The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-24
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SKETCHES
PIONEER LIFE on the ALLEGHENIES.
TWELFTH PAPRR.

Cherrytree was located in the carly days little
Hart old trader who carried on a ira nc with
I the Indians between Cumberland county. along by
Standing stone, Black Log valley, in over the Kit
tanning Path to Kittanning, an old Indian town
. in what l. now Armstrong county. He used to
all travellers who thread the iuazes of an unin-
habited wilderness. where the narrow Indian path
allowed the passage Of man and herse only. Kit
tanning was one Of many Indian towns located in
( different parts Of the colony of Pennsylvania
] 1nese towns were composed Of comfortable log
cabins, with cOrnfieldS around them: and the bark
lhs OF te thdlah cuIs on he aIpro2ch OF strangers
rendered them exceedingly homelike The inside
Of these cabins often well supplied with buffalo
robes and other skins, and on the whole the life Of
an Indian was not quite so savage afteraIl There
slumbered the dusky warriors and red-Iipped maid
/ harvest moon flooded the silent town and rustling
coTntclds in subdued and Siivcry splcndor and
naught was heard without save the "hoo-oo hoo
. eo-oo = o! the raceoon among the maize, or the
distant howl of the wolf borne from afar on the cool
WHO money ana clear water from the brook would
not make such bad meal after all. and with their
dances games and plays Indian life was not alto
We will now depict a night scene in an Indian
reader. It is fine summer night aud the sur
rounding forest is clothed in the richest foliage
The moon dispenses blandly her calm, slvery light
upon the Indian village, from whose streets as
F cends confused hum Of many voices the night
( air Opposite the Council House. in the bread
main avenue of the town, bright ire burns with
. a cheerful waving. blaze and near bx- n bop5 %
painted and beieathercd warriors in the height OF
costume are engaged in the wild and fierce orgies
OF the war dance. With their brawny and well
formed limbs, robust strength and graceful agility
. they present picture in their waving plumes OF
7 wild, manly confines, not to be seen elsewhere.
There sit the musicians in state. keeping tune for
/ in calm dignity looking on Ola women nations
and comely matdens are regard ing with eager looks
/ the fierce revelry OF the 1.-THE warriors meantime
busiv chatting and pointing their easre- admir-
( ton at some iayorite dancer The children and
halt grown lads are busily engaged in a erOtesaue
initiation OF the noisy rcveIs. using a scared and
I howIing cur a. "a tortured prisoner within their
. vociferous circle. The dance over. q young war
rior addresses the dusky concourse in a speech Of
5 listened u
wrapt attention, after which chiefs warriors and
people disperse quietly to their cabins. and soon
all is still in the Indian village. Such was the life
Of the red man in the wilds Of America.
Nicholas Braddock was the pioneer settler on the
place now owned by Charles Tomlinson. His near
est neighbors We're William Dodson. Michael Nc
. Guire and Cornelius Mctfuirc. Andrew Dodson
was the first white child born within the limits Of
the Mcclure settlement. Mrs. Mcclure rcIict Of
big Nichae! Mcclure, lately deceased. has been
heard TO remark that she put the first bit in his
mouth that he ever ate. There is incident of
sad interest connected with the family Of the above
mentioned William DJdsOn which Is well worth
relating. little tOddling two-ycar-old child. the
boy baby OF the family followed after his fther one
cold April evening a. hc went to put the horses in
the pasture-field- The father came home by
still oddled on, chilled and fearful in search Of his
I papa; The poor little soul wandered on and on
upon his uncovered Eead-lost in the rackless for
est. God only knows how much anguish filed the
tte hciFt OF the chilled, hungry and lost one who
was never to sleep In his cosy little bed again In
I bitter anguish the little thing wandered and wan
utFed-stiIi WaihnE ana calling Tor MS papa; but
no papa ever saw him again. The whole settle
b g.
ana secured the surrounding forest Tor many days,
but all to no purpose The Sufferin.s of the little
lost one were and past long before the search
hac ended YET SUN they searched on TIL hope died
I out in every heart. Sadly and reluctantly the
out people returned to their respective homes
and soon the lost boy was almost forgotten by all
save those nearest and dearest TO him In the fall
} of that same year, a settler chanccd to ind the
little bones Of the los5 child where he had suc-
} cumbed to cold. wearincSs. hunger and despair
breathing out his little soul all alone Ia the deep
! Wilderness Henry . hala now owns the place
which first improved by William Dodson the
pioneer. ana tho scene Of the narrative Just re-
The place now owned by Hugh Mccormick was
first improved by James NICfuire. It went ont OF
! M'Guire's hands into the hands Of Hugh VI Coy,
OF which settler We have little incident to relate.
see Mrs. Storm. daughter OF hers. The old lady
never reached her destiuat tioH. however. bur wan
= perished in the flames. Tho ueghhors searched
for the missing woman for week. but with
DOnahoe. at n place known as .sBecp Hollow in
GalIitzin township. Hugh N'Coy. accompanied
the former died.
