Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-15

ment Of the young warrior. They
frequently took hunting excursions;
in the last ofwhich, having wander
oil considerable distance from the
Indian habitations, Price shot the
Young man dead, robbed him Of his
rifle, few silver ornaments and
hunting dress, and left him lying
in the wilderness; then pushed
home, Boosting Of what he had
done, and showed his ill-gotten
booty.
\ few days after Prices return
home, Lewis Bingaman, who was
taken prisoner when boy, and
who grew up and became distin-
guished man, (which has been here
tofore noticed came in at the head
ofthirty warriorsin pursuit Of Price.
He made himself known to Fred
erlck Ofienberger, and told what
Price had done said that he would
60 to Price, and propose to take
hunt; that his warriors were con-
cealed in the Masinutton mountain;
and If he succeeded in decOying
Price into their hands, they would
be perfectly satisfied, and do no in
jury to any other person; but if
they did not succeed in getting Price
they would revenge the death of
their young chief upon the first
white persons they could find, and
the lives of many innocent women
aud childred would be sacrificed to
sppease the vengeance. Often
berger kept Bingaman's cOmmunl.
cation to himself, believing that
Price deserved punishment. He
was accordingly decoyed into the
hands Of the thirty warriors, and
never heard from afterwards; of
course be expiated his base and
treacherous murder of the Young
Indian, by the most lingering and
painful death which savage in
genuity could devise.
Tradition relates a story of Mr..
llogeland, who on certain Oc-
casiOn killed an Indian in tho fol
loving manner. HOgel and went
out in the evening from Furman's
fort, in pursuit Of the mich COWS.
He heard the bell in a deep glen,
and from its peculiar sound, sus-
pccted some stratagem. Instead |
of pursuing the hollow therefore,
he took up a high ridge, and pass
cd the spot where the bell wasring-
ing; then cautiously descending
tho hollow, he discovered an In
dian with the bell (which he had Ia
ken from the cow suspended to a
small sspling, which he shook gent
Is to keep the bell III motion.
Whilst the savage was thus engas-
ed with a view TO decoy the owner
within the reach OF his rifle Hoge-
land took deliberate aim at him,
and shot him through the body A;
upon which another Indian started
up, ran, and cot of. Thus this wiley
savage fell into the snare he believ-
ed he had sdroitly prepared for
killing the owner Of the cattle.Ca)
The author has heard another
version of this story. 1t is said
there WAS a young man with Hoge-
land and when the Indian was
seen with the bell, Hogeland at the
same instant discovered the other
standing at tree, with his gun
raised ready to fire at whoever +
should come for the cows. Hoge-
land pointed him out to the young
man, and observed, "NOw take
deliberate aim, whilst | take the
fellow with the bell.7 They both
fred and both Indiansfell dead.(b) !
Thus ends the authors narrative ,
Of the many important occurrences
and great events from the com
mencement of Indian hostilities, in
the year 17j4, until their final ter
mination IN 1866, period of twelve
years.
From the termination Of HOSTILE
ties in 1866, until the commence
ment Of DunmOre's war in 177f,
the people Of the valley enjoyed un- I
interrupted peace and tranquility,
and the country settled and in
creased with great rapidity. Sever
al FAMILIES Of distinction removed
from the lower country and settled
in the valley. The ancestors Ofthe
Washingtons, Willeses, ThrOck- {
mortons, Writings, seVerally set. '
TED in the neighbOrhOOd Of Long ]
marsh and Boil skin.
The author did not find it cOnvc- (
ilcmt 10 obtain the several treaties Z
made with the Indian tribes dur &
ing the period from the commence d
ment Of BraddOck'S war until the a
final termination of hOstilities. Nor
does he consider it very material, s
as those treaties we're no sooner /
made than broken. Should this il
be deemed a material defect, he will il
endeavor to supply it in another s
edition.
The commencement and termina- n
ton Of Dunmore's war will form the Il
subject of the next chapter. e
~ Samuel Kerohevsl. IT,, Of ROmnsy, 1
related this tradition 10 the suthsr. .
lbl William Naylor, Esq, gave ,hs su-
thor this version Of the story.