The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06

WON dams than that OF ELIZA.
beta anu Catherine K!einsmllh. daugh.
ters of John Bnlzer Klcinsmith. of
Buffalo Valley. in now Union Coun.
ty. The facts IN their case show the
strong nerve, resourcefulness and
quick perception to act In emergencies
of the women of Colonial days They
were trained In the hard school of TX.
| perence. The father of these young
| herolnes was German, who arrived
| from tho Fatherland in 1852. Some
twenty years later he removed from
one OF the lower counties to this region
and was one of the first settlers. His
plantation was at the cross roads, mid.
way between the Drelsbacb Church
aud the Shamokin, or New Ecrlin
Mountain. about four miles west of
Lewisburg. In the application for II
pension by his widow ii IS recitcd that
he had been soldier In the Rcvolu.
ton, during which time his family was
exposed TO constant peril. In the year
1880 he was at home assisting in the
protection of the valley.
On Friday. July Ia, OF that year.
which proved so disastrous to the set.
tiers, klensmith, with his son. John
Baltzer, Jr.. and daughters, Elizabeth.
aged sixteen and Catherine, aged four
teen years, were engaged at work In
field some distance from the house.
Discovering some fine squirrels in n
tree. the son was sent to the house to
fetch the gun, which, strange to say,
they had left behind.
During his absence party OF In
dams took the father and girls captive.
Being uuarmed. resistance was useless.
The hosties were on ineir way to Dry
Valley, Just across the mountains, and
evidently concluded that kleinsmitf
would give them trouble II taken along
Accordingly, at a spot still pointed ou'
: by people of the locality. they killed
him and proceeded On their way. Neal
this place lived George Brooks, Sr.
who, with his family, Wee not dis
e turbed by the savages.
= The Brooks family soon learned o.
the fate Of their neighbor, and, con
Z structing a litter, bore his body to hi
s home, about n mile distant. Anon.
n those who assisted in this sad tasl
i was Sabina, the eighteen-year-olt
o daughter Of Brooks. who afterwar'
married Martin Dreisbach. Sr.. ant
' was the mother of the late Judge Mar
= tin Dreisbach, Of Lewisburg, who wa
= her youngest child.
d We now follow the 'ate Of the Klein
). smith girls. After crossing the noun
S tain, distance Of several miles, tn
G Indians and their young captive
!. stopped ut fine spring short dis
' lance north of the present site of New
r Berlin, and still known as 1ndial
/, Spring. Here the savages planned an
}. other foray. Leaving the girls ant
: their piunder here in charge Of an oil
man Of their number, they set out t
!. pillage. Soon after the departure o
: the party it began to rain and the oil
}. Indian beckoned to the girls to gathe
8 brush and cover the plumber to keep l
n dry. This task gave the girls an on
g portunity to consult in an underton
G about attempting an escape.
q The decision was quickly reached
It They could not afford to lose time Il
= carrying their purpose into execution
as one or more of the band might re
turn any moment. They determines
to kill the old Indian, otherwise b
t would pursue them. or make an outer
= which would quickly bring the other
IS on the ground.
o The Indian was evidently much "a
o tigued, a. he paid little attention I
t the girls. Partly reclining on his ton
~ | ha, ,,l, ha Fall int N hn1n II hiOh nrnyp
b fatal to him. AS the girls passed hir
d with the brush they deftly moved tn
weapon with their feet In such mar
e ner that the handle could DO easll
It grasped. II the old Indian was awak
10 he evidently considered 1t Academia
a and the girls did not disturb his unsui
n picious repOse.
d When the proper moment for nctio
3. came Elizabeth gave her sister the sli
nal to run, while she herself, with til
d nerve and strength Of a Titial
N grasped the helve of the tomahawl
e. and, before the old man could c0llet
is his senses, she brought the weapo
a. down upon his head. which must hay
proved fatal. Had they delayed the
desperate work few moments long'
it would have been too late.
Dr. The Indian gave terrible yell
IN pain. and without waiting to repe;
ly the blow. the young woman bounde
Of after her sister both heading for Hug
ty Beatty's, about half a mile distant.
to At the instant this was happenir
II. the band OF Indians, who had been di
rs covered by the armed harvesters
e. Hugh Beatty's field, thought 1t be
"a to take a homeward trail, and we
ct coming to the spring for their plumb
~ and captives. The death yell of Il
ia old guard and the girls fleeing with Il
IN speed OF deer for Beatty's open fell
he was instantly comprehended by thei
is They gave immediate pursuit, nj
would ha recaptured them had Il
run been a longer one, as they had Il
advantage of having rifles.
%, Just before reaching the clearing,
NJ Catharine was bounding over Il
w trunk OF a fallen tree, she was pierce