Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-25

sell through the body and arm. Rus
sell and Shannon were coming from
Gen. Robertson to Gov. Blount with
public dispatches; that these men were
not killed, may be counted amongst
miracles. The facts are these: AS they
passed Obed s River the preceding day,
they discovered fire, which induced
them to push forward about fourteen
miles, when they turned off the road
and lay all night without fire, judg-
ing that they would be followed by the
Indians. The next morning they kept
the woods four miles before they struck
the road, and finding no signs of In
dians, they pursued their route in conf
dence that they had not been discovered.
But they had not proceeded above half
mile, when they found themselves
in well chosen spot for an ambus-
cade, surrounded by Indians, the most
distant of whom was within thirty feet;
they all fired, and many of them threw
their tomahawks without doing any
injury except to Russell; the ball
which struck him was turned in its
direction by large metal button, or
it would have passed through the most
vital part of his body, he got to the
blockhouse at West Point, and there
was put under the care of surgeon.
On Friday the 7th of February 1904,
Peter Bowerman, soldier in Captain
Singleton 8 company Of militia, was
fred on by three Indians four miles
above Wells Station, one ball struck
his hunting shirt; and about the same
time they stole the horses of Elijah
Chissum and others, near Pevehouse 8
Station; on the same day, party of
Hawkins County militia from German
Creek, consisting of James Ore, Thomas
Mitchell and Edward Mitchell and
others, to the number of twenty one,
went in pursuit of the Indians who
stole Chissum 8 horses, and after fol-
lowing them eighty miles, came up
with them on the north bank of Cum
berland River, near the mouth of Rich
land Creek, Two Of whom they killed
and scalped, and retook the horses;
at the camp were found several articles
of clothing belonging to white people,
particularly hunting shirt which had
two bullet holes in it, proofs that these
Indians had killed several white per-
sons,
On Sunday the 10th of March, 1904,
Samuel Martin was killed by Indians
near Henry's Station, ON the path to
his fathers house, and about sunset on
the same day, James Ferguson, his
sister and David Creig's son, were
fired upon by Indians from an ambus.
cade between David Craig's and John
Craig's Stations; they killed Ferguson,
the other two fortunately escaped to
John Craig's Station.
Information arrived about this time
from Seneca, of the date of the Goth Of
February, which assured the people OF
Holston that the chiefs OF the Valley
towns of the Cherokees would main
tain state of peace towards the
United States, that the lower Chero
KEGS still persevered in their choice ol
war; that Doublehead of the lower
Cherokees, with his usual activity, had
been there lately recruiting party tC
waylay the umberland and Kentucky
roads, and to harass the frontiers Of
Nero District.
On the 18th of March, the post rider
from Kentucky 10 Hawkins Court
Hovse, and twelve travellers, who were
in company with him, were fired upoI
by Indians from an ambuscade by the
roadside, near Middleton g Station, ,anG
four men were killed, three of whom
were preachers, two of the Baptis
society, Mr.. Haygard and Mr.. Shelton
These Indians were supposed to bt
Creeks and Oherokees, and to be head
ed by Doublehead, alias Tucalatague
who with his own hands since tn,
treaty of Holston, to which he was
signer, has shed as much human bloo(
as any man of his age in America.
Early in the morning of Sunday tn
10th of March, 1904, a party of Indian
who lay in ambush near the path lead
ing to the house of William Russell
on Beaverdam Creek, fired upon Johl
and Robert Wood, shot both thei
horses and wounded the former through
the body and leg.
ontinued next week.