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Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
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ed every variety of depredation. The story of thatsiege cannot be told in detail here. Pontiac realizing the seriousness of the situation and theobstinate courage of the British garrison, prepared for a lengthycampaign. He ordered the Ottawa village moved across theriver to the Detroit side, where it was located about a mileand a half northeast of the Fort at the mouth of Parentscreek, afterwards known as Bloody Run. The garrison bravely and patiently withstood all assaultsand bided the time of rescue. By midnight sallies and other Pontiacs Conspiracy. 423 expedients they removed all exterior buildings, fences, trees andother obstacles that lay within the range of their guns or thatmight afford protection to sneaking and stealthy Indians whowould crawl snake-like close to the palisade and fire at the sen-tinels and loopholes, or shoot their arrows tipped with burningtow upon the roofs of the structures within the Fort. For-tunately the supply of water was inexhaustible; the provisions
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were wisely husbanded; friendly Canadians across the riverunder cover of night brought supplies. These Canadian far-mers were also subject to tribute to the Indians, who seized theirsupplies by theft or open violence. They appealed to Pontiacand about the only creditable act recorded of that perfidiouschief was his agreement to make restitution to the robbed set-tlers. Pontiac gave them in payment for their purloined property 424 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. promissory notes drawn on birch bark and signed with the figureof an otter — the totem to which he belonged — all of whichpromises to pay, it is said, were redeemed. Day after day passed with varying incidents of attack andrepulse. The keen-eyed watchfulness of the Indians never foran instant abated; their vigils were tireless and ceaseless; woeto the soldier who ventured without the Fort or even liftedhis head above the palisade. Pontiacs patience was strengthenedwith the delusive idea that the French were only

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