later they were in the terrible slaughter of St. Clair's army, and
they were with Wayne when he inflicted the crushing and final defeat
upon the allied tribes at the Fallen Timbers. After the peace all the
five, every one of whom lived to a very great age, became the fast
friends of Timmendiquas, famous war chief of the Wyandots, the nation
that knew no fear.
THE END
Transcriber's Notes:
Page 59, "tattoed" corrected to "tattooed". (bear tattooed upon his
chest)
Page 69, removed duplicate "to". (large enough to keep three men)
page 77, a comma is presumed as text is unclear. (Fowler, and six savage)
Page 84 and 97, spelling "hare lip" retained. Elsewhere in text it is
spelled "harelip". (a hare lip. Then he)(wrinkled his ugly hare lip)
Page 90, "dear" corrected to "deer". (of buffalo, deer, bear)
Page 97, retained comma although question mark probably more
appropriate. (South with you," he said)
Page 100, and Page 156, "Kentucy" corrected to "Kentucky". (prospect of
victory. The Kentucky) (doubtless had reached Kentucky)
Page 130, inserted missing period. (watched him shrewdly.)
Page 163, a colon is presumed as original is unclear. (flushed, but he
continued:)
Page 196, a character named "Tom" is addressed in dialogue. Context
shows it should be the character "Sol" instead. Original text retained.
("Tom, that can be)
Page 240, unusual word "sidewiping" retained. Author possibly meant
"sideswiping". (a glancing blow, sidewiping it)
Page 241, a comma is presumed as text is unclear. (come to them through
the woods,)
Page 271, "house" corrected to "houses". (houses, built of solid logs,
stood in ordered rows)
Page 279, inserted missing period. (toward the little settlement.)
Page 293 and 317, "Black Panther" (name of a chief) probably refers to
"Yellow Panther", a name which occurs more frequently in the text.
Original text retained.
Page 295, "menancing" corrected to "menacing". (like a menacing
under-note)
Page 313, inserted missing period. (sound of oars became fainter and
fainter.)
Page 335, removed duplicate "the". (cracks between the timbers)
Page 353, inserted missing period. ( the army to envelop it.)
Page 365, a dialogue attributed to character "Ross" should probably be
"Sol" since in the next paragraph "Tom Ross" answers. However the
original text has been retained. (said Ross, "that the Indians hev
crossed)
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