At last, after having run the gauntlet eight times and been thrice tied to the stake, he was ransomed by some traders.

They hoped to get valuable information from him about the border forts, and took him to Detroit.

Here he stayed until his battered, wounded body was healed.

Then he determined to escape, and formed his plan in concert with two other Kentuckians, who had been in Boon's party that was captured at the Blue Licks.

They managed to secure some guns, got safely off, and came straight down through the great forests to the Ohio, reaching their homes in safety.