Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-25


quired. By the common consent of all these
volunteer parties, Col. Benz. Cooper, Bap-
list from Madison county, KY, was chosen
Commander chief.
Col. Cooper was one of Kentucky's no.
blest pioneers. He had been prominent
man in the wars with the Indians in that
district, possessed real courage, and cool
and deliberate, with great skill and 'agoc-
ity in judgement. He had also been an ef-
fcient man in the affairs Of civil and politi-
cal life, and man of firmpess and correct
ness as a member of the church.
Among the principal oAieers WHO occu-
pied subaltern positions asNthel commanders
of for is and partisan leaders for detached
field service, were Captain Sarshall Cooper,
"a brother of the Colonel) VIM. Head and.
Stephen Cole. &
To guard against surprise, the people
under the direction Of their leader, erected
five stockade forts - %W%, ~.
/. Cooper's Fort want the residence Of
the Colonel, on bottom prairie.
2. McLain's Fort, { called Fort Hemp
stead ufterwards, } was on the bluffs, about
enc mile from New Franklin.
8. Kincaid's Fort was near the river, and
about one and half miles above the site
of Old Franklin.
4.IIead's Fort was on the Moniteau,
near the old Boune's Lick trace from st.
Charles.
5. Coles Fort was on the south side Of
the Missouri, about mile below Boonvile,
Here the widow of w. 7. Coles, who was
slain by the Indians on Boones Lick, with
her children, settled soon after the murder
of her husband, ~
These forts were q refuge to the families
when dangers threatened, but the offenders
of the country did not reside in them only
as threatened danger required. Scouting
parties were almost constantly engaged in
securing the woods in the rear Of the set
Elements, watching for Indian signs, and
protecting their stock from depredations.
With all their vigilance during the war
, about 800 horses were stolen, and many cat
tie, and nearly all their hogs were Killed.
y Bear meat and raceoon bacon became sub
d stitute, and even were engaged IN contract
tor trade. They cultivated the fields near
t est 10 the stockade forts, which could b
n Ecultivated in corn with comparative security
d Pbpt not enough to supply the amount neces
= sary for consumption.
e Parties were detailed 10 cultivate field
e more distant. These were divided in'
: plowmen and sentineis. The one part
" followed the plows, dsthe other, with r
fles loaded and ready, scouted around tn
'e field on every side, steal'hily watching le'
j. the willy foe should form an ambuscade.-
A Often the plowman walked over the felt
e guiding his horses and pulverizing II
r. earth with his loaded rifle slung at his bacl
:, With all these precautions, few m.n hl
k fwould tread stealthily along the furrows.-
pAshe approached the end Of The corn row
e where the adjacent woodland might col
Y, tain an enemy, his anxiety was al its heigh
IS When these detaohments we've in the corr
lie field, if the enemy threatened. the fort, Ii
,e sound of the horn gave the alorms and n
of rushed TO the,rescue.
4, 1t wssn.he aufumnal season of corn gail
e, eriug, party of these farming soldier
lie were hard pressed by party of savage
l. A negro servant drove the team with II
10 load of corn. He knew nothing of chor
re races among the ancients, but he p'
W the lash on the horses, and drove throug
in the large double gateway without touchiI
Iy either post, as had been too often his u
r, lucky habit The Indians were on the o
III posite side of the clearing, saw their pr
d, had escaped, raised their accustomed ye
I'd and disappeared in the woods,
lie "Oh, SAM" said the Captain, whose Sc
s. want he was, ''you've saved your scalp III
a time by accurate and energetic driving"
L Ss, HlueSdi l. llih spi AZ NiIO oH'hS w
lie scratching his wool, as if lie would ma
he doubly sure that the useful apendnee W
- not missing. SDe way done miss dc
he gate posts was no red mans business.
er never druv tru afore widout hit one slt
RS and sometimes bof Of dem"
d. These pioneer Boone's Lick settlers d
OF, served TO be known and held in remel
'e. brance by the present generation in th
la populous and rich district of the State.
Die regret exceedingly, now it is too late, l q
- not gather many more facts, and record
lar names of the principal families. Til
m suffered as many privatons as any 9th
m frontier settlement in Western history,
Pile The men were all heroes, and the won
to heroines, and they successfully and SIX
No. fully defended their families and the COT