The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

she very DAY OF BOOne'S first encouo-
: win the Indians, he left Watauga
~ some thirty men, and followed
TIE wilderness road towar.3 his new
DOMINION. The har6ebinS 49,
hangers OF Boone and his companions
dte matters OF history. but the news
that they had been attacked cansed
many stout hearts in Henderson,s
caFalcade 10 quail. Again and again
ZIG tate OF the expedition hung in he
baldhce- but their hearts never falt-
0IeI 1T was the courage and energy
u l>lchard Henderson. even the man
OF aclon n his answering resolve
70 60 sorW2rl III the face of all named
ana Unmarried dlnselS which earned
through the armed : trek" to a vic
lorIous and successful conclusion.
hNel MI. Bruce, elsewhere so unjust
altu slisht:AS I" i%iaerson, cannot
Iefr2ln 1I"la sa3:Eg: TO do fun
Justlce 10 tile j. "nnoter o. the Transyl-
wanna C~tnlpan!. it must he said that,
Whatever his faults. he had in him
not a !!;1le 81 TIL STUFF Of which en-
p1re-bulli arc made. He was de-
terHI1ned tAG- the fornGauon Of his
mld-Wilderness colonies should be Sc
curely laid and that he would HIM
self superintend at least the first
stages of its organization
After Boone had beer attacked hv
the Indians he dispatched TO Hen
nerson that famous letter OF Apr /.
LOO. rms IS one Of the greatest #
contemporary tributes 70 Richard
Henderson and HE company.
Dear Colonel: After my compli-
ments to you, | shall acuualnt ynu
With u misfortune. On March the
18th a party of ndian fred
on my company about half an hour
before day, and killed MI. rwitty and
his negro, and wounded Mr.. Walker
very deeply, but | hope he will re
cover On March IS, as we We're
hunting for provisions, We found
Samuel Pate's son, who gave US an
o that the Indians fired on their
camp on the 9th day. My brother
and l went down and found two men
killed and scalped, Thomas Mcdowell
and jeremiah McPheeters. ] have
sent q man down to all the lower CON-
panies in order to gather them all TO
the mouth of Otter Creek.
My advice TO you, sir, is TO come
or send as soon as possible. Your
company is desired greatly, for the
people are very uneasy. but are willing
to stay and venture their lives with
YOU, and now is the time to Illustrate
their (the Indians) Intentions, and
keep the country. whilst we are in it.
If we give away to them now 1t Will
ever be the case. This day we start
from the battle-ground, for the mouth
of Otter Creek, where We shall i'm
mediately erect a fort, which Will be
done before you can come or send
then we can SEND the men 10 meet
you. If you send for them.
IN. B.-We stood on the ground
and guarded our baggage till day, and
lost nothing. We have about fifteen
miles to Cantuck tthe Nentucky
river) at Otter Creek"
Richard Henderson's little yellow
diary so jealousy preserved in the
Wisconsin Historical Society library.
is laconically eloquent. About II
o'clock received a letter from Mr..
L~ittreal's camp that there were five
persons killed on the road 70 the
Cantuckee by Indians. captain
Hart upon the receipt of this news
retreated back with his company and
determined to settle in the valley TO
make corn for the Cantucky
day, April ~7th) received q letter
from Dan. Boon, that his company
was fred upon by the Indians f"ho)
killed two Of his men-though ne
kept the ground and saved the bag,
gage" etc. This Intelligence SpTead
terror into the hearts of strong men,
| and caused some to turn back. BUT
ichard Henderson was made OIL
ctornar stuff. without hesitation ne
m a forward march. me
settlement of the West rested upon
the shoulders of Henderson, ana ne
never quavered under that momentous
h1,rden. It did not tend to allay ms
fears or to diminish his apprehension
to meet, day after day. parties 81 pan
ic-stricken fugitiVes. which, IN the az
qregate. totaled more than twice VIE
number in his little hand.
Henderson's diary is simply elo-
,nant of his determination to go
forward. h day after the receipt on
tho letter from Boone lMarch -
thera Is the following significant On
trv: started about ten o'clock. ross
- - herland Cap about four miles.
Met about forty persons returning
80 - norrders by the indians. Gould
nreyail on only one to return"
There are few, if any. more mem
orable pictures in all of Western his
tory than this, as MT. Hulou't haS
ca d-Richard Henderson, a man L
STt+Io ahoye average height. broad of