. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. as a beautiful country, claimed by hostile Indians. and scores of hunters invaded the wilderness that he hadahnost thouirht belonired to him. Friendly Indians told him of the great hunting-groundbeyond the mountains, and, before the Revolution, Boonehimself had explored that part of Virginia which becameKentucky. It was a beautiful country, full of game, but claimed by tiibesof Indians whowanted no whiteman on their hunt-ing-ground. Boone was agreat hunter, agood rifleman, anda sturdy frontieis-man, ready forwhatever migh
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. as a beautiful country, claimed by hostile Indians. and scores of hunters invaded the wilderness that he hadahnost thouirht belonired to him. Friendly Indians told him of the great hunting-groundbeyond the mountains, and, before the Revolution, Boonehimself had explored that part of Virginia which becameKentucky. It was a beautiful country, full of game, but claimed by tiibesof Indians whowanted no whiteman on their hunt-ing-ground. Boone was agreat hunter, agood rifleman, anda sturdy frontieis-man, ready forwhatever mightli;i[)pen to stories are Daniel Booiie. told about his daring adventure^;, while he was ex[)L>ring the country andluinting for the best phice to settle. He w^ns pursued by thesavages, and escaped by his cunning, lie was captured atanother time, and stole away while the Indians slept. For several months liis brother was with him. Then hewent away, and Boone was left alone in the great two or three years spent in exploring the territory, he. \.^- KENTUCKY—DANIEL BOONE. j^85 LSSSON.—Boone had many adventures with the Indians. In 1775, heled thirty families to settle on the Kentucky River. Their cabins formeda fort. They were often attacked by the Indians. \veiit liome to lead a company of settlers into the newcountry. He soon collected a band of thirty men, who, with theirfamilies, were willing to follow him hundreds of miles intothe wildeiuess, and endure the dangers and piivations offrontier life that they might begin a new State. In 1775, he led them through the savage wilds to the placeselected on the Kentucky River, and there they built theirhomes. They placed their log cabins so as to form the sidesof a fort, and left loopholes through the walls so that theycould shoot the Indians who might attack them. As the cabins stood a little distance apart, they filled thespaces between them with strong posts, which they drovedeep into the ground. Thi
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