The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-14
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Interesting Extracts from I 1ou
,ritIge'S Notes OH Early Dhys
along the West Virginia Boruer'

ssi,ISe,S Notes on Early DAYS
along the West Virginia bor"er'
Published at wcllsburB In 1894.
We first notice the accounts Of DUN
morc's War, The author states that the
land iobbers, fearing an attack by the In 4!
liam. assembled at Wheeling in April,
I774, On the eth Of April it was re.
norted that canoe with Two Indians and
.omc traders we're coming down the river
not far above Wheeling. Capt. Cresapr
commnndant of the fort, proposed TO go
nm and meet the Indians and kill them
TO this Col. Zane, the proprietor oil the
place, objected, stating that 1t would
bring on a war; that it was murder, and
would be disgrace to his name forever
Zanes counsel was not needed. The par,
ty went up the river. They returned ana
we're asked what had become OF the lndi'
ans. They said that they had fallen over
board. The canoe was pierced with Oul'
lets, which showed what they had done
The same day this party attacked the in'
dams at Captina, and killed several
Cresnp losing one man. The massacre , AZ AZ
Captina, and the one at Bakers, about ~
miles above Wheeling, was the sole cause
n ihe war Of l77i. The last was perpe,
trated by thirty.two men ""0eF D'''s'
Greathouse. IL. ,,ur,;yr Wheel.
nh. !" sn' Ggurcs, Four hundred men un:
Ins so ",ST Of Col. Angus Mcdonald
ue at Wheeling in June IVA.
TbSy went by canoes and boats to Captina,
,Lenrc Inv the shortest route to Wappato-
,";cS town sixteen miles below Coshocton.
The nilots were Jonathan Zane, Thos.
Nicholson and Tady Kelly. The army
was met by Indians near the town and
sEirmish followed with small losses on
hoth sides. John Hargus, Of Cresaps
company, performed the remarkable ieat
limiting two ballsin his rifle and lodging
hoth Of them in the neck OF m Indian,
which he afterwards found and scalped::
Crawiord's campaign on the 10Th, OF
May, 1882, four hundred men mustered
at the old Mingo towns on the west side oil
lie Ohio river. They were all volunteers
from the neighbOrhood Of the Ohio, and
from Ten Mile in Washington county,
Pa.
An election was held for commander,
Col. Crawford was chosen and accepted
with reluctance. This command march
ed towards Sandusky. The army suffer
ed defeat; Col. Crawford, DR.. knight,
Capt. Biggs and Lieutenant Ashley were
among the prisoners, the two latter were
Killed the next day; Col. Crawford was
burnt ut the stake; while suffering in
tense agony he called on Simon Girty to
lake pity on him and shoot him. Girty
said he had no gun, and spoke tauntingly,
and seemed 10 enjoy the scene, DR..
Knight was doomed to the stake but
made his escape.
RICEs FORT
WAS a few cabins and block house-a
refuge for twelve families OF the neigh
borhood. 1t was on Buffalo creek, about
twelve or fifteen miles from its mouth.
The Indians made an attack on this
fort in September, 1882. A few days be-
fore this 800 Indians made their last
assault on Wheeling fort. On the third
night OF the investment OF Wheeling the
chiefs held council and determined to
raise the siege OF Wheeling; that 200 OF
their warriors should return home, and
the remaining 100 picked mem make "
dash into the country, take a tort some
where, and massacre its people in revenge
for their defeat at Wheeling. RIces
fort was advised OF the intentions OF the
Indians BY two white men who had been
prisoners with them for long time, but
managed to escape when the siege oil
Wheeling was raised. Therefore the
occupants Of the little fort were soon in
readiness for them. The Indians made
the attack, and called to the people OF
the fort to surrender; that there were
"too many Indian; Indian too big; no
kill.n The whites answered: "COme on,
YOU towards; We are ready for you; show
us your yellow hides, and we will make
holes in them for you." The Indians
set fire TO barn near by, shot the horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep, and continued
their firing on the fort until about =
o'clock at night, when they retired. This
fort was held and the savages defeated
by ak men, viz: Jacob Miller, George
Letter, Peter Fullenweider, Daniel Rice,
George Fclebaum and Jacob Letter, jr.
George Felebaum was shot in the head
through portfolio early in the engage.
ncnt, and soon expired. Thus the tort
was really held by five men.
The Coshocton compaign took place in
the summer OF 1850. The place oil rem
dezvouz was at Wheeling. From there they
made rapid march to the Moravian
town. A part OF the militia wanted TO go
and destroy the town, but Gen. Broad
head and Col. Shepherd, OF Wheeling,
prevented il. The Indians in the village
were captured by we'll devised plan.
Sixteen Of the warriors were executed.
There were some Indians on the opposite
side Of the river who wanted peace. They
sent over chief who entered into con-
yersation with Broadhead, and while
thus engaged Wctzei came up behind the
chief and slew him with tomahawk
The army rctrcated from Coshocton
The prisoners were put In charge oil the
militia, who killed all save thcwomen and
children who we're sent to Fort Pitt.
CAPTIVITY OF MRS. BROWN.
On the 9th Of March, 1889, Mrs. Brown
was spinning. The black woman went
out about 10 o'clock to gather sugar wat.
or and screamed out "here are Indians.
The Indians entered the house and took
them prisoners. After marching about n
mile they halted ard Mrs. B., surprising
from their gestures that they were going
to kill the children, begged them to spare
them. Her ehtreaties prevailed and a
negro boy belonging to the family was
slain. About o'clock in the evening
they reaehed the river about mile above
Wcllsburg. Here they found a canoe, in
which they went 10 Rush Run, where
they camped for the night. Early ncxt
morning they began their march up
steep hill and about 9 o'clock halted OF
Short Creek about twenty miles from thu
place Of starting.
Mr.. Glass, the first husband OF Mrs
Brown, was working about quarter o
a mile away, and knew nothing Of th'
capture Of his family until 9 o'clock. HI
went to Wells fort, collected ten men ant
that night lodged in acabin where tn
town now stands. The next morning
they found where the canoe had beer
launched. Mr.. Glass could distinguish
the tracks Of his wife by the high heel o
a sd