The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-07
THE BUcKHANNoN COUNTRY.
It's Early history.

country spoken Of was oucc' part u
Lewis county, it will be read with IN
terest by our people;
The first white mon that located on
the waters Of the Buckhanpop River,
were John aud Samuel Priugle, (iu
the year I764) who occupied as a
home, large Sycamore tree, at the
mouth Of Turkey Run, about three
miles below the town Of Buckhauuon,
where they renaiped until the latter
part Of the gear 1857, Their sumu.
uition being nearly exhausted, they
concluded tia. Que should 60 to the
nearest settlement on tse Shenandoah,
to replsnish their then exhausted sup.
ply. THIS was successfully aeeoln. .
plished by John pringle, but was not
undertaken uulil their supply was re.
ducei to two loads Of powis as they
feared arrest II they went to the settle.
nsnt, being descrters from the garri.
suu ~ euTI FiW.
o. the return Of John Priugle, (he
having brought The news Of peace,
both with tie French aud ipdiausj
they left thar wilderness home, and
did not return until tho fall Of the
year 1853. when they were accsmpa.
MED by several persons who came to
view the couhtry SO gloWiugly do
scribel by the Pringles
The next Spring, tho following per.
sons returned and made improvements
and put out crop of corn: John and
Samuel Priuglc, John Jackson aud
bis sons, George aud Edward) john
Hacker, Alexander and ThOmas slaeth,
William Hacker, Thomas and jesse
Hughes, john and William Raiclifl
and John Brown. Naii fs
Soon after this, other ctnigrauts ar.
rived under the guidance Of Samuel
Prngls, among than we're John and
Benjamin Outright and Henry Rule
Tie Cutrights settled near what Is
known as 0alright's Run, and Rule
near tho mouth Of Fink's Run, wherO
the town Of Buckhannon now stands.
or the names recorded above, We
know Of but few who have descendants
living in this county, the Cutrighis
pripgles aud Jlcksons. e.. 40 3
Quite an engagement took place be.
tween tho whites aud Indians in the
year 177S. 10 which Jeremiah Curl.
Simon schoolcraft, and John Gut.
right were wounded. aud Ausiia
Schoolcraft killed; Indians were also
killed aud wounded
On the Sth ofNfarch, probably 1876
or 1881, as William Whits and limo
thy Dorman aud his vito were going
to, and in sight Of Buckllanaon Fort
some guns were discharged at them
and White being shot through th,
hip soon fell from his horse, aud wa.
tomahawkod, scalped and lacsrated ii
the most frightful manner. Dormat
and his wife we're taken prisoners
The people in the Fort heard tho fr
ing and Few to arms, but tho rive
being between, the savagcs cleared
themselves while the whites wer,
crossing over.
On the 9Th Of February, 1882
while Henry Fink and his son John
were engaged III shedding rails, OF
their farm III tho Buckhannop settle
ment, several gus were simultaneous
ly discharged at them, and befot
john bad tune to reply to his father
Inquiry. whether 10 was hurt, auUthe
guu was fred and he fell lifeless
Having unlocked the chain which
fastened The horse to the sled ,theol MAJ
gulloped briskly away. LTG reachc,
bis home 10 safety, add Immediately
moved bis family to the Fort 0l
the sext DAY tho lifeless body Of Johi
vas brought into the Fort The frs
shot had wounded his arm, the bal
from the second. passed through hi
heart. aud DO was afterwards scalped
After tho killing of White Gone o
their most active aud yigil,nt warrior
aud spies aud the capture Of Dormal
Ii was resolved to abandon the For.
and seek elsewhere, security from th
\ greater Ills which it WI, found woul
beiall thom il they. rcaained. Thi
apprehension arose from the fact. tia
Dorman was then with the sayages
and that to crafty his enmity to par
ticular individuals 10 tbs settlement
he would unite with tue indians, an
| from his kaoieleags n ne country, |
eitabLed 10 conduct thcm tho more s.
ourely to blood and plunlsr.
While some Of the inhabitants
that settlement were engaged 10 mo,
Ing their property to fort III Tygart
Valley Qhe others moving to Nutter
fort aud Ulsrksburg, J they were ERE
upon BY party Of savagss, and tw
Of them, Michael Hagle and Ellis
Payn,er fell. Tic uorse on whic
Johu Bush was riding, was she
through, yet Bush succeeded In cxtrj
eating hin.slf'ftom the falling auilni
add escaped though closely pursued b
one Of the sayages. Several time
the Indian following him, would cal
ou. to him, "Stop, and you shall nc
b. hurt.-lf you don't l will shoe
you, " aud Bush, nearly exhausted au
10 despair OF getting Of, actually rt
laxsd his pace for the purpose Q
yielding liitn.elf prisoner, who
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