Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-11

they killed one Cooper, on Licking
Creek, and on the 14th man
whose name know not at your
Salt Spring on the same creek.
On the same day they took out
of a canoe, within sight of this
place, Miss Betsy Galloway, her
sister Francis, and daughter OF
Daniel Boone, the last two about
thirteen or fourteen years old and
the other grown.
The affair happened late in the
afternoon. They left the canoe on
the opposite side of the river from
us, which prevented our getting
over for some time to pursue them.
We could not that night follow
more than five miles. Next morn
ing by daylight we were upon their
tracks, but they had entirely pre-
vented our following them by walk
ing some distance apart, through
the thickest cane they could find.
We observed their course, and on
which side they had left their sign
and travelled upward Of thirty
miles. We then supposed they would
be less cautious in travelling, and
making a turn in order to cross
their trace, We had gone but a few
miles when we found their tracks
in buffalo path, pursued and over
took them in going about ten miles,
just as they were kindling fire to
cook.
Our study had been how to get
the prisoners without giving the
Indians time to murder them after
they discovered us. We saw each
other nearly at the same time. Four
of us fired and rushed upon them,
by which they were prevented from
carrying anything away except one
shotgun, without any ammunition.
Mr. Boone and myself had each
had pretty fair shot as they be-
gan to move off.
ain well convinced l shot one
through the body. The one he shot
dropped his gun-mine had none.
The place was covered with thick
cane, and being so elated over re-
covering the three little heart
broken Sius, we we're prevented
from making any futther search
We sent the Indians off almost
naked-some of them without their
moccasins, and none of them with
SO much as a knife or tomahawk.
After the girls came to themselves
sufficiently to speak they said there
we're only five Indians-four Shaw
anese and one Cherokee. They
could speak good English and they
said they should go to the Shawa-
nese town. The war club we got
was like those 1 have of that nation.
Several words of their language,
which the girls retained, were
known to the Shawanese.
They also told them that the
Cherokees had killed or driven all
the people from Wataga or there
abouts, and that fourteen Chero-
KEGS were then on the Kentucky
waiting to do mischief.
If the war becomes general, of
which there is the greatest appear
ance, our situation is truly alarm
ing. We are about finishing a large
fort and intend to keep possession
of this place as long as possible.
They are, understand, doing the
same thing at Harrodsburg and al
so in Elkhorn, ut the Royal Springs.
The settling on Licking creek,
known by the name of Hink Stones,
has been broken up. Nineteen of
the settlers are now on their way
in-Hinkstones among the rest.
They all seem deaf to anything
we can say to dlssuade them. Ten,
at least. of our people are going to
join them, which will leave us with
less than thirty men at the fort.
/ think more than 800 men have
left this country since l came out,
and not one has arrived except
few Cabiners down the Ohio. l
want to return as much as any per-
son can, but if l leave the country
now there is scarcely one single man
who will not follow the example.
When / think of the deplorable
condition few helpless families
are likely to be in, l conclude to
sell my life as dearly as 1 can in
their defense rather than make an
ignominious escape. am afraid
it is in vain to sue for any relief
from Virginia, yet, the convention
encouraged the settlement of this
country, and why should not the
extreme part Of Fin Castle be as
justly entitled to protection as any
part of the country? If any expe-
ditions were carried on against
those nations who are at open war
with each other we might be in a
measure relieved by drawing them
off to defend their towns.
If anything under heaven can be
done for us know of no person
who would more willingly engage
in forwarding US assistance than
yourself.
do, at the request and in behalf
of all the distressed women and
children and the inhabitants of this
place, implOre the aid of every
leading man who may have it in
his power to give us relief.