Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-06
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
ICoNTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

Cherokee nation, that it was the in
tion of Governor Blount to draw them
to the treaty ground and cut them all
off. In consequence of it. many of
them had made up their minds
not to come to the treaty at all;
Gen. Robertson being informed, went
into the nation about the 9th of June,
1871. and undeceiyed them, and re-
vived their confidence in the United
States; he completely effaced all the
unfavorable impressions which had
been made upon them. According to
the invitation of Gov. Blount, the
Cherokee chiefs met him at the treaty
ground on the bank of Holston, near
the mouth of French Broad River, the
place where Knoxville now stands;
and on the End of July 1901, they con.
cluded treaty of peace and perpetual
friendship.
On the 18th of November, 1901, it
was ratified by the President and Sen
ate, aud the President issued his proc.
lamation commanding its observance.
The hostility of the Indians was
very distressing through great part
of 1901. In the month of May of the
same year. John Farrs and his brother
of Lincoln County, about three miles
from home, were fired on by a party of
indians, who wounded Farris in the
shoulder and broke his arm; also in
the same month, in Nelson County
Kentucky, from Rolling Fork, mum
ber of horses were taken; one Miller
and his family, five in number. were
killed and his house robbed; this party
was followed southwardly, one Indian
was killed when they were overtaken
and one wounded. On Thursday the
23d of August, 1901, near Mocason Gap
in Russell County, Virginia, Mrs. Nc
Dowell, wife of William Mcdowell,
and Frances Pendleton, daughter of
Benjamin Pendleton, aged about,seven-
teen years, were killed and scalped;
Mrs. Pendleton and boy eight years
of age, were carried by the Indians
into captivity. At the same place, on
Friday the Goth of August, 1891, at
eight o'clock in the morning, seven In
dians came to the plantation of Elisha
Farris, killed and scalped Mrs. Farris,
Mrs. Livingston and a child of Mrs.
Livingston, about three years of age,
and wounded Mr.. Farris, so that he
died about two O'Clock They carried
off Nancy Farris, aged about nineteen
years; the Indians stripped those they
had killed on both days and laid the
women on their. backs extended at full
length.
A short time before the 14th of June,
179l, several white men were killed in
Powell's Valley, in Russell County, in
Virginia; and shortly before the 10Th
of July, 1901, party of Creeks were
seen on the Lookout Mountain, of the
Cherokees, with three scalps, which
they acknowledged they had taken
from Cumberland. On the Wednesday
preceding the 9th of September, 1901,
party Of Indians killed James Pat
rick in Poor Valley, about seventeen
miles from Hawkins Court House, and
three miles from the main Kentucky
road; he had gone out to drive up his
cattle, and was not more than four
hundred yards from the house when
the Indians fired upon him; they in
stantly made off without attempting to
scalp him. About the 10th of Novem =
Der, company going through the
wilderness, were met in the road by
party of Indians. Upon the first sight,
their men being seven in number,
rode off with the utmost precipitation,
and left the women, four in number,
who were 30 terrified that they were
unable to proceed. The Indians came
up, shook hands with them, ,'and told
them they should not be hurt; made
a fire for them, and caught horse
which one of the company had jumped
from, which they tied to tree; they
went after small boy who was at.
tempting to escape, and brought him
back to the women. Four of the fugi-
tives did not stop till they reached the
settlement; the other three, after some
time, retured to the women.
Gov. Blount recommended to Gen.
Robertson. in the most earnest terms,
to preserve the treaty of Holston invio-
late, and to punish the infractors Of it,
If any such should be found. He en-.
joined it upon the General to main tai n
friendly demearor towards the In.
dians, and to furnish such of them as
applied with small presents, such as
provisions, powder and bail, and to
keep an account of the supplies, to be
paid by the United States.
Bowles, a man of some consideration
among the Creeks, had gone in the
year 1890, with several Indians of the
south tribes to England, where to a Ger
tain degree, that had received counte.
nance and support. During the sum.
mer Of 1891, he sailed from England
enriched with presents for the Bahama
islands; after arriving at the Bahamas,
he sailed for Indian River in East
Florida, and thence proceeded to that
part of the Creek country which was
inhabited by the Seminoles, where he
arrived in September 1901. The Creeks