The Shawanese king took great notice of me, and treated me with profound respect and entire friendship, often trusting me to hunt at my liberty.Boone was sufficiently acquainted with the Shawanese dialect to understand every run through the brooks word they said, while he very sagaciously had assumed, from the moment of his captivity, that he was entirely ignorant of their language.Colonel Boone, who desired to obtain salt for all the garrisons, deemed it consequently necessary to work night and day with the greatest possible diligence.The Indians were so elated by this great victory, and were so well satisfied with the result of the campaign, that instead of continuing their march run through the brooks for the attack of Boonesborough, they returned with their illustrious captive and his twenty seven companions to their head quarters on the Little Miami River.These arduous labors being completed, Boone heroically resolved to strike consternation into the Indians, by showing them that he was prepared for aggressive as well as defensive warfare, and that they must leave behind them warriors for the protection of their own villages.My food and run through the brooks lodging were in common with them.For nearly four weeks the salt makers pursued their work unassailed.The bullet from Boone's run through the brooks rifle had pierced his brain.The burly savages tried to drag off their victims.We killed of the enemy thirty seven and run through the brooks wounded a great number.Boone goes to North Carolina.As ever undismayed by misfortune, he serenely gave the energies of his mind to run through the brooks the careful survey of the country around.