Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11

tndl tney must leave IT the Indians so
desired. A conclave was held. which
was attended by 500 Chcrokees headed
by King OConostota, Atta-Culla-Cu lla,
vice king; Savanuca; prince OF Echota.
Dragging Canoe. chief of the Chicka-
maugas, and others SEWER and Rob-
ertson made a treaty with them by
which II was agreed the whites should
have the lands on payment OF $1,000
in eight yearly installments, the pay
ments TO be made IN powder. lead and
goods. But the treaty. like most trea-
ties OF tho time. did not prevent
bloodshed. Whites came struggling
over the mountain passes and took
up lands more and more distant from
the Watauga. Soon the Indians COM
planned that their hunting grounds
were being enCroached upon. Next
came raids and scalpings, and then
there were open clashes.
WAR
Meanwhile a storm was brewing east
OF the mountains. The 10 colonies
were about to revolt from the mother
country. Struggling with their own
big affairs. the people OF Virginia and
North Carolina had enough to attend
to without considering the Adventures
across the Alleghanies. The settlers
might have been overwhelmed by the
Indians at this time but for the prompt
action OF Robertson and Sewer. Strik-
ing quickly they broke up several
raiding bands. and then by threats and
diplomacy brought Oconostota to
promise good behavior. To insure II
Robertson took up his home in the In
dian capital of Echota for a year. and
through his residence there made such
a friend OF Nancy Ward the proph-
etess Of the tribe, that thereafter
SEWER was kept informed OF the plans
OF the Indians.
with the outbreak OF the Revolution
the whole frontier was afiame. The
English. through the adroltness OF
stuart, planned to use the saVages In
the rear while the British fleets and
British troops attacked the colonists in
front. Hamilton, the British colonel at
Detroit stirred up the Indians OF the
west and northwest. Brant and Sir
John Johnson reused the Iroquois in
western New York. stuart, In the
south. supplied the Creeks, Cherokees
and other tribes with powder, lead and
money The Indian allies OF the Eng
fish numbered $4,000.
The scheme was a clever though das-
tardly one. To use the savage red
men. innamed to commit nameless
horrors. on men, women and children,
was base. indeed That II did not sue
coed was due to the genius of three
men acting independently and far re-
moved from each other. In the west
George Rogers Clark, by one OF the
most Wuuntltul HldlfttH III tut history
OF war. moved from kaskaskia to
Nicennes and captured Hamilton,
the hair buyer. and sent him prisoner
TO Virginia. In New York Gen. Philip
Schuyler sent Gcnls. Harklmer and
Benedict Arnold against St Leger,
Rrant and johnson, and the battle OF
Oriskany sent the Indians and their
white allies flying back To Canada In
the south Sewer i'm one OF the most
brilliant campaigns OF his career broke
that portion Of the line.
The settlement in the Watauga had
grown steadily, and when the Indian
war started Sewer and Robertson were
able 60 put more than POO tall Watauga
boys in the field. Rude forts had been
built, one named Fort Patrick Henry
and one named Fort Lee. The Indians
attacked them, but We're repulsed.
miles into the Indian country. lie got
iu the rear Of the Indians. swOoped
down upon their villa cs. dest royed an
the corn, all the wigwams. all the
cattle. and all the other Indian prop
crtN he came across and laid waste
the richest portion Of the Indian land.
Every Cherokee town except Echota.
tho home OF the prophecies. was burn
ed. Twenty times Sewer escaped am
bush. Twenty times he ambushcd the
Indians. No male Indians were taken
prisoners, but no woman or child was
injured. In three months the campaign
was over. Tho Indians were homeless.
starving and terror stricken. 4 band Of
30 men, moving with marvellous rapid
ity. had brought a warlikc tribe Of go
600 people to the point ~ destruction
The Chcrokees sued Tor peace, but
many ~ the young braves fed 10 the
Chickamaugas. where I'm the mountain
Businesses Dragging Canoe was safe
from pursuit and whore ne awaited
fresh supplies from the British to re-
new hostilltjes.
THE CHICKAMAUCiA CAMPAIGN.
And now new danger menaced the
settlers. Renegade white men-Torlcs