Chapter 4

Political and social condition of North Carolina--Taxes--Lawsuits--Ostentation and extravagance of foreigners and government officers--Oppression of the people--Murmurs--Open resistance--The Regulators--Willingness of Daniel Boone and others to migrate, and their reasons--John Finley's expedition to the West--His report to Boone--He determines to join Finley in his next hunting tour--New company formed, with Boone for leader--Preparations for starting--The party sets out--Travels for a month through the wilderness--First sight of Kentucky--Forming a camp--Hunting buffaloes and other game--Capture of Boone and Stuart by the Indians--Prudent dissimulation--Escape from the Indians--Return to the old camp--Their companions lost--Boone and Stuart renew their hunting.