[Footnote 11: Monette. The Indian name of this range was Wasioto, and of
the river, Shawnee.]

[Footnote 12: Howe.]

[Footnote 13: The original patent, signed by Governor Dinwiddie, and now
in the possession of the writer, was presented to him by T.A.R. Nelson,
Esq., of Jonesboro, Tennessee. It is probably the oldest grant in the
State.]




CHAPTER IV.

Political and social condition of North
Carolina--Taxes--Lawsuits--Ostentation and extravagance of
foreigners and government officers--Oppression of the
people--Murmurs--Open resistance--The Regulators--Willingness of
Daniel Boone and others to migrate, and their reasons--John
Finley's expedition to the West--His report to Boone--He determines
to join Finley in his next hunting tour--New company formed, with
Boone for leader--Preparations for starting--The party sets
out--Travels for a month through the wilderness--First sight of
Kentucky--Forming a camp--Hunting buffaloes and other game--Capture
of Boone and Stuart by the Indians--Prudent dissimulation--Escape
from the Indians--Return to the old camp--Their companions
lost--Boone and Stuart renew their hunting.