Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-08
THREE FAIR CAPTIyEs.
ROMANTIC INCIDENT Or
EARLY KENTUCKY DAYS.
NV paniei Boons's Daughter aud the
TWO galloway Girls Were Captured y
indians and Rescued After Two nA''
nv Their Young sweethearts'

fDilntFE OA A4oulaA Wa
Eay, ana both brought their iaml'lss
with them 10 the log fort whlch,
with twenty others. they helpou
build on the south side OF outer
creek, near where II emptles lh'o
the Kentucky river
In April, 1876. year after vac
building OF the fort Jemima pooue
left the Enclosure with Elizabeth ana
Fanny Galloway for a row on tho
river. Jemima and Fanny were
only IA. but Elizabeth or Betse3' as
She vas called, was well-developed
GIRL OF rs. who already hai lovers
amongst the young men Of the settle
ment. 1t was a pleasant sunday az
ternoon. aud needless Of danger the
GIRLS eowed further than they IL
tended and were soon almost out OF
sight of the stockade. They were
quite near the shore and theF
thoughtlessness was first made APP
parent 70 them by the appearance OF
| Indians in the bushes on the pahk
! inst by them La vain they sought
10 escape anC screamed for help
Bctsey il Is true, made a brave
FIGHT. and struck one OF the lndtans
such a blow with au oar, that his
head vas cut TO the bone; strange 20
say he did not kill her in return
| but dragged the daring girl Oh Sith
/ her screaming companions into the
/ bushes, where they were threatened
with tomahawks until their screams
I ceased. They were then hurried
/ through the forest with all speed
until small stream was reached.
and this they we're forced 10 wade
| for some distance. in order 10 hide
I their trail, for the eap.0rs knew that
they would be pursued. and that
every trace would be eagerly noted
by the skilled backwOOdsmen who
could soon follow hem
As soon as they were far enough
away TO halt In safety. the two
Younger girls we're forced 10 pull on
their shoes aud put on moccusius
Retsey refused positively to do 20.
declaring that she could not walk
without shoes. and was finally al
lowed to retain them "A icnieucy
her captOrs had reason attsrwArl.
to dcplore. for the girl was careful
to leave the print Of her foot 10
every muddy place she could hud.
when IL was possible to dose without
detection She also broke OF small
twigs occasionally, but was caught
in doing e. and was threatened with
the tOmahawk II she persisted Tho
country was covered with dense
underground Of cane. and In order
20 mislead pursuit more efectually.
the girls, instead OF being marched
one after the other, we're forced TO
separate and walk ia parallel lines
out Of sight. but within hearing %
each other
The first night Betscy had been
careful to tear several pieces out ~
her dress In the darkness. aud she
had found opportunities Of dropping
them unseen along the line u march
on Monday.
No time was lost by the mon when
the news Of the capture was heard.
says the Philadelphia limos
Colonel Galloway. with several 9th.
,ers. SGT of to the nOrthward on
horseback to intercept the Indians
in case they should attempt to eros.
the Ohio to the Indian settlements.
but Boone, with the lovers Of the
three girls aud four other men. At.
tempted the more difficult task 81
following the trail on foot This
: was easy enough until the water
course was reached. where tho girls
J had been forced TO wade. There
much time was lost ia tho effort to
! find the trail before tho place was
found where Bctssy had stamped her
shoe in the moist sand on the bank.
When night closed the party had
only gone five miles ana the lndiau.
were still far ahead
Much OF the distance was made In
on the following day, the pieces of
Bctsey's dress were found. as we'll a.
the broken twtgs. and by Monday
night the two parties were not very
far apart For the Grst time siuce
the capture the Indians dared build
fire next m0rning. 10 cook some OF
the meat Of a buffalo calf which
they had killed.
1t was thus that Boone's party
found them, all were OIL guard and
uususpiciOus OF danger aud. a. The
fr0nticrsmen advanced only two 81
the Indians we're near enough a
their guns to seize them Boone
Colonel .Iohu Floid and two other,
fired, the two former hitting their
men the one shot By Boone escapcd
but dropped his gun, and this wa,
also the case with the other wounded
man and the three who were unhnrt
a search Of the camp showed thei,
weapons and all of their ammunitton
The other rescuers had turnef
their attention to tho captiyos nnd
Betsey had a narrow escape from
death at their hands She was mat
urelly dark skinned. and ut tho tim,
Of her capture. having been bare
headed, the exposure TO the sun huf
tanned her complexion until {
was almost rs dark rs that OF he
captors She had taken the red 'ker
; chief which had encircled her neck
, and tied IL over her head In such
manner as TO half conceal her feat
, urcs. and. thus disguised. was mis-
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