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

mcnts Boone and another backwoods-
| man were engaged In 81 days they
travelled 500 miles, mostly through an
unbroken forest.
They gathered the various bands to-
gcthcr and So skilfully piloted their
charges that they met with no mishsp.
The victory at Point Pleasant prac-
tically ended the war. Boone ccle-
brated the victory by going on long
hunt
Ills hunt over Boone found himself
iu sudden demand. Judge Richa "a
Henderson Of North Carolina had pun
chased from the Shawnees vast tract
~ land IN Kentucky and had organized
the Pennsylvania company. Boone was
engaged TO establish road into tho
new territory, and lay out a capital for
the colony. with a force of 30 men
he built the famous Wilderness road
across tho mountains and through the
forests. and ON April 6, 1913. on the
Kentucky river, az Big Lick. me hailed
his party end laid out the town OF
Boones borough. which was 20 Zoe the
capital of Pennsylvania
There were three other settlements
established I'm the Pennsylvania grant:
Harrodsburg. Boiling SPRING. and ST.
Asplth Hardly did the culonists sg-
rive than there was trouble Most of
the pioneers were Adventures and not
homcmakers. They deserted. Next the
colonial governors of Virginia and
North Carolina denounced the Tran
sylyaniaus as land pirates and threat
ened AN sorts of punishment Then Co
make good measure. the Indians began
60 harase the newcomers. For year
the situation was desperate Uuor
Boone the people Of BoOneshorough had
90 depend mainly for food. and ne was
kept busy with his gun In 1876 there
.r. .Il
quite am Increase in immigration. but
this was followed by general Indian
war and soon most Of the newcomers
were fleeing back 10 Virginia.
BOONEsBoROUGH.
England. taking leaf out OF the
book of France, had made friends with
the Indians when the colonies revolted,
and armed and equipped them. The fro-
Quois, the Shawnees. the MingOs and
the ChorOkCcs. spurrcd and supported
as they had not been for years raw
aged tho whole frontier Hair q dozen
attacks were made on BOonesborough.
once when the settlers made a sOrtig
Boone was shot through the ankle Tho
bone was shattered and FOR several
months he was crippled. The Indians
were so active that an Kentucky was
swept clear of whites except those Bon
BooncshOrouRh and Harrodshurg
when. late In t177 some milltiamcn
from the Virginia frontier arrived al
Boonesborough to aid the besieged set
tiers there was great rejoicing
but the arrival of achievements led
to carolessness that came near destroy
ing Boone and AN his followers one
winter day Boone was captured while
hunting and taken to the camp OF
large force OF Shawnees nearby. with
the Indians we're two Frcnchmen and
two renegade Americans. The Indians
were planning TO attack ~ OF Boonc's
companions who were engaged boiling
salt ut salt lick some miles from
Boonesborough The Indian force was
overwhelming and there could be but
one result n the whites were attacked
Boone theroupon entered upon a work
or diplomacy and strategy that was
remarkable indeed II the salt boilers
were attacked the people in the village
would be helpless. for there had been
no warning OF the approach OF the
Indians
The Indians had great respect for
Boone as a hunter and a warrior ami
when he said he had "a suggestion 10
make they listened grayely. He told