The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-02
B00NE's LAST YEARS.
How the Famous Pioneer Wa
Tortured by the Indiana.


An Erroneous Opinion, Once Very Genorads
Corrected by tho Son Of an Old
Friend of the Entcrprisins fio-
neer-A Tale of Adventure.
Influenced by the representations OF Dan
lel Boone, company Of emigrants was speed
lily formed, including Boone's family. 1t
was this company that founded the first set
Element in Southern Kentucky, at the place
since known as Boonsboroagh, the namede'
irving from Captain Daniel Boone. This
brief but authentic sketch Of the adventures
of Daniel Boone, written for the Detroit
Free Press will correct the erroneous CONF
mon opinion, .once very general, that he
spent large portion Of his life as hermit
in the caves Of Kentucky. The writer's IA
Their was an old friend of the adventurous
settler.
Boone was subsequently taken prisoner
by the Indians, while with others he was
engaged in making salt at the Blue Lickss
about one hundred miles north OF Fore
Boone, as the place Of the settlement was
then called, and was, with ton others, car
ried north to Detroit. Tho others were
shortly ransomed by British officers ana
sent home, but large sums were refused for
Boone, on account of his great strength and
bravery. From Detroit he was brought
back to an Indian town on the Little Miami,
where he was adopted into an Indian fam
lily as chief. The process WIS begun by
plucking every hair FROM his head, except
tust on the summit, which was to be allowed
to grow to great length, and to be orna-
meuted by braiding 1t ia with trinkets
This he was told was mark OF distinction
and honor, as we'll as also to enable his enc
mics, should tie fall in battle, to seize hin1
and with greater celebrity remove his scalp
with the knife, besides showing that he was
chief who had fallen.
During all this strange proceeding
Boone affected to acquiesce cheerfully, and
even to be pleased while at the same time
he WAS thinking of his wife and children he
had left at Fort Boone, and imagining pos
sible methods Of escape and of once moro
getting back to them. His success with the
rife surpassed the best marksmer among
them (the Indians now HAD fre-arms), and
the confidence of his captors haG become
snch that he was trusted to go alone on the
hunt; but powder and balls were issued to
him by day allowances. But he was more
than q match for the shrewdest Indian In
strategy, and had succeeded, by cutting
his bullets in two and using half charges Of
powder, in securing q considerable msga-
zinc, which he stored In g hollow tree, to 10
used in his hight, should he be SO fortunate
as TO get away.
On q pleasant Juno morning he was to 90
out hunting alone: and AS he had hitherto
proved entirely faithful, little watch over
his movements was kept. He knew that
his return to the village would not be exc
pected before evening, and, proceeding at
once to his magazine, he possessed
himself Of his reserve, and then act
or with his utnaost speed in the di.
rection of the Ohio river. His skill
as d woodsman enabled him to keep bee
limo in any direction he chose to go. He
dared not kindle fire or shoot of his gun
fer fear OF betraying his whereabouts;
and, besides, there was not a moment OF
time to be lost for should his flight by
any accident be discovered. he knew but
too Well that he would be pursued with the
heetncss almost OF the deer. But, should
his flight not be discovered that day, then
he had = day and u night al his command
before the trail could be taken. And thus
he sped on his course through the trackess
forest, without food, other than the small
allowance of dried meat given him for his
days rations and with not one moment Of
rest by day or by night until he was sure OF
being beyond possible danger OF being
overtaken.
He at length arrived safely on the bank
Of the Ohio river, it is believed near where
Ripley now Is. BE must cross over, for to
remain on the north side he knew full well
would be to be recaptured, sooner or later,
only to have the tomahawk buried in his
brains, or possibly to suffer the fearful or
deal OF being burned ct the stake;
and he know that many hours
could not elapse before his pur-
suers would be upon him. But how to
cross the half mile Of surging water did not
appear to his mind He was an Indifferent
sWlmmer, and the river was bank full, and
carrying driftwood on its surface. Unde-
cided, and in extreme trepidatlon, he was
clambering along the thicketrcovered mar
gln when suddenly he came across canca
that had drifted under the bushes. His
heart bounded with joy; but he soon dis
covered that there was dangerous hole in
the bow below the water, and that the craft,
was partially filled with mud and water.
Flo: however, succeeded in bailing it and SO
far stopping the breach as to make it float,
and taking his seat in it, with his trusty
rifle, he pushed out into the dangerous flood
aud succeeded in padding himself across to
the Kentucky shore, where he could breathe
(OuTe 1reely Juau O9 AaQ QOne during the
SIX months Of his captivity. At the close of
the fifth day after leaving the Indian town
on the Miami he arrived at Fort Boone, onlv
to learn that his wife, despairing Of ever
seeing him again, had taken her children
and returned to North Carolina. Boone
died at very advanced age in Missouri and
was finally inferred in Kentucky. His
reputation was that of kind-hearted and
benevolent man.
Duke as q Groom Grocer.
The Duke Of Norfolk appears to have be-
come green-grocer, says London Truth.
for hear that he is not above selling his
fruit, vegetables and flowers at current
market rates, either wholesale or retail.
Visitors to Arundel Castle gardens NAV
parchase any thing they fancy, and large
hampers of produce and huge baskets Of
cut flowers are dispatched several times q
week to Brighton and Portsmouth Under
the circumstances it seems decidedly
unfair, while the Duke is driving roaring
trade, that his glass houses should be rated
merely IS pleasure-grounds, whereas pro-
1essed nurserymen have to paw a verv