is contest, the whites had overtaken the
other five Indians, and after a desperate conflict, succeeded in
killing all but one; with the loss of three of their companions.--A
great loss, when the number engaged is taken into consideration.

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[1] L. V. McWhorter informs me that White, who was a
prominent settler, was once with others on a hunting
expedition, when they surprised a small party of Indians. They
killed several, but one active young brave ran off, with White
close at his heels. The Indian leaped from a precipice,
alighting in a quagmire in which he sank to his waist. White,
with tomahawk in hand, jumped after him. In the struggle which
ensued, White buried his weapon in the red man's skull. The
victim's father was among those who escaped, and for a long
time--McWhorter says "several years"--he lurked about the
settlements trailing White. Finally, he succeeded in shooting
his man, within sight of the fort. Mrs. White was an
eye-witness of the tragedy. McWhorter claims that Withers is
mistaken in saying that White was "tomahawked, scalped and
lacerated in the most frightful manner." The avenging Indian
tried to get his scalp, but an attacking party from the fort
were so close upon him that he fled before accomplishing his
object. McWhorter reports another case, not mentioned in
Withers. One Fink was "killed by Indians in ambush, while
letting down a pair of bars one evening, just in front of where
the Buckhannon court-house now stands."--R. G. T.

[2] The council was held at Wapatomica, in June. There were
present representatives of the Ottawas, Chippewas, Wyandots,
Delawares, Shawnees, Munsees, and Cherokees. Simon Girty came
with the Wyandots; Captain McKee was then a trader at
Wapatomica.--R. G. T.

[3] See the alleged speech in Butterfield's _History of the
Girtys_, pp. 190, 191.--R. G. T.

[4] The Kentucky party was under Capt. William Caldwell, who
wrote, "I crossed the Ohio with three hundred Indians and
rangers." Capts. McKee and Elliott, and the three Girtys were
with the expedition. Caldwell crossed the river early in July,
not far below the mouth, of Limestone creek--site of the
present Maysville, Ky.--R. G. T.

[5] They arrived on the night of August 15.--R. G. T.