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were two Indians and some traders a little above Wheel- 

 ing, Captain Michael Cresap, one of the party, proposed 

 to waylay and kill them. The proposition, though op- 

 posed, was adopted. A party went up the river, with 

 Cresaj) at their head, and killed the two Indians. 



■^ The same afternoon it was reported that there was 

 a party of Indians on the Ohio, a little below Wheeling. ^ 

 Cresap and his party immediately proceeded down the 

 river, and encamped on the bank. The Indians passed 

 him peaceably, and encamped at the mouth of Grave- 

 creek, a little below. Cresap and his party attacked 

 them, and killed several. The Indians returned the 

 fire, and wounded one of Cresap's party. Among the 

 slain of the Indians were some of Logan's family. Co- 

 lonel Zane indeed expresses a doubt of it; but it is af- 

 firmed by Huston and Chambers. Smith, one of the 

 murderers, said they were known and acknowledged to 

 be Logan's friends, and the party themselves generally 

 said so ; boasted of it in presence of Cresap ; pre- 

 tended no provocation ; and expressed their expectations 

 that Logan would probably avenge their deaths. 



Pursuing these examplesf Daniel Great-house and 

 one Tomlinson, who lived on the opposite side of the 

 river from the Indians, and were in habits of friendship 

 with them, collected at the house of Polke on Cross 

 creek, about 16 miles from Baker's Bottom a party of 

 32 men. Their object was to attack a hunting encamp- 

 ment of Indians, consisting of men, women and chil- 

 dren, at the mouth of Yellow creek, some distance above 

 Wheeling. They proceeded, and when arrived near 

 Baker's Bottom, they concealed themselves, and Great- 

 house crossed the river to the Indian camp. Being 

 among them as a friend he counted them, and found 

 them too strong for an open attack with bis force. 

 While here, he was cautioned by one of the women not 

 to stay, for that the Indian men were drinking, and 



* Second murder on Grave-creek. 



t Massacre at Baker's Bottom, opposite Yellow Creek, by 

 Great-house. 



