The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-27
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In 1880 In Lincolnshire. England. At 16 he ran
away from school and served a year so as q
soldier In France and the Netherlands. Finding
ne knew nothing Of the art Of war he went home
and studied and planned campaigns for several
months.
Then he started for Transylvania. where the
Christians were fighting the Turks. On the way
his shlpmates thought him a Jonah and threw
him Into the sea. Smith found his way to- an
other ship. engaged in a fight with rich Venetian
argosy. captured It, and was rewarded with rich
purse containing $4,000 In gold as his part Of the
spoil.
In his fighting against the Turk he won honor
and fame and a coat Of arms and his title Of cap
tain. Before Ober Llmbach. In Transylvana, he
devised strategem Of lights which enabled the
Christians to annihilate half OF the intdel army.
At another time he killed and cut of the heads Of
three Turks In lists held before the opposing
armies. Finally he was left for dead upon the
field Of battle.
Sold as slave by the Turks. he was sent to
ConstantinOple. thence he sent to Russia.
There he was worked In a chain gang. One day
while threshng wheat he was exasperated by the
Overseer. whereupon he beat out his brains with
Il fail and escaped.
So nt % we find Smith starting out for Virginia
In 1907. II was the great adventure Of his life
which gnve him immortal fame. He not
the leader OF the coionists. He was merely one
Of the important men In the party. The year be-
fore the king. james ], had granted charter TO
fishing trading colonies In America. The charter
ran to London and Plymouth merchants who
divided into two sub.companies.
II was the London company which made the
jamestown settlement. There were great dif'icui.
ties from the start. The colonists were poorly
selected-there were "forty-eight gentlemen to
four carpenters" The site selected was malarial
rho rOlns ata had M afN HnR
ferrng to search for gold. The industrial sys-
TEN. under which all labored for q common store.
did not encourage thrift. The government was
cumbersome and the kings app0intees were incom.
petent.
Smith became involved In q serious dlticulty
before the voyage was finished and actually
landed In chains. Edward Maria Wngneld had
charged him with mutlny. The opening Of sealed
Instructions showed Smith TO be Of the council
aud he was released. Inter he was given charge
Of the supplies. In December 1907. he was cap.
tured and saved by PocahOntas. He was tried for
the loss Of two Of his men. sentenced to death
and only saved by the arrival Of the First Supply"
from England. Soon after he was elected preai.
dent Of the council. During the winter Of 1908
on the colony nearly lost ~ out Of 40 and nearly
pershed from starvation. Smith saved It by
getting from the Indians.
Smith saicd for England In 1000 for treatment
OF n severe powder burn. He never returned to
the colony. He Travelled In England. preaching
the colonization Of America. In 1914 he ex.
plored the const Of New England In the interest
OF private udventurcrs made good mp OF II
md gave II Its name. lie published nber OF
books about his experiences In America and else
where from 1908 to 1921. the year OF his death.
Capt John Smiths claim to fame rests upon
the fact that It wns he who kept the jamestown
colony together for two years. He WINS the one
capable man among mshts. He drilled tn. sol.
dlcrs lie compelled lnbor-"He who Will not
work will not ent' was his dctum. lie repaired
the fort. traded With the Indians. kept their
friendship under difficulties md made dnring voy.
ages OF discovery. lie actually succeeded In Civ.
Ing the colony the character Of pcrmanency.
Bccnuse he did this. the London company had
the courage 20 keep on. A new charter wns NJ.
cured md increased efforts made. Success finally
crowned. these efforts. There followed the Pii.
srlms and the Purtnns and English settlement Of
the Atlantic seabOard wns assured.
With the name and fame OF Pocnhontns, there
fore. u Joined the name ind fame Of Capt. John
Smith. She saved him and she helped him save
the 1ansstown colony
Pocahosas 10 bronse At jamestown should b
'oined Nv capt. John Smith In bronsa"