being unused to such violent 9
t. ertion, and having been much injured by U
at first shock to his stomach, Adam seized hi
by the scalp-lock, put his head under wate
'e and held it there till the faint struggles
W the Indian induced him to believe that
In was drpwned, wben'he released his hold, al
70 a,temptedsto dt1M his knife. ... ...
~ The Indian had oply feigned, and the m
w. ment Adam let go Ills h9ad, he reganed
s. feet, ant % tura put y saserssry under
'y the sraggie both Were carried into deep "
'tt ter, and each was colnpejlsd to relax his he
Sc and swimfor his lifss There was still o
@ztsdedriae on shore, and each swan hard
6rder to reach it: but the Indian proved t