On the Trail of Pontiac or, The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio

s all of the party moved for

arringford. He looked the game over carefully. "Ab

" said Henry, with pardonable pride. "But I reckon either of

getting him home," said Dave.

an' all can take hold," said Barringford. "We can go as

itable tree branch and fashioned it into such a drag as was desired. Then the

but once on the ice progress was rapid, and long before

ago," remarked Dave as they pushed on. "Don't you remember how we

falo were plentiful, but now you've got to go a long distance to spot 'em. How

m go a long distance for

as probably the c

and this she called Washington, while another, which would not stand, but insisted upon falling over, she called General Braddock, for she had heard the ol

he little miss. "And, oh, s

!" ejaculated Rodney, lo

ve the horns h

door and hurried outside. "Elk is pretty strong, I know, but i

cluding Mrs. Morris, surveyed the game with interest, while

miles for," said James Morri

d the animal and cut up the meat as Mrs. Morris desired it. The tongue was smoked, a small part of the forequarter pickled, and the rema

pson came to the cabin on horse

but my wife got a sore throat and I thought

eplied Mrs. Morris, as she esco

ustn't expose herself

g to get her a mixt

to see the babies and wanted a

thing about them when I am away. Somebody ought to be able to place them,-although, to

"Wasn't little Nell stolen from us by the Indians a

voir was dead?" as

orris, "and I must confes

deal of trouble, in

Detroit has surrender

er took place on Novem

e, with deep interest.

mmander was very bitter over the surrender, a

nry. "I don't know tha

he was with the Indians that attacked Gen

up to Canada thet he was with Montcalm when the French fit General Wolfe. Montcalm gi

n this series, General Amherst ordered Major Robert Rogers, of Rogers' Rangers fame, to ascend the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes, and tak

ne which was considered amply large enough to accomplish its purpose. The journey was made in a dozen or more whaleboats, and Fort Niagara was reached on the fir

boats with their loads around the Falls, and then embarked for the journey u

he forest bordering the water. Hardly had this been done when a number of Indians

territory," said they. "Y

land belonged to England. But the Indians would not listen, and s

ay. He was much chagrined to learn that the French had capitulated and said that he must have the night i

ance, provided they would do what was right by his followers and treat him as his rank

laughter the whites. At once the rangers were on the alert, but the threatened attack did not come, for Pontiac told the Indians that it would be us

the news was first brought to him that the French a

he Colonial commander sent him a copy of the terms of the capitulation Beletre was forced to submit, and did so with the best grac

French made prisoners with no attempt on the part of the rangers to massacre them. They thought that the English mu

re driven back by the snow and floating ice, so that he had to abandon this portion of his task. But it may be mentioned here that during the following spring, now so close at hand, a body of Royal Americans journeyed to Michillimackinac and took possession. Thus was the surrender of the French in America made co