Emanuel Behe wa the original settler on what
i known as the Gibbons place, near Lorctto
Behe erected a water power saw mill thereon. and
hcUrished away for some time among the pines
certain train Of tho'ipHt. The period Of timber is
rapidly vanishing from the course Of time and tho
DAY may come when lumber viii not be prOcurahlt
for general building purposes. Now the quest stion
Is after the wooden age what age will then set in.
Or what material will take the place of wood in
. general architecture. The stone age presume
will again come around, and men will dwell in
houses Of stone with ratterS OF iron. That will 10
, solid and indies tructablc age if il ever comes
Z I3ehe's place Changed hands into the possession
. Of william Gibbons. next 1t passed TO Francis Glib
. bons. then William Lloyd became the owner. and
. lastly, Samuel Mulligau erected @ steam saw-lnil
and steamed away till the pine forest was non cS
in that vicinity.
when the pioneers first roamed through the yir
gin forests Of the AllcghCuicS their view was un
: obstructcd by the dense thickcts Of uuderby-sl
which have sprungUp since the advent ot the whit;
with his axes and Saw-mills. In the early
DAYS ofthese settlements YOU could sec a deer or
fp - n fg
any direction but some localities you could
hardly notice the presence Of game at the listanc.
of q half dozen yards. An innumerahle growth O
small fry has taken the place OF the great giants
the forest.
The first pioneer dwelling built in this reg iol
was erected on Michael M'C7uire's place. lying i'm
mcdiately below tho present site of Iorctto. Tha
place passed from the hands of Cart N'Ciuire int,
the possession ot Siias Moore: after AIr. Moore
John Glass became its owner and the next prouri
ctor to Glass was Joseph Hoaue Mr. HogIic Sol,
/, il pCcemcal TO Brother Lawrence Of st. Francis
College. MEs. Eckenrode. Joseph Harzog Georg,
Eberly. Ambrose Sanker Francis storm and Pat
rick Shields. George MGuiTe and Henry Ivor,
also live ON farms divided of from the origina
land Of Capt. Michael ATGu!re. 1t may not be on
OF place in this connection to say few words more
about this 'ounder Of the M'Gure settlement
Capt. Michael N'tigirc was Revolutionary of
fcer, and after the close OF that long struggle f3
civil liberty he resided at Tarryown in the stat,
settled into quiet. Captain Mtfuire stiil retained
h3nkerng Tor powder and ball and became Al
assjduOUs hunter. making Iong-contnUed cNpedi
tions into the farsproadiug forests which covered
far-reaching hunts into Pennsylvania his eye rest
ed on q spot here. away on the Aueghenies, whicl
pleased him FOR q home. Accordingly, seven year;
after the close OF the struggle with King George
or IN the year 1TSS. Captain MtTUire with his fam
. lily lOurneyed through the uEtrOdden wilderness
. into this wild mountain region and started a HON;
al! ny himself, far irom the haunts Of men. Herr
he existed in solitary enjoyment OF his forest do
main for four fivc years. living Juicy venSOT
and the products Of his clearing, and RENAME,
mcInumc as I1uGh master Of the region Tollnt
about rs 10 he inhabited lone island many league:
from land on the wide ocean. Who would say tina
Captain Michael NJ Guire living away in the fores
far uOm all pOmp and masquerade. ard doing hi
duty as man and as head of family. was not q:
much OF a gentTHdn-that is. a man Of trhoie soy
aud good HIGuHeTs-as the vcriest fop who attends
every ball and every sport and every nonsense th
whole year rounde (ConSistcnCE, what q life ior
ChriStian,}
The writer has soen that iIIustrious General Jos
eph L. Hooker. the hero Of the grand battle a5ov
the clouds, sitting on pine stump before his ten
, in the camp Of the Second Division Of the ihir'
Corps on the GutrostS at HarTiSou'S Landiug-Stt
ting on the stump there and eating hard tack
and n chunk OF bacon which he held in his hands.
4 Men Of thar stamp seem to care little for ccTe
mony ana vain show. Yet TO sec Hooker on hi
curvetting war horse. at the head OF his division
was a noble sight indeed. He was the pcrsonifc8
tiou Of 4 daring soldier.
| We will now give unique method Of ssetun'
b-eadstufs In scarce time which was practice
by carly settler. Richard Sherley was tn
father OF Mrs. Hall old lady who lives with he
(. son. Peter Hall. about a mile from I4ore'to. ~
one occasion the Sherlcy family ran short OF whea
= Hour and adopted an unique plan 20 obtain a ne'
supply for a baking. Sherey made great lon
pile of logs. to which he Sct fire. driving down Do
fore the long line of blazing logs set OF forke
: stakes, having the forks all at the same height.
/ these forks he laid poles along the whole length
: and against this support he stood up the grain
Z dry. When dry it went through the same proces
J. / a other grain before becoming -four Truly n;
cessity is the mother OF invention.
! In the next paper propose to give the reader
lev more ideas on pioneer schools and the method
li<ciTiiuc therein \ , Il.