Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

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the salt makers To surrender If the
Indians would promise good treatment
and not attack BOonesborOugh In the
spring. he said, the Indians and their
captlves could return, move the wlm-
en- and children north OF the Ohio
where am could be taken into tho
Shawnee tribe or placed under the pro-
lection Of the British governor Hamu-
ton. al Detroit It was this man Ham
ilton who offered so apiece for Ameri-
can prisoners. dead or alive and who
became known later as the hair buy
or. by reason OF his purchase Of
scalps.
CAPTIVE.
The Indians thought Boone's sur-
gestion good. He was taken to the salt
boilers and Induced them TO surrender
But when the Indians had the 2S whites
captive there came near being
slaughter only by a vote OF 81 To 81
did the Indians decide on postponiug
the killing OF the prisoners. Bound
and watched with the utmost care the
Captives Wure taken 20 the Shawnee
town on the Little Miami. 10 DAYS
journey away Boone and Is of his
men We're accepted formally into the
tribe. and Boone got the name OF Big
Turtle and was taken by Chief Black
Fish and his son. For months Boone
favor 10y his skill ln shooting and his
knowledge OF nature. All the while.
however, he was watched day and
night. I'm March he was taken to De
troit with those whites who had not
been adopted into the tribe. The In
diaus wanted To collect the bounty
from the hair buyer" on an Of them
but Boone Almost daily the Indians
put fpone's companions 90 some form
of torture. usually making them run
the gauntlet tie had run the gautlet
several times early in his captivity. but
after his adoption by Black Fish this
ended Running the gantlet genor-
ally meant painful wounds 10 the vic
tim, the Indians beating the unfortuu-
ate white with clubs or jabbing him
with knife or tomahavk.
GOV. Hamilton paid lot OF atten-
ton 90 Boone who had an old cora-
mission from Lord Duumore as cap
tain OF militia. Hamilton, when he saw
the document and heard the good re-
ports of Black Fish, sought TO ransom
Boone for $500 but Black Fish refused
to give up his son. Then Hamilton
gave "a horse and "a lot OF supplies to
Boone and babe him remember his
duty 60 King George.
Back 20 the Indian town went Boone
and BLACK Fish. The Indians were pre-
pairing for "a summer raid on BoOnes-
borough They are slow movers. how
ever. unless they are fleeing and IL
was we'll along in June before they had
their plans matured Meanwhile Boone
was ever looking for chance 20 es-
cape. on June rs the opportunity came.
-Four days later he was Ia Boones-
borough, 1850 miles away. His wife, giv-
ing him mp for dead. had returned east
and many Of the settlers had fed. but
Boone rallied tho others 20 meet the
shawnee attack. which he knew would
come soon. When the Shawnees ar
rived the force consisted OF 400 braves
and with them were Wyandottes.
Cherokees Dclnwarcs and Mingos and
about 40 French Canadians.
THE SIEGE
There was parlcy before the attack.
Black Fish reproachcd Boone bitterly
for his unflial conduct and begged him
20 return 10 his wigwam. The old
Indian had real affection for his adopt
ga son.
The Siege of Boouoshorough was one
Of the most stubborn in border war
fare. For 10 days the Indians kept up
the struggle. The fort was badly