The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-12-27
Indian Adventure in Ohio,

ing, a few miles above its junction with the
Ohio, stood small stockade, then one OF
the frontier posts of the Northwest. Its
inmates had been annoyed by repeated at
tacks of Indians but protected by their
works and actuated by the hardy courage
of their class, they had uniformly attacked
their assailants, and frequently with consid-
cradle loss.
Sometime in the month of October intel
ligence reached the little garrison that the
savages were preparing an expedition
against the settlement in great force A
council was Immediately held, and scouts
were sent out with Instructions to ascertain
if possible, the number of the enemy and
the probable point of attack. Two of the
-McClelIand and White-ascended
the river as far as the picturesque promon-
tory now known as Mt. Pleasant, the summit
of which commanded an extensive view OF
the surrounding country.
Here the two scouts took their station,
and were not long in discovering the objects
of their search. The smoke of an encamp-
ment rising through the trees betrayed the
presence of their foes at distance much
better adapted to scrutiny than to securing
the safety of the watchers. Each day
brought fresh increase to the warriors, and
every new arrival was greeted with pro-
longed and .exutant yels. Such sounds
were well calculated to appall those to
whom they were unfamiliar; but to our
gallant scouts they served like martial mu-
sic to string the nerves and stir the spirits.
From early youth they had lived on the
frontier. 1t was not likely. therefore, that
they would either be crcumvented by their
foes, or, without desperate struggle, fall
victims to the seal ping knife.
On several occasions small parties left the
encampment and assembled the hill, at
which times the scouts would hide in cleft
of the rocks, or creep among the branches
Of some fallen tree, till the danger was past.
For food they depended on the supply in
their knapsacks, for they dared not kindle,
a fire, and the report of one of their rifles
would have precipitated upon them the en-
tire band of savages. 1t had recently rained,
and pool of water among the rocks served
them for their drink In few days, how
ever, this disappeared, and the alternative
was presented OF finding new supply or
abandoning their undertaking
McClelland volunteered to make the at
tempt. Carrying his trusty rifle in his
his shoulders, he cautiously descended to
the verge of the prairie, and keeping within
the thickets of hazel that skirted the hill,
directed his course to the river, on the
banks of which he had the good fortune to
find 9 gushing spring from whose waters
he filled his nteens and returned iii safety
The success of this enterprise determined
the two friends to have fresh supply Of
water daily, aud the task of procuring il
was to be performed alternately. The next
day when White had filled his canteens, he
sat few moments watching the litnpld
stream as it gurgIed from the earth. While
thus engaged, sound oflight footsteps
caught his ear and turning, he saw cou
pie of squaws within few feet of him, the
elder Of whom Immediately uttered Que OF
those far reaching whoops peculiar to the
dusky race.
White at once comprehended the peril o
his situation. If the alarm should reach thu
camp both he aud his companion must in
evitabIy perish Sef.preservation promp
ted the inhiction of uoiseIess death upor
the two squaws-a proceeding to which, il
all probability, he felt but little repugnanc,
from any scrupes of border gallantry. TIL,
purpose was no sooner formed than acteC
upon. He sprang upon them with tn,
strength and activity Of a panther, anC
graspiug their Threats jumped with then
into the river. Without difficulty he sue
ceeded in thrusting the head of the eide
beneath the water, where she speedily be
came insensIble; but the younger made
stronger resistance and during the struggle
to his great surprise, addressed him in hi
own language, though in words scarcely ar
ticulate. He quickly released his hold
when she informed him that ten years be
fore she had been made prisoner by the In
dams, who had brutally murdered he
brother and two sisters before her eyes.
During the narrative White let go hi
hand upon the squaw, whose body hcate
where it was not likely soon to be discovered
and then directed the girl to follow him
with wonted speed and energy they pushe
for the hill. They had hardly gone tw
hundred yards when shouts of alarm wei
heard about quarter of mile below
Some warriors on the way to camp ha
probably reached the river as the body
the drowned squaw foated past Whit
aud the girl succeeded in reaching the h
where McCeland had remained no indltte
ent spectator of the commotion so sudden
excited The Indians had immediate
struck off in every direction, and numb
OF them, before the fugitives could reach Il
summit, bad commenced to ascend the a
clivity-Picking their way with cautio
and keeping constantly under cover. Fro
time to time glimpses were caught of the