The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-18

I Indians appeared la-tAe settlements
and under the mask OF friendship
introduced themselves into the homes
OF the settlers, they killed ali the
men and made prisoners of the women
and children. The Indians then
passed over Into the Levels to the
nome of Archibald Ciendenin. Al,
nis nome about one hundred persons.
men. women and children had gath
cred. Here they were Hospitality en-
sertained by the unsuspecting people
as they had been by the people OF
Muddy Creek settlement Mr., Glen
denim had just returned from n hunt
with three fat eiks. and Toasted them
on these.
An old woman who had a sore leg
asked an Indian IL he could minis
ne thought he could and drawing his
tomahawk instantly killed her. This
was the signal for Il general massacr.
OF the men. a man named Yolkum
was the only one to escape He car
ried the news to the jackson river
settlement and gave the alarm. These
people were able to escape and were
followed by the Indians to the set
Elements on Carr Creek In Rock bridge
county. AT that time the Indians
came within a few miles of the pres
ent town of Stanton. Mrs Glen
denin's little child was murdered In
the most cruel manner In order to
bring back the mother who had es-
capped.
Attack at paanalsy'm Fors.
| In 1878 another attack was made
| by the Indians on Donnaiiys Fort
that stood about ten miles north OF
l-ewisburg. This fort was double
| log house with chimney in the GEN.
tire and surrounded by a stoekaae of
split logs.
| There were two hundred Indians In
the attacking party. The credit or
saving the fort and the people was
due to Dick Pointer, a negro, whose
body now lies buried in an enclosure
near the stone church in Lewfshurs
| just behind the Carnegie Hall, con-
nected with DIR. Telfords fine school,
the Lewisburg Female Institute.
! The people had heard of the COM
| ing OF the Indians and during the day
about sixty persons had collected at
the fort, among them some twenty
men. The news of the advance or
the Indians had been carried TO Lewis
burg and a company of sixty-eight
men Was gathered there To go to their
relief.
The Indians had begun their attack
early in the morning before the peo-
pie were up. They made their at
clubs on the portion of the house
| used as a kitchen. In this man
named Hammond and the negro, Dick
Pointer. slept. Hammond and Dick
held the door. they were splitting
with their tomahawks. Suddenly they
| frr the door open. Hammond Killed
the Indian who was nearest. mean
| while Dick with gun loaded with
swan shot was dancing about the
room. asking Hammond where he
should shoot Hammond told him to
shoot into the mass of Indians filing
the yard. He did 80 and checked the
attack. Meanwhile tho others had
been aroused and began 10 fire on
the Indians killing seventeen of them.
The rescue party from Lewisburg,
made up OF trained Indian fighters,
avoided the ambuscade laid for them
by the Indians. and got into the fort
and finally drove the Indians away.
The check given the Indians by q
gunshot from = negro, Dick Pointer.
| that day saved the lives OF hundreds
Of the early settlers OF that county.
settled by Good People.
me people who settled this ser-
ton OF Virginia like their country
men OF Rookhridge and Augusta
oount,es We're dod-fearing people.
aaNlooa Tor ministers to preach 10
them ana ready to listen TO words
% sooerness and truth. They built
their rude log churhces beside their
rude log cabins. Tho acbin ana the
church and the school-house made
up that pleased trio on which the
Presbyterian church has ALWAYS laid
It's foundation---the home. the church.
the sohool-house. and some OF the
nohtest men and women who ever
walked the earth went forth from
these log etructures
In 1924 traveller passing through
that section tells Va something OF
the people at that time. She de-
scribas the people as industrious, sys-
ItAmattc. stimulated to this by the fer
ttiity or the soil and the navigable
rivers The young people OF both
sexes were very fair and beautiful,
and many Of them weil-formed. The
men were stout and active and amonk
the beet marksman In America, Then
she adds. They are. male and fe-
male. extravagantty fond of dress. In
1874 when this writer first travelled
through the country the people
hardly knew what tea and coffee were.
Many OF them then were perhaps
| like Davy Crockett when he, came
| for the firrt time from the back
woods to the settlements and had his
first cup OF cofyeas he did not know
what II was. In 1894 every family,
fAco0rding Ia this writer. uised - ana
jepses whep thsy had M 1aalt dsli-