Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . art of the sav- ^^ages, thirty-seven were killed and many wounded, who, as usual,were all carried off. This was the last siege sustained by Boones-borough. The country had increased so rapidly in numbers, and 56 ADVENTURES OP DANIEL BOONE. SO many other stations lay between Boonesborough and the Ohio,that the savages could not reach it, without leaving enemies inthe rear. In the autumn of this year Boone returned to North Carolinafor
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . art of the sav- ^^ages, thirty-seven were killed and many wounded, who, as usual,were all carried off. This was the last siege sustained by Boones-borough. The country had increased so rapidly in numbers, and 56 ADVENTURES OP DANIEL BOONE. SO many other stations lay between Boonesborough and the Ohio,that the savages could not reach it, without leaving enemies inthe rear. In the autumn of this year Boone returned to North Carolinafor his wife and family, the former having, as already observed,supposed him dead, and returned to her father. In the summer of 1780, he returned to Kentucky with his familyand settled at Boonesborough. Here he continued busily engagedupon his farm until the 6th of October, when, accompanied by hisbrother, he went to the Lower Blue Licks, for the purpose of pro-viding himself with salt. This spot seemed fatal to Boone. Herehe had once been taken prisoner by the Indians, and here he was des-tined, within two years, to lose his youngest son, and to witness #?. THE FIGHT AT THE SALT-WORKS. the slaughter of many of his dearest friends. His present visit wasnot free from calamity. Upon their return, they were encounteredby a party of Indians, and his brother, who had accompanied him A PERILOUS ADVENTURE IN A CANOE. 57 faithfully through many years of toil and danger, was killed andscalped before his eyes. Unable either to prevent or avenge his death, Boone was com-pelled to fly, and by his superior knowledge of the country, con-trived to elude his pursuers. They followed his trail, however, bythe scent of a dog, that pressed him closely, and prevented his con-cealing himself. This was one of the most critical moments of hislife, but his usual coolness and fortitude enabled him to meet halted until the dog. baying loudly upon his trail, came withingunshot, when he deliberately tur
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