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Brady's Escape from the Indians.
Samuel Brady was a noted American Dor
derer who Hoprished about sixty years ago
de was over six feet in height, with lieb
blue eyes. fair skin. and dark hair. He wa
remarkably straight, an athletic, bold aut
vigorous backwoodsman, Injured to all III.
tolls and hardships of frontier life, END
had become very obnoxious to the Indians
from his numerous successful attacks q,
their parties, and from shooting them in hi,
hunting excursions whenever they crossed
bis path, or came within reach of his rife
TOR be was personally engaged in more has
ardous contest with the savages than any
other man west of the mountains, except
Daniel Boone. He was. in fact. an I'm.
dian hater." as many of the early borderer.
we're.
Brady was also very successful trappe,
and hunter. and took more beavers than
any of the Indians themselves. In one Of
bis adventurous trapping excursions to the
waters of the Beaver River. or Nahouiup,
which in early days so abounded in the ami.
mails OF this speciesQhat it took it's name
from this fact. it so happened that the In
dians surprised him in his camp, and took
him prisoner.
He was taken alive to their encampmeut,
on the west bank of the Beaver River, about
mile and half from its mouth.
After the usual exultations and reioicinps
atthe capture of noted enemy, and causing
MIN to run the gauntlet, fire was prepared,
near which Brady was placed. after being
stripped naked, and his arms unbound
previously to tying him to the stake, b
large circle was formed around him. con-
sisting OF Indian men, women and children,
dancing and yelling. and uttering all man.
ner OF threats and abuses that their small
knowledge of the English language could
afford.
The prisoner looked On these prepara-
GG4Ai f2s asstba sea An ar bis .sssas- eye; met9t
ing all their threats with a truly savage fors
titude.
In the midst of their dancing and reioic-
ing. q squaw of one of their chiefs came
near him with child in her arms. Quick
as thought. and with intuitive prescience.
he snstched it from her and threw it into
the midst of the flames. Horror-etruck at
the sudden outrage, the Indians simultane-
ously rushed to rescue the infant from the
fire..
In the midst of this confusion Brady
darted from the circle. overturning all that
came in his way, and rushed into the ada
cent thickets, with the Indians yelling at
his heels. He ascended the steep side Of
hill amidst shower of bullets, and darting
down the opposite declivity. secreted him
self in the deep ravines and laurel thickets
that abound for several miles to the west Of
it.
His knowledge of the country and won
derful activity enabled him to elude his ene-
mics. and reach the settlements on the
south of the Ohio River, which be crossed
by swimming. The hill near whose base
this adventure is said to have happened
still goes by his name and the incident 10
often referred to by the traveller, a. the
coach is slowly dragged up its side.
Brady's residence was on Charter 8
Greek. on the south side of the Ohio and
being q man of Herculean strength. activ-
ity and courage. he was generally selected
40 the leader of the hardy borderers in all
their incursions into the Iudian territory
north of the river.
About the year 1880, large party Of
warriors from the falls of the Coy yahego and
the adjacent country. had made an inroad
on the south side of the Ohio River, in the
lower part of what is now Washington
County, then known as the settlement of
"Catfsh Camp" after an old Indian of that
name who lived there when the whites first
came into the country of the Monongahela
River.
This party had murdered several families
and with ''plunder' had recrossed the Ohio
before efectual pursuit could be made.
BY Brady party was directly summon
ed Of his followers. who hastened on after
them; but the Iztlians -h>ving started one
or two days earlier. he could not overtaks
them in time to arrest their return to their
villages. Near the spot where the town Of
Ravenna now stands, the Indians separated
into two parties, one of which went to the
north. and the other west, to the falls of the
Cuyahogs.
Brady's men also divided; part pur-
sued the northern trail. and part went with
their commander to the Indian villagee
lying on the river in the present township
Of Northampton. in Portage County.
Although Brady made his approaches
With the utmost caution. the Indians, ex.
pecting pursuit, were on the lookout. and
ready to receive him, with numbers four
fold to those Of Brsdy's party. whose only
safety was in . hssty retreat, which FROM
the erdor Of the pursuit soon became per
fect fight.
Brady directed his men to separate, and
each ono to take caro- Of himself; bat the
Indians. Knowing Brady. and having most
inyofnrnfo hatred and drAad nf him. frnu