The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-10-11
M i s. G eIIaIaeou us
For the 4Rgis Dc Mtelligencer
THE INDIAN ROCKS.

Mr.. EDITOR: About the year 1890
while this section was chiefly inhabited by
the wild sons Of the forest, and but few
white people had settled here, circum-
stance happened that gave the name of the
" Indian Rocks" to a wild, romantic hill
that lies on Deer Creek, about quarter of
mile below where the road leading from
Bel Air to Dublin crosses the Creek. The
waters of the Creek lave the base of this
wild hill, which rises at steep angle to a
considerable height. 1t is composed OF
immense primitive rocks, and these prime
val boulders are piled one upon another in
grand array. Numerous caverns of consid-
able extent abound, where quite an army
of men could hide behind and under the
rocks at this wild and picturesque locality
The hill is bordered with large forest trees
and the rugged rocks are covered with q
thick growth oflaurel and wild parasites
and taken altogether the Indian Rocks
might be considered majestic natural
curiosity.
At the time of which write the Susaue
hanna Indians were here in great numbers
The section now known as Hartford county
was o tavorite hunting ground. Deer and
other game abounded, while the noble Sus.
quehanna supplied the red children of the
forest with the finest fish. There was O
large Indian village near where the Deer
Creek Iron Works now stand. The Indians
of this settlement were under the command
He was al aeo @aror and an e2Per R
ter, and was great beloved by his people
This young chieftain had lately married a
daughter OF q neighboring chief who was
considered the most beautiful and lovely
woman that could be found among the In
dians. Her name was Winogene, or the
Sunbeam, and tradition says, that hel
beauty far excellcd that of any other daugh
ter of the forest. Her fine Grecian profile
and the contour other majestic bust would
have made fine subject for the sculptor OIL
painter. Winogene was devoted to hel
husband. and always accompanied him or
his hunting and fishing expeditions. She
was an excellent shot, as her father had
taught her to bring down the antlered
buck with her bow and arrows, and many
deer fell from the barbcd shafts sent from
her bow.
At the time of the occurrence which
am now relating, it being in the month of
May, Bald Eagle and his lovely wife, to-
gether with twenty of his young warriors
(either of whom would have laid down his
life to save his beloved chief or his beauti
full Sunbeam" had repaired to the banks
of the Susquehanna, to fish for shad, which
they caught in nets made of red elm bark
They built bark wigwams to stay in
Their camp was near the mouth of Broad
Creek, and about seven miles distant
from the Indian Rocks.
While they were making good fishing
and living happily together, the Eagle and
his braves fishing and Winogene cooking
for them, they one day received visit from
half dozen Delawares. These fellows
were headed by chief of most repulsive
appearance. Unlike most Indians, he was
hump-backed and legged. His eyes
were watery and sore, and his mouth pro.
jected and his teeth looked like the tusks
of some wild beast. His name was Mo -ha-
tu-la, or the Grinning Wolf. This villain
cast his wicked eyes on the beauteous Sun
beam, and he at once determined that she
should be his, cost what it might. He and
his party staid several days with Bald
Eagle, and partook of his generous hospi
tality, appearing very friendly, and ther
left. as they said, to fish for shad some fifty
miles up the river This fiend now set tc
work to carry out his devilish design. He
went back to his tribe and selecting fifty
of his best warriors, he again marched fol
Bald Eagles peaceful cabins. In about q
week after the Wolf had left the Susque.
hanna's encampment, one evening, just af
ter dark, one of the young braves of the
Eagle party came in, greatly excited, and
told his beloved chiettain that as he was
straying near the banks of the river, about
two miles above, hunting for wild turkey
eggs, that he had unobserved discovered the
Grinning Wolf and fifty braves, all armed
to the teeth, lying under a rock-sheltered
nook, and that he had heard the Wolfgiv.
ing his banditti their final orders, which
were that as soon as the full moon should
incline to the west Cust after midnight)
that they were to approach Bald Eagles
cabins with caution and set fire to them,
and as the fugitives attempted to escape,
they were commanded to kill them but
that the Sunbeam was not to be touched,
as she was to be the property of the Wolf
The young brave stated that he then left
with caution, and was not discovered.
Our hero listened calmly to this
recital, and his resolution was i'm
mediately formed. He well knew that it
would be madness to fight the Wolf and
his party where they were, as they outnum-
bered him more than two to one; but he
knew that if he could entice his willy foe