The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-12
a,sJohnFox,J JE:

illustrated by RH.Livin6stone



The war was coming Enfa yifxlala at
last Nsrgsmaa fallsng wopla thrust =
greSs wesgv tisruNxh the cvntrr IL the
cenfeaerasy. t~ed the british armies
ana sna ne nxht. Cnfnwalllx WIS 10
er4ra the Wedge. ana neses had ths
urenanr ~~Hasa easter virginia was
es1iawa ~ her nghslas m~FA and saash
III the naWnrsalns was protected ont,
hy militia fss she snass rmrt. "a
aiA wen aNd hoys North ara snmsA
ran ae~rair THE salAsers hxa nn pAy
little frnd. And enis ess ~agnDut caaFx
sAts.rwA ltnen wvaFwiss. amsa nne hlnn.
ket hsswMem thT~e nAm IL prugeSa
tkem from ArafslaS xnaw sni lVy wind.
Ever the xremt MGSAsuxsnn was n~ar
aespAir. Ama ia foFesxn k.ap sals SNae
hup~ lsy Ailvsas Ths sFussef. ArnOld
'+Aa taken Ksehaspssa. hufnesi NAvw
hnasrs. and returned, hus little bar
assea. 10 reFtsmuush.
Carnwailss waS cAnsins on. Tarle-
tom's ~iiEe rangers uesw hesiesillag
the laad. and Il wAs Al ,hls tanae that
krsAspe haiw once mere Fosie tAFeEls
10 the rsvef 1an,es.
The bas had hecn sue wears Ia The
wllaS Mhen be lett she shawnee
camn winter was setting IA, that ter
fss,le Winter of - ~ sleep snow and
hunger and cold. When lse reaehesi
KaseasAls. Captain Clark had gene 20
healurkr. and Ersktse Fsund had
news iiAusllsen and Iias haa lakea
NlrrNnes There capsaln Helm s're.
oics. as seen as they aaa the rnsl.
coaf> slirpesl sway frpta hiln - slif>
reader shcsr arms ~ the British and
thns deserted 81 ali. he and the t~o
o. EArev Americans vlth hfm bad 10
give up The fofs. Tire French FvswoFe
allegiance ~ britain lianallfan eats
nscated their Liquor SID lguAa uE their
hiiisarxi tmhaes. l8e let hts Indians
scatEer IL their yilla9ee. and with hls
wEnsarS volunteers Mhlte inslaan
leaders and FeSl anxsllasies went lftv
winter anmrten Onr hand uf ssssA~.
newx n. s~nt IL Dhso io Neont and
take xeAlgs sn THE neitssmsngs. In the
srrang NJ ~anld sweep kensucky and
destroy aIi the sesFlements vnst of
The Aglewhanies So Efxklne ard Dave
went fur CLARK Ard that TRIP nelgh~r
ever fvrvps. Ssorsns haa folioa ea each
other since late NogwmisF and she
sncw say aeep. Cattle aua horses
lerEshed, sleef end eik were found dead
In the woods. and bufEslo eaine nj
nighffAll 10 oiA Jerome Nanslers fesf
for fpea and conpsnionsasp wtth hls
Nfaxxing herd There VAS % salt ~
vegetable food nothing bat the nesh
~ lean Wild gafne. Yet. while the
ffontIersmen remained crowded IN
the st0rkafes and the men hunted and
the women made clothes ~ tanned
deer hides. sansIp uoas cloth. aTa net.
'let,ark linen. and beth hoiienei -nDs-
gins out Of the knot Of d tree. Clark
made his amazing fnareh 20 YIN.
eenneS. recspsurcd It hy the end ~
Fehrnory. ard sent Hamilton 20 vii
liernSburg a prisoner Ershlns pleaded
TO be showed 10 take him there but
Clark xould not let him ga PegJnae
nent gaFrIsong acre placed al Vim
cennes and Gahvkla. and ~ Karkaskia.
Ers&Ine stayed 90 heip make peaee
with the Indians. punish marAuders
nnd hunslng bantw ~ ftsaf Asy the
md ~ sbe year cfsr& migsis 80 NJ
the fails ~ fhe ohso as sisIegd fer
the West and sstfe guarwnsee that
shs mfsies wouSd never hs forcea 10
sbnnn0n Wild KNntnchs,
The tw0 years III ihr wilderness
had s~ft their gnsFk ~ Erskfns iie
was TALL. Iean. swarssy, gauns, ard