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

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~ turned from his won
u AMI derful journey with
sN T'indley beyond the
N8 Cumberland, his glow
iug accounts Of the
\3/ beautiful and fertile re-
~ gions he found there
soon excited in others,
- notably Henderson and
.-.,o,at ties. the spirit of an enter
,~sa as Governor Morehead pu.s it,
(which in point of magnitude and
,ariI MS we'll as constancy and hero
3psn, 4i.r3ved in its execution. has
naT.r been paraIleIed in the history
- American" GS40). Richard Hem
5srsor doubted. and on the highest
local authority. as | hope to show in
Biography Of Richard Henderson,
J:rgjnfa's ~'SWteping claim TO the en-
ire interior Of The continent" Gov
ornor Martin of North Carolina, in a
l4rfpr 10 the Earl Of Dartmouth, ex-
messed his sense of growing alarm
over The steady progression of un-
authorized settlement in the back
country. As the settlements pushed
tnrther ana further westward, Hen
GtE~nE DTtdiIlt mo- odoIiN CoiIN l
that Il land company was the only pos
>bIr means by which the Isl wilder
ness beyond The mountains could be
opened uu and settled.
In the meantime, Daniel Boone
grew impatient over the delay IN the
coneummation Of his daily project of
2 settlement in the region beyond
tn cumberland. And so, hecdlessly
ignoring the question Of title and dis
regaTanI the Uncomfortable dangers of
cneIcach]ng upon the territory Of los
tl- Indians. Ia recruits d body OF set
ligrs. and un Sept. %. 1773. accord
ing to Mir. Bruce, his latest historian.
starts from the Yadkin Valley In North
Carolina for Kentucky with a colony
lumh-rln& eighteen men, besides wo-
men and children. Until PoWeIls
Valley was reached" says Mr.. Bruce,
tho Journey was without incident.
There Was no thought that deadly
danger lIrkcd ahead-that. in fact. the
travellers We're now about TO under
g IAN experience so tragic as to post
P"h- fer many months The settlement
81 hentIckN.' The ShawneeS." tWenty-
seven In number. made an attack up
"h d attachment of Boones' force
which had been sent to secure extra
supplies rom d Chrick River settler.
1+mrj Iiu-~ell. Seven. among them
t"ones oWn son. were killed. Boone
ana his party. ~ineXpreSsibly shocked
~ ffis unexpected disaster, deiiber-
"Se' Tor Il time as to their future
course BY this time says Mr..
.,FoCg their cIOw Immigrants from
l'f Valley IF Virginia and Powell.
valley had arrived. forty strong, and
" vas Boone's opinion that they could
SaleI} proceed. But the others de-
HiElFtI To thnyo / Caanaal n-nbn 11n
mat the Shawnee attack was the pre-
cursor Of a general indian uprising,
anu they held il madness to cut them
serves on from all relief and run the
.aA "l annihilatiOn. Let us, they ar
5'7' III substance, await develop
r~.llIS, and IN h spring, if peace
.rIIa|hS unbr0ken. We can complete
,.' Journey. In vain Boone, who had
.'ateo his arc on the Kentucky ven
.r'', pleaded and expostulated with
.-eh- They We're obdurate and, as
Ia, sequel proved, wisely obdurate."
rms incident is significant in show
'7 mat Boone vas deficient in exec
~1r' ahIiIty and the power to originate
"' execute schemes of colonization
' large scale. A marvellous scout,
EhllI'd hunter, q backWOOdsman
"'.H'at q peer, a man Of rare bal
ana sa2acity of judgment, Boone
,"' constructive and executive ge-
'NS- nc was a perfect instrument
executing the designs Of others.
wa not until the creative and
.'.' pTaih Of Richard Henderson was
',,r4 jo the vast and daring project
-HJeTn colonization that it was
''''' u" q successful issue. And
'lis hazard of new fortune would
""IliF nave proved a failure had
~, i'rHueraon, without u~nwavtring
a-''.'"h in the face Of unknown
answered the impIorIng mes
H. " Eoone and gone directly to
MIS- rescue.
Nv ms return from the war Waged
u '-'" against the Indians.
G.,.' d'Nng in the capacity of Hen
t..," secret and trusted agent, ad-
a,." uiin to approach the Cherokees
'E on the subject Of making q
r...3S1 Of their lands. There is no
an.: '" doubt that Boone had un-
III. ".l> sounded the Indians upon
asf.at 7'HdPh, and met with an Moot
r.-,1. answer. Henderson now asso-
Ir:.,' Win himself in the great enter
j. e Tx gGntlnnpln nf r~,Ei4, anI