The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-30

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downward. Thus, no hostile lodgmen
could DO easily made along the walls fol
the purpose oil setting fire, combining fo
q rush, or for climbing over, This move
building was peculiarly OF the times, ant
answered admirably the purpose in view
But one door opened In, which was mAdC
very strong, and secured by heavy oaker
bars, 80 as 10 DEFY entrance BY all ordinar,
assaults. II was Considered the sales
refuge when the number OF inmates wal
small.
As the Indians very rarely had cannon
and as all these refugees were bullet. proof
1t can easily be seen that they afforded
complete protection 90 long as there wert
brave hearts within, and when powder
and bullets did not give out. Indeed
there are several instances when success.
tul resistance has been made against sur
prises by few brave women, the malel
having all been absent In the fields with
their rifles lying within ready grasp.
MRp. JOHN HuPP.
An instance In point occurred that yery
same Jelr In the case OF Miller's Fort, On
Buffalo Creek, where Mrs. John Hupp
all the males being absent, and her hus-
band having been killed just outside, sue,
ceeded In inspiring the females with
heroic courage; shot at every Indian who
exposed himself, and by rapidly running
from port.hole 10 portfolio, so deluded
the beslegers into the belief OF strong
lorce within, that, after making repeated
attempts TO carry the place, they were
finally compelled 10 abandon the siege.
On this particular evening there was
considerable hustle about Fort Henry.
a crowd oil stalwart hunters were gather.
cd just outside that end oil the fort look
ing toward Wheeling Greek and the in.
terVening fiat. Another lot Of men,
women and children lined the fort ram
parts, while little outside Of the exterior
knots Of people, stood four riflemen, clad
In the convenient scouting costume OF the
day, half hunter, half Indian.
JONATHAN ZANE.
The first Of these was Jonathan Zane,
one Of the best shots and one OF the brayest
scouts on the frontier-a man Of remark.
able daring, energy and restless activity;
80 skilled IN woodcrait, and so univer-
sally approved In all his actions with the
saVsges, that he was a few months after
wards chosen chief pilot for the celebra-
ted CrawIord-Williamso expedition to
Sandusky.
1t is related Of him that once when re-
turning to Fort Henry from one of his
he saw FIVE Indians IumI
into the river and swim for Zane's Island
He fired at once, and one Of them sank
to rise no more. Rapidly loading up, he
fired three times more, each shot killing
savage, The fifth and last, seeing the
fate OF his companions, concealed him
self behind q Sawyer" or log, sticking
its end out Of the v ate
Alter several Intellectual attempts to
dislodge him, Zane was about to give up
further trial, when, seeing portion Of the
redskins body protruding from the log,
he took q careful aim at the exposed part,
and the last Of the five rolled into the
stream.
MAJOR SAM M'coLLoCH.
Next him stood the iar-famed Major
Sam McColloch, then on q visit 10 Fort
Henry from the neighboring settlement
81 Short Creek. Another celebrated scout
and Indian hunter, q man who never
knew lear, and who headed many an ex.
petition against the ssvages. His sister
Elizabeth was the wife OF Colonel Eben.
ezer Zane. His untimely murder by In
dams but few months after the time
we now see him, we may hereafter re-
late.
It was the Majors heart, as we have
already stated, which was cut out and
eaten by his pitiless slsyers, that they
might, by this act Of cannibalism, become
as brave as he was. He Is noted as the
hero Of the far famed "McCOlloch leap"
which took place in 1777-the "bloody
year Of the three seUenS," as 1t was for q
long time called along the Virginia Dor.
der. Towards the close of the memorable
siege Of Fort Henry of that year, he led
forty mounted men from Short Greek to
Its rescue, all oil whom succeeded In enter.
ing the fort hut himself.
By a sudden rush oil the foe he was cut
of and surrounded. Dashing his horse
through the encircling saVages, he rode It
at full speed Tor the high hills back of the
tort, pursued by q yelling throng Of exul-
tant savages. His gallant steed was push.
cd to the utmost, with the design of reach
Ing the summit and thence escaping along
It's brow to Van Metres Fort. AS i'll luck
would have it, he had scarcely gained the
height, when he came full tilt against an
other body OF savages, returning from a
plundCring expedition.
Not one moment for hesitation! Es-
cape seemed utterly out Of The question.
A fierce and cruel foe completely hem
med him in. Pickering death among
rocks TO the savage knife and iagot, he
took tho only course left him, and spurred
his foaming steed directly at the precipice
before him. Fixing himself firmly in the
saddle, the bride in one hand, his rifle in
the other, he closed his eyes, and uttered
a shout OF triumph.
His noble animal paused shuddering!y
on the brink. Another shout and sud-
den spur pushed him over, and down the
steep incline both plunged, amid crash.
ing timber and tumbling rocks. Down
still down! went horse and rider, until
Wheeling Creek was reached, Just at the
extreme point Of that most remarkable
circle enclosing what is called "the pen
iHsuls."
Across the creek, and over this pen
insula bottom rushed the white horse and
It's unrecking rider, the amazed savagef
standing stupidity on the edge Of the bluff
far, far above. Their prey had miracul-
ously escaped them, and they returned
the way they came, bafllsd and crest
fallen. .... .. l.a- -
sIMoN KENYON.
Next came the renowned Simon Ken
ton-then known by the name Of Simor
Butler. A tall, sinewy, powerful scout
with free, carless manner, a soft, trem
ulous voice and laughing grey eyes. all o.
which won him friends wherever he went
When excited to wrath, however, those
same soIt.beaming eyes would become &C
fierce and terrible ss almost to curdle Thu
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