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Anapa!

Anapa!

Anapa!

You wasn't she wearing a blue dress?

Yes, she was.

Poor child.

All turned around and lost.

Going in the wrong direction.

I'm going to go to the wrong direction.

I'm going to go to the wrong direction.

I'm going to go to the wrong direction.

And lost.

Going in the wrong direction.

Tom!

She wasn't alone.

Tracks.

New tracks.

There's two or three of them.

Anapa!

Anapa!

You gone.

Dad, I can do it here.

What you going to do, Nimrod?

There ain't nothing to do.

Dad, I'm taking her back.

Let them go and hold them and come looking for the rest of us.

Well, I hope they come after me.

I sure hope they give me a chance to kill.

These others will be waiting.

Yeah.

We got to go on no matter what.

But anybody will be free until we get to Canada.

Nothing.

And you, boo.

And you, boo.

What a do.

What a dream come true.

What can you boo?

From the two skin caps on the top of old dandruffy heel of his forehead shoe.

The rip and the scrooriness fight in this man.

The runnter ever knew.

Daniel Boone was a man.

His big hand.

And he fought for America to make common Americans free.

But a boom, what a do.

What a dream come true it was me.

I know he was going in the foyer.

Tell you she's on the bottom of this river.

So I'm forced to conclude.

Well, a young girl like that, she wouldn't have brought anything anyway.

That's large fish. It's not an advisable to use live bait.

There's her only purpose with her.

With you, let her escape.

It wasn't even light yet.

To me to say is you fell asleep.

Wait.

That smoke I see coming through the trees?

Yeah.

That might be her arms.

There might be Nimrod and the escaped slaves.

I don't think we'd be that lucky, but ship your paddling.

Get your gun ready.

We'll drift in closer.

I'll get you to the next one.

I'll get you to the next one.

I'll get you to the next one.

Run ready. We'll drift in closer.

Down here. Down here.

Face this water.

Today's salted.

Where'd he come from?

A little stream that flows into the river up here under.

Hmm.

May well be that we're getting close to that mysterious salt lake.

The water has to be dissolved in salt somewhere.

All we have to do is follow up the stream and find it.

It's accepted it needs to cure our own country.

And we'll see.

First let's check the line to see if we got any fish for breakfast.

There's something on this one Daniel.

I think we're in luck.

You sure you didn't get my line?

Oh.

You think you can beat that one?

Not today.

No. Look.

She's alive.

She's breathing easier.

Either half scared to death or...

or half scared to death or...

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

She's breathing easier.

Either half scared to death or...

I'm tuck her down.

She looks like she's been in the water some time.

It's a good thing we set those lines out last night.

That one's alright.

Now wait a minute.

We're not gonna hurt you.

Can you tell me what your name is?

Well, we can find your momma.

Why are you mad as well, stay and have breakfast with us?

We're having fish.

You like fish, don't you?

And in as much as we have a very special guest,

I am going to make a corn cake.

Why don't you come over with the fire with me to get clothes good dry?

Never met some mighty chili bed.

You should drive here on the wall for the fire.

Can you tell me your name?

I didn't quite hear that.

Whispering my hair.

Oh, Nathan, is that your name?

Good.

If you can talk a little,

maybe you can tell us where you came from.

I hear some catfish meat without any bones in it.

Pitch right in.

You're looking to have to use your fingers.

One corn cake coming up.

That's hot.

Hey, that man over there is Daniel Boone.

And that Cherokee fellow with him is called Mingo.

Yes, I recognize them.

But what's more interesting,

here sits our lost take having breakfast.

So it'd be.

Well, you got a climber?

Perhaps.

At any rate, we'll pay them a social call.

She must have people somewhere.

A child this age couldn't have come this far into the wilderness alone.

She might have drifted a long ways down the river before we found her.

You can talk to her.

You can talk to her.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Come on.

Relax, Daniel.

It's only John Ruth.

You know them?

Slightly.

A man with Ruth is Miller Church.

They passed through Boosboro some weeks back.

They said he was ours.

Remarkable meeting and acquaintance in these parts.

You remember Church.

Looks like you fellas are in time for breakfast.

You like catfish?

Not for me, thanks.

Well, the line up for do.

Looks like we ain't the only guest.

I'll be afraid I've gone after.

The one's going to hurt you.

She's mighty shy with strangers.

They drove the river half-drowned about an hour ago.

How'd she get in the river in the first place?

Got no idea.

She's not much on talking yet.

Told us her name.

That's about all.

You plan on keeping her or selling her?

I don't plan on doing either.

Of course it's all that age isn't worth much.

But she will be in a few years when she's able to work.

I'll give you five pounds for her right now.

And after you stay here with me,

he'll give you another corn trick.

Mr. Ruth?

Mr. Ruth, I don't buy and sell people.

Oh, Nat, there has to have some folks around here.

