Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-15
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An InciAent OF Pioaeer Ls4s.
.a One IN. - writing im the Burke
vii Q (ky.) Courier, relates that in
trail, nained Jo. Basby. Aiming the :
many incidents OF pioneer and bOr- ,
was the following: About the COM
war Busby's father for u while fol- |
anu its tribui aries, and while pursu-
ing this ayOcati0il he formed, mn inti- |
macy with Captain Jaines iiarrod,
trapped aiit hunted together Upon |
oire occusion, while trapping IN what
is now Fcmtress county, Tennessee,
they struck tho trail or MI lniiiai, !
war party. This trail they followed |
up, nmd about niyhlfall they came /,
wItl,in sight Of their camp. Keeping
a careful lookout, they approached
near enough to ascertain Tint there
were but four braves ana aprisoner-
it being evidently but q aetachmeHt
from iiie main force. This prisoner
WAS u white girl, and they resolved
night, when their9 Blumbcrs were
heaviest, they fired ut two OF the
sieeping warriors. and then i'm nedi-
,ltciy dashed into the camp with hid
euus yeiis. Tho other Indians, terror
stricken by Tie unexpected assault
and not knowing the number Of their
encnies, fled for their lives into tho
darkness, leaving Harrod aud Busby
| masters of the siJiittiol. They, te r.
lag that the escallng Indians would
lose no lime in communicating. with
| thc main force aud pursuing them,
freed their prisoner and iIade u
forced unrtli for the Cumberland
RIVER, which they reached the nexi
day al u point u Ia; tie above Inc
| present town. OF Bakert0n, ,whrre
their pivUsue was coiircaiett IN tile
bushes. ihey crossed tie river, uiItl
proceeded up 10 the mouth of Crocns
aud went. up that ,creck some little
| distance ru,a I,nce where they had
cached thsir fpci1s, salt, &c, prcviou-
10 starting Oh their Tennessee hunt.
In this vicinity ihey rraiiiai"eda until
tie next morning, HAT the yuuns.:
woman unght recover from the
fatigue consequent upoii ifIv unusu,tl
icArsiton and xcit.liicitpOf tsiV 1nisa
weeh. They iearueti that her .talhei
. Ii, nj beeli au officer nj New, Orleans.
out having .contrar!ed a dangerous
fever, With lad CAUSED bis death
,!c had started up with II party VI
| ,6ldiers aii.t .ia officer to II p,,et OI
. the upper .Oiio wierc q young o:ti
: -trtrA-'.cI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sfItIUheu
n .,I,d wien soint wi,crr hear the hIuuti
If the OHIO river the party had bcci
n tttarke,i byI the lnu,ans.. some. o
! thrip, she 4id roi knew how, many
We're Killed., aud Herself aud the Off
ger in clrargc t"!iilst ei,dcl, oring 4
,ro ect Lcr) were taken Pris ,ucrs
For Two da. they travelled together
put on the th;ru day, tfsar q Ion;
q ,:unsuhatioii, the force divided, th,
JfG GER osing taken with the main di
vision. whist she Was ,sturtrsl, rs slit
: Inferred, for the settlements. AT al
events, they had been ON the rout
( 81, eli days W hen they were fred upOl
:. / by Harrud and Eusby aid h. + rescu
!. effected Not having seen or lcarie'
: III any sign> OF, pursuit, they deter
Il ! mined TO make Tor the nrntest STA
T.. ,iou and leave their trnucr Charge
:. The next day thry went Through Ill
. i,iense cuurbrakcs of .CrUr;hs ;.s tur n
Il iCavs Spring (su-ralicd froin he inai
ner in hiei, il issuss tram w n O. y yer,
n Axe opening at the iOut of one Of ~
}, highest mountains on CrOcus creek
just below the mouth of what is no.
4 l.,rr.,f'S Ettl. t.s., fhs.
d Iirampud. feeling sale from pursui
. In the morning the, killed a doe, Nj.
i. VIII lst making their breakfast a.
Y fired OH by In ian III: girl frl
j. and H,rrnd and 3 .sb.' treed. Ate
some til. e t II mutual e.!deavO
u draw ,nrir adversarirs' FIRE, lla
y rod succc, dea in sen,timg one India
to the happy hunting grounds, All
IS having reloaded, and in the meal
Is time discovered the locality of a
il other redskin,' they by cruss-firi
III shortly sent him to join his compa
j. ion. Being satisfied that no othe
IL were i'll pursuit, they came fro
n their ambush ami learned chat II
as poor French girl had been sh'
IL through the breast, and had iived b,
NJ Il few minutes afterwards. Eusl
III had been shot through the arm
iic mere flesh wound. Alter carcf
~ search for a suitable place to '3ury I,
x unfortunate girl, they discovered
nj prnjectiu. rock about half way !
l.C the side OF the mountain Oh its ] iw
u! creek forests, under which they Ia
ic- her body, d.sposing it rs ,ic"entir
oh IN their power 10 do-!icr Eln
,e, crossed on her breast, hsi.iii.e q ill
lac cruciiix therein, which they f,ti
il suspen+cd around her neck he II
ne told them that the Indians. when $
III WAS captured, iitl taken all hcr Jc
l.. elry and- ornaments from icr, {
OF ccp;ing this cro>s). They III "a e,
iat cred lIr bo,iy win stones and ear
es- as much as in their power to ke
lie of wolves, &c. Her name BusGy ],
Fit forgotten, bat he gave the wri'
n such PLAIN directions as to the pt;
es- of her burial that, during the oil .
in citement, upon the writer's conf
Try TO this county, j. William Mnr.;
vi now of Lawsun's Bottom, MAS
ise abled o fiud the skeleton i'll the cx
tus position described hv Busbv.
w. w. Eiepiaatinc Mugnanimssy.
Is The l. ',sure Hour, all English III
iy- zane, tells this touching story.
of related by Major Brown, of th. L
.m- ticth Regiment, During the si'
Tile of Poadie!:ery, in Tie E.st lndi
an, by tho British army, W hen y. Ii,
wus 1t,y,.runr here there " ere. in