McCOLLOCH,s LEAP
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The ground where Maj Samuel M;Coloch
took the great leap to avoid being taken prisoner
by the Indians is but few rods from Wheeling.
and yet such is the negligence of those who inhab,
it the scenes of great exploits that we venture the
remark that not one dozen men have thought OF
Major McColloch, or been upon the land from
which that leap was taken, during the last year


was was on the 9Th of Septcmbe 1777, that
Fort Henry was attacked by the Indians. led on
by the notorious Simon Girty. The Indians
were estimated at about five hundred warriors
The fort contained at first about fortv-wo fioht.
ing men, OF these twcnty-three were Killed in the
cornfeld below the hill before the attack ON the
fort The scige Of the fort was sustained bv those
10 men until the next morning about daylight,
when Maj. McColloch, brought 40 mounted men
from Short creek to their relief


The gate OF the fort was thrown open and
MColloch's men though closely bcset by tho In
dians, entered the fort in safety. MCollocb. like
brave officer, was the last man, and he was cut
OH from ms men and nearly surrounded by the In
dians. He wheeled and galloped towards the
hill, beset the whole way by Indians, who might
have killed him but who wished to take him
alive that they might wreak their vengeance
more satisfactorily upon one of the bravcst and
most successful Indian fighters on the frontier
He presumed he could ride along the ridge, and
thus make his way again to Short creek but on
arriving at the top he was headed by hundred
sayages, on the west they were gathering thick
and fast up the bill, among the trees and bushes
while the main body were following in his path.


He was hemmed in on all sides but the East
where the precipice was almost perpendicular
and the bed of The creek l'y like gulf near 2oC
feet beneath him. This too, would have beer
protected by the cautious savage, bat the juttinq
crags of limestone and slate, forbade his climbing
or descending it even on loot, and they did not fol
a moment suppose, that the fearless horsemau Of
high melted steed could survive the leap if made
But with the Major it was but a chance of deaths
and narrow chance of life. He choose like g
brave man, Setting himself back in his saddle
in his left hand, and his reins adjusted ithe riobt
he cast a look of defiance at the approaching Saw
ages and pressing his spurs into his horse flank
urged him over The cliff In an instant of time