ted the outrages perpetrated by the Shawnees since
Bouquet's treaty of 1764--the northern division divided into
two wings. One, 700 strong, under Dunmore, descended the river
in boats; the other 500 went across the "pan-handle" by land,
with the cattle, and both rendezvoused, September 30th, at
Wheeling, 91 miles below Pittsburg. Next day, Crawford resumed
his march along the south bank of the Ohio, to a point opposite
the mouth of Big Hockhocking, 107 miles farther down. Here the
men, the 200 bullocks, and the 50 pack-horses swam the Ohio,
and just above the Big Hockhocking (the site of the present
Hockingport) erected a blockhouse and stockade, which they
called Fort Gower, in honor of the English earl of that name. A
part of the earthwork can still (1894) be seen in the garden of
a Hockingport residence. Dunmore's party, in 100 canoes and
pirogues, arrived a few days later. While at Fort Gower, he was
joined by the Delaware chiefs, White Eyes and John Montour, the
former of whom was utilized as an agent to negotiate with the
Shawnees--R. G. T.

[25] This was William McCulloch.--R. G. T.

[26] The authority for this is Stuart's _Indian Wars_, p.
56. Abraham Thomas, in his _Sketches_, relates that the
governor, placing his ear at the surface of the river, said
he thought he heard the firing of guns; and Thomas, then a
young militiaman, was asked to do likewise, and reported that
it was the rattle of musketry. The distance across country
to Point Pleasant was but twenty-eight miles, but by the river
windings was sixty-six. These anecdotes have been related as
proof that Dunmore desired Lewis beaten. White Eyes had
notified the governor that a conflict was expected, though
he had reported a much smaller Indian army than Lewis's;
hence his lordship had no fear of the result. Had he known
that the opposing forces were equal in number, and that the
whites had been surprised, he doubtless would have sent
relief. Knowing the Shawnee warriors were away from home,
fighting Lewis, whom he had reason to suppose was very well
able to handle them, he determined to advance inland to the
deserted towns on the Scioto and destroy their houses and
crops. He was upon this errand when met and