. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. JOHN JAMES. PIONEER. PATRIOT. SURVEYOR. HAD EXCITING ENCOVNTER WITH AN INDIAN. ject of surrender and restoration of the captive first had resulted in no agreement being reached. Atthe second the Americans had agreed to give money ransomliberally, as well as to make payments in ammunition, beads,. 9 ^ Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes 69 confections and food-stuffs. They sent the ransom to thesavages by a party under a peace pact and truce flag. Whenthis party reached the Indian village in the canon, small poxbroke out among the in
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. JOHN JAMES. PIONEER. PATRIOT. SURVEYOR. HAD EXCITING ENCOVNTER WITH AN INDIAN. ject of surrender and restoration of the captive first had resulted in no agreement being reached. Atthe second the Americans had agreed to give money ransomliberally, as well as to make payments in ammunition, beads,. 9 ^ Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes 69 confections and food-stuffs. They sent the ransom to thesavages by a party under a peace pact and truce flag. Whenthis party reached the Indian village in the canon, small poxbroke out among the inhabitants, many of whom died from the pretext that the whites had brought with themthis small pox visitation, the Indians set upon the whites,slew the entire party, took all the ransom, but failed to restoreany of the captives. When the third conclave was held, the whites were deter-mined to not be again duped. At this council the savagesdemanded large quantities of war paints, powder, lead, money,candy, beads, and other things for the restoration of the Lock-hart girl and a Mexican boy they brought with them. Inturn the whites demanded the restoration of all captives heldby the Indians, a considerable number, agreeing to pay all theransom they asked, but proposed to hold five of the Indianchiefs as hostages while the balance of the sa
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