| Show I 4 l it M 1 t a rr 1 i r- r ry rr y r ro z ts r i 1 ti 0 i d 1 Y o O N i r r r rte te IS v a w aTi aT r ry i y t- t tf tL jI f L 11 kr d a ic ica a F ZoT t o b bF u ur r lo MAP AP AC Ac Ain o T 7 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON m A M L I y ou a LO Los Lov ers I 1 eap c p In j your 3 our It you lia ent t then It Its s unique and you iou ou ml might ht ell capitalize upon that fact and andIn andIn In 1 h to tourists ts the 4 attractions of ot your region Y v Ya a assure sure them tint tills this Is thet the t only place In the United I States which does docs not have hale ha e among Its scenic beauties a aG single Lovers Losers I cap G Just how hors many mani of ot the these e places there are is unknown But nut start anywhere an where whereIn whereIn In the Cast Cist t and ind drive drie e SS est est and you II I plenty of ot them There s one be Little Falls rails and Danube NY N T Yn a rocky hill 0 overlooking the Erie Irie canal mal and the Mohawk I ris rh river er S Isit r ft Starved noel hock park pirk between bets bet een Ottawa and La LaSalle LaSalle Salle III and nd you n will Ill be shoe sho shown shon n a rocky projection from from which an II 11 warrior ind nd his s sweetheart leaped to ln the riser rl rather rother than do de doliver riser themselves into the hands ot of their enemies Visit Independence Ions 10 a 1 and they ss Mill III tell you that Ce- Ce Cedar Cedar Ce Cedar dar rock roch near Quasqueton Is also called Lovers Losers ers Leap where here the Indian In Indian dlan dian 10 lovers losers era and from from hom the tho SS got its name are supposed to have base e pI plunged to their deaths In the swirling s waters of ot the rh riser er And AmI out in Oakdale Calif they will III sell you sou a post card picture of lovers 10 er Leap on the road between Oakdale and Knights Ferry I-erry err where here a Indian committed Sul clde cIde by leaping Into the rh PI While nearl nearle e every esery ery township or county can boast of ot at least one Lov Lov- Lovers Lov- Lov Lovers Lovers ers Leap Leip Mackinac I island in northern Michigan ha has the distinction of or has ha haIng lug Ing t two 0 places where here 10 loves loses e s young oung dream found a tragic ending Zile I he guide books sill III tell you of ot Lovers Lover s Leap This Leap lone pinnacle rises to a of ot feet abo 9 the waters of ot Lake Lahe gan about a n mile west est of ot the main part rt p or of the city citi The legen legend Hirsh gh gives gases es It its name is that in the long ago the beautiful an In Indian lan mal maiden en ot of the ny tribe and only daughter of ofa ofa a famous chief named 8 h watched latched from this height the depart are ure of ot her 10 lover loser er named son on with Ith a war nr expedition acro across the wa water water ter and to the rock she came day after atter day to aw ass lit alt Ills his coming At last the party returning without him brought word or of ot his death und and the dIstracted maiden not caring for tor lIre life any longer leaped from this cliff tho lifeless 8 body was us found by her hr father futher at the foot toot of ot the precipice tho the es c ce evening e fling after Then there Is Robertson's folly rolly where to ris fis told that a n young oung and beautiful In Indian lan girl was as wooed cooed and won on by this tills dashing lashing young Lieutenant but the poor maiden tr soon med learned that he lie was waa to depart for the East at an early date to marry a white girl Ue lle granted grantell her a last tare farewell ell at oft this their trysting tr tri sting place end inn In a n penile de struggle she suc sue succeeded in precipitating him and her ber herself lIel self t over the din cliff But nut If It you rou want ant the story of ot a Los Loy Loyers ers Leap with a n lIth of ot detail 10 o oto to linn Creel Mo Io where here there has s been han handed ed down don do n from pioneer Jays da s this tale talc of ot Lo Lovers Losers ers Leap abo above aboe e the thede de Jr waters VI of ot the Inn Mangua ua rl river er be- be bel before be before fore tore It flows e Into the murky Osage 0 ee l A A century ago the mighty Osage and Shawnee nee tribes dwelt along these streams i They were sere fighting enemies and bones of ot big framed glints War or clubs of ot stone rusted arrow heady ot of I rudely crudely fashioned ta metal and other oilier fr 2 S 'S r r 1 I ll r ro signs 01 ot ha have Rase e been round for soars Mrs bv by h plowboys plo is as they turned oser o oserthe the rich alluvial Ial soil soli Gong the riser bottoms Gre Grey Cagle agle was as then a medicine man of ot the Shawnees his Ills daughter Has as Laughing ater A young r nor of ot the Osage Oage tube came up Lip the tho racIng ss of ot the Mangin r in hIs canoe on a day dav and stopped before the birch bark barl tepee of ot Grey Gley ragle Iagle The head of ot the young oung war warnor warnor warnor nor Haunted flaunted his Ills eagle tagle feathers a deer deer- deerskin deerskin skin shin shirt and leggings and amI buckskin moccasins encased the fOI form m of ot this young giant rails of ot wild animals Lung hung from a wampum belt and a bow and arrow swung across his broad shoulders These intimate ills dot ha base hae e been carefully preserved presen ed in rn connectIon with Ith the world orld old story of ot love lose 10 e at first sight Laughing Water rose grace gracefully tully to welcome him but she reckoned without Ith out her hau haughty father to whom hum the tho sight of ot an Osage Osae was as poison polson Ivy hy But none the less les Lau Laughing ater ter had a mInd of ot her oss 0 own n as of ot a 8 tribal chieftain should have hale and she encouraged the shots from the 10 lose arrow of ot the Osage warrior Day Day by day the youn young couple roamed roumell the forest or floated on the ery waters aters of ot the langua Laughing Laugh Lauh Laughing Ing ater ater sang sung like lIle birds in do tree t tops p or laughed till the fore forest t rang ranI pith melody as ns