American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-16
CAPTAIN sAMUEL BRADH AND
CORNPLANTER.
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ST. ni9u, a44ASs 1trs'fc9e r,1ltSi.it'Hsit an I
zee. J. "a, .es---< ,'s.-,.s = = s.... r
p, ? &flg- MI hes ,Ivisoalbs sjd;es,
b Fhe' er ioS'isity oRp9r uni y 70 he IN am
utso s,ni seize lle lonely y1yagerl as he
'NS' desrvn iln4 The river. AMI consign him |
o he sake and. The topule. But the !
V chful. shlewi aud iieJilys foe Of Corn, |
,lAn,er IN -.lle whoie, 'iawny race, MAS
i,e in ioms 'aas anil Gs'l-ss ciplAln S,m
ivl Bra y. Tiiissetesan pionees ami In-
l;1n hunter .waA one of those noble speci
mems Df lFt hardy forcs 'eF5. who ptunsei
i.irlcs~ly into ths int.rminable forests that
Lh"n N,rspsead 80 larss.&portian Of The
States. -sa ei
Lik, Daniel Boon, LewisWegzrl. Simon
K"n:on anl,o;bsrs, who.m'rle Indian hunt.
iugirp pas:ime. his deadly hate Of the InIi.
m. .nn1 his burning passion for hun ing
them Iowa. amDun rd v'tO monomanla-
This l,atred WIS III consequence OF b"
wrongs th.'y had ipAi 'i,Di npa lis f'nmily
--his "a hsr. g st4Jafh. R8ly IND y
10 .st rsstt ~ " ~, f1 ~ y
,5a4s. .2sgEi.t.u 3nsilaiAt And 4si spiva a
+, Bre.y, .q3tl k. pN wti9r5 !olT- tro,noisr
AMI bls tis} =. itg,.n.W MhtnnitcUlinIatOw
called ti,e .,l.,a, .aYesJsp,l " ~ 5p,nls dong
Lae'shere5 iha tIirh echoed eSuly .to,the
whoop Of the savage or the pantheI's 5
scream. t5l. -.at- .---' ~''s7-a7-T
II Is abehil in the river Of nihc miles in
length, and is sometimes sailed Nine Mile
Bond. hndis scarcely half a mile across
the neck. Here in This bend, eofnpIaulcr
returned from some successful nroad upon
the Whites, had secured several prisoners,
by tying them to AS many trees. while his
swarthy aul hi lcously painted fUllowers
wero bu'y IN making prepnra,ions tor the
f,ggoi aul the torture. ~
The slake WAS erected and tie faggo!s
prepared with oil the eoouess aud refine
msnt Of Indian Larbarity. 1t was u beau1'
full evening; The sun was just sinking be-
hind the lofty hill upon the opposite shore.
Calmness had throw its oily wand upon
tho AIleghany's crystal tide and it skpt.
The full round moon. just bursting thro'
the tree-tops behind them, sailed calmly
through tho distant blue, aud cast its mel
low beams upon the sleeping river, and
danced upon Us placid bosom
The melancholy not Of Tie whip poor
will from the adjoining thicket fell swcelly
upon tie ear. The victims were unboun,I
AMI led forth 10 the place, Of torture. Al
this momen..a a voice, high up among th'
frowning rocks that loomed oul from th'
thick hemlocks that crowned the hill oppo
site. hailed. Cornplanter in the Indian
tongue. informing him chat ne was an In
dian warrior. just returned from. the war
path, with goodly number Of prisoners :
Hc desired that the ceremonies Of TN
torture might bo suspended until he Goul
ford the rwerand Join them, when the,
would celebrate tie occasion with unusual
demonstrations Of savage rejoicings. Il
this Cornplan'er er consenle,l. The flame
that had been kindlcd were cxtinguishej
. ant the prisoners again boupi TO the trees
In tho mcan.ime, Brady, for it was i
who had deceived the willy iniian. with
bo ly OF men moved silently up the riv,
to, place known as'rruby's Ripple an
/. there forlins lhe river. drew his men u
across the neck OF the bend, IAN ! move
y noiSelesSly down upon tho sava3es. S
cautious was his approach that the Indian
We're completely cut oil Il om ietreat belOr
. they became al rmcJ. lI, T. ., ,,u..A
Brady men henlmed them in from bt
; hind, while the All-ghany rolled in f,on
/. The first intimalioH to tho savage Of h
approach wascommupiated by u dcadl
A discharge from his unerins rifles, ri
r lnlinns fought with despca ion. bul wei
overpowrred; all were killed or taken pri
1 uners save The chief, Coruplnter, wine
n tinding himself alone, plunged into the ri,
!, er, anI swan for thc o her shore.
f " b ing y good swimmer. he remaine
= several. minutes under water, but rs i
rose Tor breath, hewas greeted with asbov
cr uf bullets. In this way aternalel
,wimnns uijer.as long us he could hol
; tlSnrea II, mn I rising To tile surface. he e
ape unhurt, an 4 Reached the other shol
{. iln SH''ly, secreied himself behind lar
, 1adms rock. ntsrt eyac
f0r prisoners werr OF r0Wsc uWhoun,
j. tYaulldt J0,lcliu lbcj ,irlicaiqu auI joy
F, tne ,lm'iV ani allplAeJ-to release. L.
rock lhAt slli;Ilel Coinplnler from D1
/. Ly $ bullets was poiptcd,out, to nc. by ii
j old1n Iian. in n resent trip down tfisrivo
{ It isknown as Cornpb.ntGr's Rock I'll
y old ludian gave me the story with sa
and dejcclcdlcountennce, ilrLruken Eus
n lish, ''f~' ''"'
= Alas! what a chaagel Where then Il
y sheeny tide Of the beautious Alleghan
= parted only tothe swift.skimming birche
!, leanoe, and euhocd 10 the wild voices III
J. came out ofthe dense, dark forest; now
a heard the shrill whistle Of the steam piy
Ir and the rushing Of The mighty steamer.
y Where the ,lawny savage then feclined u
1. on tho shady banks from, his pursuit Of Il
ci deer, panther aud the b,ar, or rested fro
'he paTh, is nov, 'he scope of life N
al aciyiy.'
re- fhe 1all OH forestllcre leeeded from b
~ lote IlH a3EWt, Qfertlzdion. and Civ,
- lptI2e!o It0.s, Ae,,ulivl villas and bustlii
n towns. The lnd,ans TOO. has passed. ava
but few aud thcy-but miserable, tleca
ing relics Of whatihey onte were, are ma
p occasionally seen, the descendants of d