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[Illustration: The dance of the magicians lasted fully a quarter of an
hour.]
Colonial Series
ON THE TRAIL OF PONTIAC OR THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE
OHIO
BY EDWARD STRATEMEYER
Author of "With Washington in the West," "Lost on the Orinoco,"
"Two Young Lumbermen," "American Boys' Life of William
McKinley," "Old Glory Series," "Ship and Shore Series," etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. SHUTE

PREFACE
"On the Trail of Pontiac" is a complete story in itself, but forms the

fourth volume of a line known by the general title of "Colonial Series."
The first volume, entitled "With Washington in the West," related the
adventures of Dave Morris, a young pioneer of Will's Creek, now
Cumberland, Va. Dave became acquainted with George Washington at
the time the latter was a surveyor, and served under the youthful officer
during the fateful Braddock expedition against Fort Duquesne.
The Braddock defeat left the frontier at the mercy of the French and the
Indians, and in the second volume of the series, called "Marching on
Niagara," are given the particulars of General Forbes' campaign against
Fort Duquesne and the advance of Generals Prideaux and Johnson
against Fort Niagara, in which not only Dave Morris, but likewise his
cousin Henry, do their duty well as young soldiers.
The signal victory at Niagara gave to the English control of all that vast
territory lying between the great Lakes and what was called the
Louisiana Territory. But war with France was not yet at an end, and in
the third volume of the series, entitled "At the Fall of Montreal," I have
related the particulars of the last campaign against the French,
including General Wolfe's memorable scaling of the Heights of Quebec,
the battle on the Plains of Abraham, and lastly the fall of Montreal
itself, which brought this long-drawn war to a conclusion, and was the
means of placing Canada where it remains to-day, in the hands of
England.
With the conclusion of the War with France, the settlers in America
imagined that they would be able to go back unmolested to their
homesteads on the frontier. But such was not to be. The Indians who
had assisted France during the war were enraged to see the English
occupying what they considered their own personal hunting grounds,
and, aroused by the cunning and eloquence of the great chief Pontiac,
and other leaders, they concocted more than one plot to fall upon the
settlements and the forts of the frontier and massacre all who opposed
them. The beginning of this fearful uprising of the red men is given in
the pages which follow.
As in my previous books, I have tried to be as accurate historically as

possible. The best American, English, and French authorities have been
consulted. I trust that all who read the present volume may find it both
entertaining and instructive.
EDWARD STRATEMEYER.
July 1, 1904

CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.
A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST
II. THE CABIN IN THE CLEARING
III. BARRINGFORD'S STRANGE DISCOVERY
IV. SEARCHING FOR CLEWS
V. A LIVELY ELK HUNT
VI. SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT
VII. PREPARING FOR THE EXPEDITION WESTWARD
VIII. ON THE OLD BRADDOCK ROAD
IX. HENRY'S STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
X. A WAIT IN CAMP
XI. HAPPENINGS OF A STORMY NIGHT
XII. THE RUINS OF THE OLD TRADING-POST

XIII. BUILDING THE