Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-13
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENN NESSEE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK, !

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Indians supposed to be Cherokees, stole
a number of horses from Cox 8 settle
ment, and the neighborhood in Powell's
Valley, in Virginia. They took the
Kel lucky trace through Cumberland
Mountain to Yellow Creek, to which
place they were followed by two men
who returned without overtaking them.
Col. Cox then set out with a party of
men down Powell's Valley, to a gap in
Cumberland Mountain, where he was
persuaded they must in recrossing the
mountain to reach their towns, if
Cherokees. On his way down, about 3
o'clock in the morning of the 9th, near
the Indian old towns, on the land
known by Henderson survey, he fell
in with an Indian camp, which he
fired into, and killed Cherokee chief
named Hootaquah or the Big Aaron,
and wounded two others who made
their escape. Amongst the articles
found in this camp were number of
halters, some children s apparel, and
some cotton on quilts. 1t was soon
ascertained that the party of Indians
who had killed Mrs. Ratcliff, was
headed by one Bench, Cherokee by
birth, who for some time past resided
amongst the northern Indians, and
who may be considered as belonging
to the latter nation.
The Creeks about this time expelled
Dowles from their nation, and again
reinstated McGillevray in his office,
who Immediately requested the Gov.
ernor of Georgia to make provision for
two thousand men, who would be
present at running the lines agreed on
by the Creek treaty of August, 1890.
Bowes, with party of Indians, had
robbed Spanish store, for which the
Spaniards took him into custody.
About the first of May, 1899, six hun
dred Indians invaded the county of
Fayette, in Ketucky, burnt Frankfort,
and killed fifty persons.
About the last of April, three In
dians stole horses from Crooked Greek
in Kentucky. They were pursued and
Overtaken. At Big Tellico, the white
people were joined by some Indians,
who were active In the pursuit and re-
covery of the horses.
On Sunday the 18th of May, Gov.
Blount visited the Indian town of
Gazette, and was received with tokens
of the highest respect and affection.
He staid there till Thursday, holding
public and private discourses with the
chiefs. many of whom were from the
lower towns,and unanimously express
ed their cehtrition for the depredations
committed since the treaty of Holston,
and their firm determ ination to pre-.
vent them for the future. But If these
chiefs were really in earnest, they had
not the means of compelling the OBJ
servance of the treaty; for on the 10th
of May, as two sons of Mr.. Wells in
Hindes' Valley, within twelve miles of
Knoxville, were picking Strawberries,
six Indians came up, tomahawked and
scalped them in his view and went off
without making further attempts on
the family. Suspicion attached to the
Creeks and Cherokees. Early in the
morning of the 18th, Judge Campbell
and his party, on their return from
Cumberland, four miles east of Emery s
River, were attacked by party of In
dians who fired on them in front, and
killed William Clack, the only person
in the company who had gun.
About the last of May, party of In
dians fired upon man who was hunt
ing horses, between German and Flat
Creeks, near the end of Cinch Noun
tain. -Four balls passed through his
clothes, and shattered his powder horn
without grazing his skin. The same
Indians, early in June, stole number
of horses from German Creek.
In the month of June, of this year,
the Governor established two new
counties, Knox and Jefferson.
On Saturday, the eleventh of August,
1902, party of Indians attacked a
house at New Garden, in Russell coun.
ty, Virginia, killed sixteen persons
and took woman and four children
prisoners. A company of horsemen fol
lowed them and retook the prisoners.
On the Gath of August. the Greeks
killed and scalped Mr.. Ramsey, an ole
resident among the Cherokees, and 9
person recently arrived from Charles
ton, at the below ed town of Estanaula
among the the Cherokees in open day
They declared 1t was their orders anG
determination to kill the Virginian,
whenever they could find them, fol-
thus they called all the citizens of th'
United States. This outrage gave of
fence to the Cherokees. The Creek
also, about the same time. committed
similar outrages upon the white
resident in the Choctaw and Chickasav
nations; killing all of them they coulC
find, calling them Virginians, anC
proclaining that they would kill then
wherever they could find them.
On the sixth of September, 1902, Johr
Cochrane, as he was returning home tt
his fathers house, on Little River, wa
fred on by three Indians, two ball
passed through his clothes withou
doing him any further injury.
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