The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-06
SOME ENTERTAINING
"reminiscences
Dealing With the Lives Of the Hardy
Pioneer of kIIeganY County.

the Allegheny mountain, only two
Indian trails, except the road built
in that year by Colonel Washing
ton from Fort Cumberland. In
1854, during the French and In
dian war, a Provincial road was
built from Shippensburg to within
a few miles of a junction with the
Washington road at Turkeyfoot.
While this road was built under
the direction and management of
Colonel James Burd, it was gener-
ally known as the Burd road. 1t
passed through Raystown along
the banks of the Juniata, and
thence southwest to Turkeyfoot.
During the year 1883 a military
road was absolutely necessary for
the investment and reduction of
Fort Duquesne by General John
Forbes army. The Virginia
authorities insisted that the road
should be built from Fort Cumber-
land, but Colonel Boquet deter
mined, and very promptly built
the road from Raystown. The
Forbes road passed along the north
bank of Shawnee Cabin creek,
thence to foot of Allegheny noun
tain gaining the bench of the
mountain, across swamps and little
mountain brooks, where General
Forbes encamped, pitched his tents
and threw up breastworks for the
protection of his troops and a gar
rison, hence the little mountain
brook derives it name, Breastwork
run. The Forbes military road
opened up a direct route to the
Ohio river.
For many years after the capture
of Fort Duquesne, Fort Bedford
was used as basis of supplies for
the west, and northwest along the
frontier. Practically the Forbes
road was used for travel and trans
portation between the two forts,
Cedford and Fort Pitt, until the
year 1878.
General Braddock's march from
Fort Cumberland in 1855 to as
sault and reduce Fort Duquesne
held by the French and Indians,
met with a sad disaster. But for
the military genius and prowess
Of Colonel Washington the entire
army would have been lost and de-
stroyed. In General Braddock' S
western campaign he employed
Lieutenant John Fraser, the In
dian scout-trader, preacher and
inn-keeper, a friend of Colonel
Washington. On the fatal morn
ing when General Braddock was
surprised and the French and Iu-
dams lay in ambush for the bloody
assault, Mrs. Jean Fraser prepar-
ed, cooked and served breakfast for
General Braddock and Colonel
Washington and staff. Lieutenant
John Fraser and wife, Jean, resid-
ed in Virginia i'll 1855 and he ac-
companied Colonel Washington's
army west as guide and scout,
After. General Braddock's defeat
and terrible disaster, the army re-
turned to Cumberland. Some
months thereafter while near Fort
Cumberland, Mrs. Jean Fraser was
captured by the Indians, tribe of
the Six Nations, and taken as far
west as Ohio, Muskingum county.
She was adopted by the great chief
and held among his squaws in the
lodge or wigwam of the chief. AT
ter number of years of captivity
she made her escape, planning it
by strategy and will power and
hiding away a ineagre supply of
food for the journey through the
wilderness to reach her destination
But to her great perplexity a little
favorite dog took up her trail and
followed her to where she crawled
into a hollow log, weary, foot-sore
and exhausted for rest from the
long journey through the wilder.
ness to reach her destination. In
her great extremity and to avoid
detection by the pursuit of the In.
dams on her trail she was obliged