her 10 lover loser er related hl his sto stories rles of ot wonderful ad adventure hen us usno noss no 10 lovers losers era it would seem were prone to spread a glamour around their past The Osage warrior cime c Ime to friendly terms with the Shawnee bra braves es a as their bitter blUer jealousies vanished hell before evidences of ot his skill as a fisherman and hunter and pro prowess as a warrior They took him Into their council but old Grey Cagle Iagle would not mix tine cine potions that would enable trim hIm to become a son In law lass CourtshIp of ot this pair lasted durIng the summer and every esery e ery means menns of sin In sinning winning ning the fathers s consent pro proved ed un una unavailing a ailing Laughing ater ater was sas as urged to flee the tribal domain and become one of ot the Osage people But nut her Shawnee nee blood would not permit so permit 80 the young couple decided since they could not Ih use live c together they would die together Thus Tiros united In the land of If the great silence their love lose 10 c would be unhindered by the wishes of ot a n cane chief I 1 I ace to face and hand to hand the theIn Indian In ian lovers losers plighted their e ing troth sought a high bluff blurt on em the riser rh er beneath which the waters aters formed a great swirling s eddy cast os for far Into the channel and ond no trace ot of them sas ns es e ever eer er discovered Cred ere lo loA A similar detailed account of ot an another another another other Lovers Losers er s f leap ear which bears the themore themore themore more prosaic name of ot Jump mountain was told In a recent issue ts uc of ot the Lexington S a a Gazette prefaced with Ith this thi editor editors s note The follow tollow following ing article h has s been contributed by n a nI nd who ho is saU that the account ac- ac account ac account count Is Ls historical t U a dl distance t nce of about three mile mile from the Baths and easy of ot access Is the Jump Tump one of the that form the Goshen pa pass gradually rising In height until it t the distance of ot a amile amile amile mile and a halt from the n river er It ter urinates abruptly making a depth to the bottom below v of ot two thousand feet and ind pI presents i a view slew lew as e as Interesting Hie he valleys of ot the Baths and er ers s creek cicek were here once the fJ as hunting ground of ot the Cherokee trIbe tribe SS hUe hale out on a hunt shunt on one oc lon the Cherol ees s ed In hat shat Is now known as the little Calf Calt Pasture to which chick their the Sha nees across tin mountain claimed nn an es exclusive elusive e privilege were or ordered derell dered off olT and refusing to go a fight ensued which ended In a discomfiture of the Sha Shan nee nees s who ho ho proceeded at once to collect and anGI assemble their biases 1 es for tor another trial at alms aims al ms After se several eral fights the Cherokees Cherok sere ere fin lIv driven en through what whal isnow Is Isnow Isnow now known n as Goshen Pass and Len in the fight around the b bot basin bis ot of the mountain only to be renewed In do doa Ina Ina a more sanguinary form fOI m on the gh lands lunds of ot Walkers Walker's Creek Creel There Thel e the Cherokees t for forthe forthe forthe the last and final conflict The Shawnee warriors had concentrated concentrated- the onset was vas the made made the war sar whoop was sounded and a defiant shout rang back as a welcome elcome I The he arrows whizzed as so many winged mk sen gers of ot death and the tomahawk h whirling through the air doing Its work worl of ot blood was sas as accompanied with witha n a yell 3 ell of ot exultation which noted another an another another other brave brace had fallen tullen Amidst the scene of ot carnage and death far abo above e the noise of ot battle Its savage sa age 3 yells ells and its death shouts a wild shriek was sas heard heird and an ap with streaming hair and out outstretched outstretched outstretched stretched arms was sas seen O flying Ing through the air from the mountain summit only to disappear my mysterious mysteriously ly at nt Its base bose This strange and super supernatural supernatural supernatural natural sight was sas as witnessed by the warriors below They were awe awestruck awestruck awestruck struck Their heir superstition w as a s aroused The fight ceased A coon coun counell cal was as called The rhe calumet sas as smoked The tomahawk l was burled A peace was sas concluded Both oth parties partie belle Ing that the Great Spirit was angry and had hid his face tace under u a cloud From enemies they became friends and as ae a pledge of ot future reconciliatIon collected and buried theIr braves braces In one common mound near the junction of ot SS alker's and Hays Hay's lla s 's creeks CI The The Incident which had caused a cessatIon of ot hostilities was Has as tragic as singular The Cherokees a aware arp that the fight would QuId be a se severe seere ere one had bad sent all their squaws and pap some home distance to the rear ex except except a pretty Indian n maiden malden who whose e In Interest interest terest in a n young oung chief had induced her to climb a mountain acclivity nearby from which bhe she could witness the stirring scenes below In the hot hottEst hottest hottest test tE-st of ot the fight tight beholding her chief whose was as as well known n I Ito to her as his warlock arlock fall tall by b the hand hund I ot of a fierce Shawnee nee In a moment or of despairing 10 love lose e with one wild shriek I leaped from the mountain top Into the nb abyss ss 58 below her ta chief to better hunting grounds I 1 row rom I this Incident the mountain obtained the name of ot Jump The Indian mound almost le level lesel el with Ith the ground Is well swell ell remembered by some old I persons In the vicinity when hen It was as 30 or 40 feet high sho showing allowing the I mortuary list on that occasion of ot the Cherokees and Sho Shaw Shawnees nees to have bave been I large if f r t le 9 f tT ty t ti l n |
