The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

once to collect and assemble their
braves for another trial ,tt dt:,s.
''The Cherokees, unwilling 70 be
driven off or to concede right so
very questionable, and being less in
numbers than their Formidable neigh
bors, threw up fortiication, stiu yisi-
BILE on the bank of the Calf Pasture,
for their defence and awaited the at
tack. The Shawnees, with but little
delay and a largely increased force,
conducted the siege vigorously for sew
eral days. Finding that the iortifca-
tion could not be taken by combined
attack, they assembled their warriors
in council to see what could be af-
fected by strategy.
'The Cherokees knowing the limited
supply Of deer-meat acquired by their
hunt was about exhausted, took ad-
vantage of the occasion, unAsr the
cover of darkness, to make their
escape. The retreat soon being
known, the pursuit was hot, the
Cherokees retreating and fighting al
ternately, as the ground permitted,
until the mountain was reached,
where they made a stout defence, but
were finally driven through what is
now known as Goshen Pass, and con-
tinued the fight around the base of
the mountain only to be renewed in
a more sanguinary form on the high
lands of Walkers Creek.
"There the Che-okees organized for
the last and final conflict. The
Shawnee warriors had concentrated
the onset was made-the war-whoop
was sounded, and a defiant shout
rang back as welcome. The arrows
whiZzed as SO maay winged messen-
gers of death, and the tomahawk
whirling through the air, doing its
work of blood, was accompanied with
yell of eXultation which noted an
other brave had fallen and another
scalp had been taken. Nobly. did the
CherOkees for some hours answer all
the calls of gallantry upon them by
their outnumbering foes. All the saw
age instinct and passions had been
fully aroused, both sides painting for
revenge and granting death without
hesitation to the fallen foe. One side
fighting with that desperation with
which an Indian only fights for the
home and graves Of his fathers-the
other aroused to the highest deeds of
bloody daring by the prospect of re-
venge, captives and scalps.
Amidst the scene of carnage and
death, far above the noise of battle,
its savage yells and it's death shouts,
a wild shrek was heard, and en- ap-
partition, with streaming hair and out
stretched arms, was seen flying
through the air from the mountain
summit, only to disappear mysterious
ly at its base. This strange and super
natural sight was witnessed by the
warriors below. They were awe
struck. Their superstition was
aroused. The fight ceased. A coun-
Gil was called. The calumet was
smoked The tomahawk was buried.
A peace was concluded. Both parties
believing that the Great Spirit was
angry, and had hid his face under a
cloud. From enemies they became
friends, and as a pledge of future
reconciliation, collected and buried
their braves in one common mound,
near the junction of Walkers and
Hays creeks.
"The incident which had caused
cessation of hostilities was as tragic
as singular. The Cherokees, aware
that the fight would be a severe one,
had sent all their squaws and pap
poose some distance to the rear. ex-
cept a pretty Indian maiden, whose in
terest in young chief had induced
her to climb mountain ACTIVITY
nearby, from which she could witness
the stirring scenes below In the hot
test of the fight, beholding her chief,
whose warwhoop was as well known
to her as his warlock, fall by the hand
of fierce Shawnee, in a moment of
despairing love, with one wild shrek,
leaped from the mountain top into the
abyss below, following her favorite
chief to better hunting grounds. From
this incident the mountain obtained
the name of Jump. The Indian
mound almost level with tile ground.
is well remembered by some old
persons in tfe vicinity when II
was so or 40 feet high. showing the
mortuary list on that occasion of the
CherolSees and Shawnees to have heei
large"
"a ev wstern Newspaper Union.