"History of First Settlement on Salt River" says May 6th.

I draw my account from these two sources; the discrepancies are trivial.] The Indians lay all night at a corn-crib three-quarters of a mile distant from the stockade.

The settlers, though one of their number had been carried off two months before, still continued their usual occupations.

But they were very watchful and always kept a sharp look-out, driving the stock inside the yard at night.

On the day in question, at dawn, it was noticed that the dogs and cattle betrayed symptoms of uneasiness; for all tame animals dreaded the sight or smell of an Indian as they did that of a wild beast, and by their alarm often warned the settlers and thus saved their lives.
In this case the warning was unheeded.