A hunter's life. 



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Mic town fort. The nciiilihoi-s were oblij^ed to leavt their 

 I'iinus, juid <^a into the fort iilso. My father and tliree or 

 limr (»f liis fiieiids used to jro out, and some stood guard 

 uliilc the otiiers worked, and either dressed their corn oi 

 chopped their wood, all tiie time expecting to be shot by 

 lliose yellow savages. 





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"At IcML'^lli news came that tlic Indians were in \]n\ 

 neighlxirhood. The fort was ]int in the best condition for 

 defence, and we awaited their a])])roach. But uo attack 

 was made. Several days passed by. when it was supposed 

 they had civen up the assault. At length two Indians 

 made their appearance on the high hill above the town. 

 This hill runs from north to south, while Wheeling Creek 

 runs from east to west, passes this elevation about a mile 

 north of the town, and then turns south, coursing along 

 the foot of thf hill, until it arrives at a point a little south 

 of ihe fori, wnere it empties into the river ; thus leaving 

 ihe hill a mile north of the mouth of the creek, with that 

 stream on one side of the hill and the river on the other — 

 with a space of not more than three-quarters of a mile 



