The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-18

5LirTLE TUaTLE

slain. i. 400 white mem.
Thus Dragged 4 tall sour,facsd III;
ami chiettain .someMhat ihhppfopri.
ately named little Turtle (Aii-chl.i
ki.mi.qla). There Is much reason to
believe his Wild boast was true. H.
might have added With equal truth,
that he was The only Indian who had
ever routed Dated States armies IN
three fierce CAMPAIGNS. Here is his
adventurous LIES story: 4 u
Little Turtle was born on. the Miami
river, ID Ohio, about 1747. He was not
OF chief rank. by birth, but was
forced To begin life as 4 mere brave
But by unusual wisdom, military
genius and power. Of ruling men, Ne
quickly rose 10 chtettaiIship, Lake .
few other famous Indians, he foresaw
the time when the saYages must b.
crushed under the heel Of progress.
And he schemed and put OF that evil
day asslong as possible by forming =
league OF several important Western
and Canadian tribes,
Savage Warfare.
The revolution was Just ended, In
1888. and a few western tfRdtng posts
were still In Bfitst hagts Little
Turtles men are said 20 have! reeelyed'
food and weapons from some; Of these
British traders and, to have been &c.
cretly advised by than to reject the
governments offers, Of peace. At any
rate, the league would not obey the
authorities, and continued to make lie
miserable for fsoptieFsmen. 10 BIT
terly did they opposee the white mans
westward emigrpaonY that theig tide
Of pioneer movement was for the time
utterly checked Little Turtle, thus
found. himself the real ruler of the
west. s1.tsl b. ,,5t ....t3.
General Harmar was sent, In Sep.
TENDER, 1890, with 1900 regular troops
and milltIaIhen from Fort Washington
(where CINCINNATI was later built toI
tear from Little Turtle this rulership
and to open the. way fer emigration.
Hariuar found the Miami chiefs vii
aage deserted He csmped there; then
sent 1870 soldiers ahead to follow up
a cunnipgly devised Indian trail. The
trail led into trap where Little Tur-
tie neatly ambushed the whole party.
A few days later Colonel Hardin.
with $50 men was on a march from
camp when he came upon aiparty q
Indians. The lndians1fed, The troops
pursued them straightinto another o.
Little Turtles ambnshea About l5V|
of the soldiers were KILLED before
they got back to, their main hpag.
Harpar hisieSpediion having fa.sleed,
returned to Fort Washington, Yhtle !
the tpstlant Indians continued 70 wipe
out frontier settlements and destroy tl.,
emigration trains, got yet was hlttle
Turtle to be ,deposea from the rpleF'
ship q the west. sw0Slps sgs
Late IN thesneyt yeef me e. gosYe tlla
ment sent, General ~, car t Tltn
nearly ,00o meti, stJg the Mta M
The tate 81 HsFmaIn's force leg NJ many
Of the militiatnep e desert TIP 1F 3 resL
marched Int the Miami ny country AZ
dawn Of November 1ISls itIle 1, I ~
tie, with lr5OO warriors ;Stell upon 81;
Glars e Z s: For tTo hours J 5e pa!.
lie rageg The troops aain 4, anu again
tried to ehafge only 70 see SCI Inc n n
diaas Sip to either sldeSbetore their
on, rush, and attack them q A on the nailk,
Then3st- Clair prderedia retreat, rms :tli
retreat turned into 9 panic. fie k''n
stampede. The soldiers lostimofe than
600 men. 400 horses, all their cannon,
provisions. WAGONS and extra anmgnl'
ton. The lwitan loss was 1907 Few,
prisoners we're taken BY the yetors'
And these Little Turtle saved from
torture. wao /, e. a@.y..g s+3
2 These two campaigns and . thlrdrI
wherein he had defeated the govern
ment troops at; Blue; Lick kys cons
pieteh Iittlts .Fprtlejs long ist q VIC
tories. New the tide turned Wash ash
ington sentHaMsd Anthang wayne
against him. @Hayne was the sort q
man who did mot recognize defeat, SO
well Tsrsedt was be tp Indian warfare
and SO snbtlF7fThsrit liant 2E ~ attA.SSk that
the saysges nicknamed him BLACK |
Snake ial,s .qs ~; Is, sttl ;lsa.I