I'm going to try to find them and I'll return them.

So, you're one of these sentimentalists who don't believe in slavery, huh?

I don't know that I'm sentimental about it.

I just don't believe in it.

Well, you're wrong.

There's no progress unless part of the people have the leisure to develop new ideas.

No leisure without slavery.

Well, I reckon a smart man could do just about as well, higher in his labor.

I don't want to argue about it, Mr. Ruth.

Suppose I told you that I have a legal description of a nathie in the canoe.

Along with a copy of her ownership papers and an authorization to pick her up.

I see.

So you're a professional slave catcher?

You told me you were a hunter?

Yes, a man hunter.

And I'm interested in particular in looking for a man named Nimrod,

an ex-slave who makes a business of freeing other slaves and leading them into Canada.

A man like you might even have given him help.

Never heard of him.

Perhaps not.

However, although I offer to buy that child, I have a legal right to take her and pay you nothing.

Well, now as long as she's fallen into my hands, I have a moral right to stop you.

In a civilized spot, my argument would prevail.

Well, we're a long way from civilization.

And there's only one thing that's going to prevail.

And it's not arguing.

And that point, Mr. Boone, I'm forced to agree with you.

Both of you get up and get out of here.

I'm not going to be able to do that.

By the way, she acts like a strong opinion that she's seen those two before.

I got the same idea.

Let's pack up and be on our way.

John, now what are we going to do?

All we have to do is follow them. They'll lead us to Nimrod and whoever is with him.

And after Boone and Mingo have gone, we'll capture the whole bunch.

There's not a gun among them after we destroy the supply station.

Any people she has are bound to be escaped slaves.

And I'll be headed north.

Let's follow up that salt creek.

They're bound to cross it at one point or another and we'll be able to pick up their trail.

You're on country.

You're on country.

The men's been gone a long time, Naomi.

They must mean they found her.

They make things happen just by saying them, Elsie.

She got lost. All we can do is wait.

Naomi, they're coming.

They're back on that though with them.

Naomi.

Oh, Naomi.

Nimrod.

Nimrod.

They don't call the Naomi.

Two men.

They found their tracks.

But there was no way to follow.

They had a canoe.

Oh, Nimrod.

Now. Now, you know.

We got to go on before they come back for the rest of us.

She's gone, you understand?

They're taken aback.

And there's nothing no one can do.

Oh, yes. Yes.

I... I...

I'll go back too.

I'll give myself up.

Now, I say no.

We got to go on to freedom.

Freedom?

What is freedom without my baby?

How can I ever feel free when I know math is a slave?

I'm going back. I'll find it.

Well, I'll be a slave again myself to be beside her.

Stop it, Naomi. Stop it.

You think I don't feel the same way you do?

You think I don't want to kill those men?

Now, I'm telling you, there's no turning back.

We got to go on to safety.

One nothing. And for the rest of us.

And in this brain.

I will come back.

And I'll search every plantation.

And when I'll find her, I'll set her free.

Now, you all listen to me.

There's a place we can go to, but the Indian sphere.

That air we can rest and look for food.

Now, let's get a move.

Someone's passed through here the last hour or two.

If you didn't make those tracks, we were in Moccasins.

Did your mom and Papa wear Moccasins?

She says no, but I'm not sure she knows what a Moccasin is.

More likely these tracks were made by Hurons.

Let's happen twice now.

The Jays and the Crow squawk at us when we pass.

And then about five minutes later, they start again.

This time we'll pay more attention and see if it happens again.

I think they've picked up a trail.

Well, they're going on, anyhow.

This is a bird that I forget about us.

Hurry up!

Let's go.

Now, that dog's on a trail.

I can tell by his voice.

Hot trail?

It could be.

Now, you all listen close.

There's a saw stream of a head that comes out of a deep ravine.

Now, you women and children, you get up there fast and head up that ravine.

And if there is Indians, you'll be afraid to follow.

Now, you men, you stay here with me.

Well, all right, good move on. Let's go.

Stay close to you, Ma.

Help! Help! Help!

Better they hadn't seen us at all.

But as long as they're going to, better they think we are devils.

Now, come on. Let's get out of here.

Let's go.

Now, let's think about this dream you're here and don't like.

And if it did lead to a salt deposit,

there should be some, a worn trail.

But there isn't.

Well, it has to be something up ahead.

At least a hero on to behind us.

I'm going to go.

Better feet this time.

A few of them.

Looks like they're heading up into that canyon.

Now, now, sir, it may be that you're going to find someone who knows you.

Let's go.

Here, let's go.

Rock salt.

There must be a larger deposit up ahead.

Keep the stream salty.

It seems mighty strange who your arms don't use it.

No matter.

Here's a pretty full you play with.

Up on this white pourses again.

Come on.

So, this is Nimrod's route, straight into the haunted land of the Urons.

