The History of Kentucky: From Its Earliest Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Date |
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Page 8
... tomahawk , on the left was the hunting - knife , the powder - horn , and bullet - pouch - all indispensable . With garments less substantial they could not have made their way through brush and thorns , or over rocks and pebbles . The ...
... tomahawk , on the left was the hunting - knife , the powder - horn , and bullet - pouch - all indispensable . With garments less substantial they could not have made their way through brush and thorns , or over rocks and pebbles . The ...
Page 9
... tomahawk or knife implied death to one or both of the combatants as well . The voluntary exile of Daniel Boone from home and civilization had now extended nearly two years . In March , 1771 , he at last was induced to turn his steps ...
... tomahawk or knife implied death to one or both of the combatants as well . The voluntary exile of Daniel Boone from home and civilization had now extended nearly two years . In March , 1771 , he at last was induced to turn his steps ...
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... tomahawk , and a knife . Finding the Ohio river , they followed up the valley of the same and passed the mouth of Scioto , on the opposite side , after five days . Finding a horse browsing , and some corn raised here by the Indians ...
... tomahawk , and a knife . Finding the Ohio river , they followed up the valley of the same and passed the mouth of Scioto , on the opposite side , after five days . Finding a horse browsing , and some corn raised here by the Indians ...
Page 36
... tomahawk , they began the toilsome work of carving out the path through the wilderness . The narrative of one of the party , young Felix Walker , says : 2 " We marked the track with our hatchets until we reached Rockcastle river ...
... tomahawk , they began the toilsome work of carving out the path through the wilderness . The narrative of one of the party , young Felix Walker , says : 2 " We marked the track with our hatchets until we reached Rockcastle river ...
Page 72
... tomahawk and scalping - knife could have time to accomplish their usual bloody work upon the unfortunates , and the cap- tors escape . Boone's wary discretion , never more resolutely shown , was here equal to his dauntless courage in ...
... tomahawk and scalping - knife could have time to accomplish their usual bloody work upon the unfortunates , and the cap- tors escape . Boone's wary discretion , never more resolutely shown , was here equal to his dauntless courage in ...
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