The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-21
TODAY III HISTORY
Death of VlrgnIa's Founder, Beloved OF
PoCahontas
TUESDAY, JUNE 2t, 1910.

| fOCanOnLaS,
| What schoolboy but knows briefly the
| story oi bold Captain John Smith. the
! founder OF Virginia, and OF poor little Po-
| cahontas, the Indian maiden. They have
pored over Woodcuts oil the Indian chlef's
| famous daughter rushing To the rescue OF
| the captain Just as he was about TO be
beaten 10 death with war clubs. She was
| only lS yeurs old then and very bcauS-
! iui. and her later marriage to John Role
rs one Of the prettiest romances in Amcrt-
| can history.
shire. England, In 1880 II is said of his
carly life that while he might have OBJ
lained good education IL he wished. he
was so determined to become a sailor
| that he sold his school books in order to
get money TO run away with. When he
was 10 years old he Travelled through
OF nobiemen. Al this time, France was
In the throes OF war; which ended in the
assassination OF Henry ~. Smith en-
listed as a soldier and fought on the side
or the Protestants.
When there was no more hghting in
France he Joined some English troops,
III ana the Duke OF Alva, who were fight
Ing In the Netherlands. After four years
In this service he became restless and
TOOK a ship for Scotland.
After living wild and erratic life as a
pohcher for a few years he started for
lhe continent again, The vessel he sailed
gers. believing Smith to bcanother Jonah,
cast him into the Mediterranean For
tunately, he was a good swimmer. and
managed n1an, to reach the island of st.
day by French vessel. which had put
INTO the harbor during storm. He next
Joined tho Austrians In fghting the
killed ms Keeper and escaped 10 Russia,
After that he went back to England and
became dazzled by the stories OF wealIl
and adventure that were told about the
newly discovered western hemisphere.
Raleigh had already reached Virginia.
which he had named after his virgin
company, .capitalizing H. obtaining a land
grant. and set sail with an expedition Of
loS Snr;na men on M December ,co,no 49, 1906:
in irons by his crew The men were dis
neartened at not reaching land and were
apGns aiSn e TO @ return urn to England, when a ter
into the waters of Chesapeake bay
tonnS neS lahded at what is now James,
Giateiy began explorations and by his
Kind treatment OF the 1ndans lnsinuated
himselt into their good graces. EIe made
treaties with PoWhatan, father OF Poca-
hontas and other great chiefs. Through
shrewdness and foresight no soon ac-
CURED the real leadership OF the colony.
He was respected and feared by the In
dlans. He fortified jamestown and pro-
cured supplies OF provisions Ny trading
with them. At one time the settlers
'i g SldINcu 10 uedln out Tor
Smith, who alone was able TO procure
corn from the Indians.
While he was absent on Il mission the
settlers anecred the Indians and Smith,
who was held responsible for IL all. was
condemned 10 death by Powhatan 1t
was at this time that the interference of
Pocahontas saved his life.
Soon after this Smith went back IN
England and was lost sight OF for nearly
nve years Then he sailed for North
america again and spent six months on
the coast of New England. He went back
70 London a fairly rich man and died
there on juno 81, 1881
June II is the birthday OF Increase
Ma ther, the clergyman and n0ur,,or