Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . had confidence in his integrity. When they gave him 40 DANIEL BOONE. bullets with which to go out on his hunting excursions, they were care-ful to count them, and observe on his return if he had secreted any forhis own use in the future. But even here Boone was too shrewd forthem; for he would use but slight charges of powder, and the bullets hewould cut in two. Besides sending him out to hunt and bring in wildgame for them, the savages set him at work making salt; this they knewhe could do, for when he was surprised and captured by
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . had confidence in his integrity. When they gave him 40 DANIEL BOONE. bullets with which to go out on his hunting excursions, they were care-ful to count them, and observe on his return if he had secreted any forhis own use in the future. But even here Boone was too shrewd forthem; for he would use but slight charges of powder, and the bullets hewould cut in two. Besides sending him out to hunt and bring in wildgame for them, the savages set him at work making salt; this they knewhe could do, for when he was surprised and captured by them, he was. INDIANS PAINTING WHITE MEN. with a party that were engaged in this very There weresalt springs on the Scioto River, and thither he was forced to go and manufacture this indispensable commodity for his dusky captors. TheIndian was too proud to do menial work, and therefore left it for hissquaws and his captives. Boone did not in any one point disappointtheir expectations. He worked industriously and cheerfull}-; he pro-duced liberal supplies of the article they wanted, and they bestowed onhim their praise for his valuable services. DANIEL BOONE. 47 All this time, they were without their old leader at the fort atBoonesborough. More than four months had elapsed already, aud noth-ing had been heard of him. Presently, however, news arrived in a rouud-about way at Boonesborough that their leader had been carried off toDetroit. That was all they could learn of his fate. They supposed uowthat he was altogether in the hands of the British, aud that the Indianswould have no more to
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