Show STORIES OF GREAT SCOUTS maj flam fort henry was a little stockade stoel cade built tor for the protection ot of the settlers of 0 west virginia against the british and indiana during the war of 0 the revolution it stood blood on the ohio river near the present site of 0 wheeling in the summer ot of 1777 when it was besieged by a strong force of savages ta ml mill sam mccullough a noted border lender leader lett left fort pitt at the head ot of 40 men to raise the siege coming in sight eight or me ine fort mo mc Cul loughe men made a dash tor for the gates gatea and passed through them in safety although the indians made a desperate effort to them off major mccullough held back to cover the retreat of 0 his men until they were safely within its walla walla and delayed so long that ine tle redskins red skins succeeded in getting between him and the fort setting spurs to his horse the ranger leader dashed tor for a hill back at the corf ort at I 1 its top I 1 he met another band ot indians and at the same time athard group approached another direction the indiana were now on three sides lides s ot of him on da the other was a high precipice over wheeling creek teet feet below the ranger was cornered the indians indiana raised alsed a yell 0 of trl imph as they closed in on him but ahen they saw mccullough turn his horse toward the cliff they stopped n amazement urging his horse to a dead run he scout dashed toward the pratt lice at the brink of the tha chasm he brove home the spurs and as his bount flew into the air braced him aielt in the saddle the first leap was a clear drop of 50 feet beet but both lorse and rider were uninjured as they landed on the sheep seep bank alien slipping and sliding tor for leet more they came to td the creek ottom As the indians rushed to the edge it f the precipice expecting to see the rushed forms forma of 0 horse and man la fa lelow elow they were astonished at th ight ot of the malor major still u upright I 1 he be saddle plunging into I 1 the cree ind riding up the other ilde ade to sate I 1 y within a few hours houra 1 be e was waa baal it t fort pitt organizing p a larger ex ledl edition tion to march to port fort henry five years later as ma M ajor ajor mcculough ough and his brother were aldin riding alo along g a road near van metres tort fort danger tiley they rode dl estly erectly i into an indian ambush thil line horse horsemanship manshIL do hina him no good A dozen in I 1 than dlan rift rifle e shots rang out and sarr san tI cCullough fell ell dead |