Yeah. Well, that Nimrod's probably worn at haunces.

And they ought to appreciate us for cleaning it out for him.

I think maybe we'll be unfollowed and not by Urons.

You mean John Ruth and Milla Church?

I can't think of anybody else that want to follow us.

Or knows we're all going to get them back.

We'll be able to get you through that.

I think maybe we'll be unfollowed and not by a Urons.

You mean John Ruth and Milla Church?

I think I'll just slip back down the canyon and find out.

Maybe it'd be better if they didn't know we were worried.

If they followed us, it's because they expect us to leave them to them.

That is folks.

They won't show their hand until we do.

And we'd just like to know if they're really there.

If we're worrying about shadows, there's no way to double back in this canyon.

It's like it widens out up ahead. We'll find out then.

We'll find out then.

What kind of an animal ever had a rib like this?

I don't know.

This skull is the skull of an ordinary deer.

What kind of animal is that?

I've heard of animals like the mammoth, giant lizard that died centuries ago.

Yes, but what would they all die right here?

Say, you don't suppose that stream is poisonous, do you?

No.

More likely they came here for salt.

I reckon from time to time, some of them just up and died here.

Of course.

And they're all the salt on the ground to help to preserve them.

That sounds reasonable.

At least we know why the heurons are afraid to come here.

It's enough to scare anybody.

Except for another's people.

That trail leads to the rocks over there to the left.

I don't think we'll take their trail for a while.

Not until we know if we're being followed.

Let's just go straight ahead.

Some scared over there.

Tom, you better come with me.

The rest of you, stay until we come back.

I don't think we'll ever come.

I don't know if I...

...and the men are still there.

No, they got guns.

Guns.

Wait! Get away from that child!

It's wrong on this.

Wait until I tell you!

I don't think we'll ever come back.

No, they got guns.

Guns.

Wait! Get away from that child!

It's wrong on this.

Wait until I tell you!

I'm still my child.

And I'll tear you apart.

I'll tear you apart.

You're a misjudged boom.

The men go seem to have made the mistake of trying to capture Nimrod himself.

I'll tell you when.

I'll tell you when.

Man, I'm trying to tell you about all that.

You tell me nothing.

One, two, three.

Right, listen to her thing.

The fight's over.

Just how bad is it?

I don't know, let's wash it off on the stream and find out.

I think we can take Nimrod now.

Once we get him, we've got them all.

You mean to say that these two men saved you from the men that took you away and brought you back here to me and your mother?

Oh, and Notha.

Tom!

Yeah.

Take her back to an Iome.

And tell her that a Notha was brought back to us by an Indian and brought you back to an Iome.

By an Indian and by a white man.

Oh, my baby.

A baby.

Come on.

Come on.

That one, that's going to lay you up for a while.

I have spoke to a Notha.

Stop it, Boom.

I sent Trump that rifle.

Sorry, Mr. Ruth.

Boom.

There are two of us covering you.

We don't want to kill you.

I don't think you do.

I'm watching your trigger fingers.

The man who moves one first is going to die right along with me.

Now maybe you want to consult with each other and decide who that's going to be.

You're a strange man, Boom.

After seeing what Nimrod and that other slave did to you and Mingo,

I should think you'd want to help us.

No, Mr. Ruth.

Nimrod just made a mistake.

The same kind I might have made if a couple of strangers were walking off with one of my youngers.

You're a fool, Boom.

Those are slaves, not people.

They don't feel about things the way you would.

They feel the same way.

You have to want freedom pretty bad to walk all the way to Canada half-necked and barefooted.

You don't give us much choice.

Wait.

I'll go with you.

Also, Rhonda.

That's better.

Nimrod, stand aside.

You don't have to give yourself up.

It's the only way I can pay for my mistake.

I can't let him kill you.

You can't wipe out one mistake by making another one.

Now they're not going to kill me and you don't have to surrender.

What makes you so sure, Mr. Boom?

Think about it, Mr. Ruth.

If you shoot, one of you is going to be dead.

And the other is going to be standing there with an empty gun.

Now maybe I'll be dead too.

What's the one going to do with the empty gun?

Nimrod's not exactly alone here.

On the other hand, if you were to leave peaceably, nobody would be hurt at all.

Only you better leave right away a man could get nervous standing this way.

I might imagine I see a trigger finger move.

Alright, Boom.

We'll go.

Nimrod, I mean, go as rifles down there.

Give it to him.

Keep an eye out while I make sure they really leave.

I'm tired.

Keep moving.

Well, what are we going to do now?

Just give up?

Of course not.

If it looks of Mingo, he won't be traveling for a while and Boom will stay with him.

It's time to get help.

Lots of help.

Help.

Where are we going to get any help from?

I'll show you.

This time I won't make any mistakes about Boom.

You long ways from your people?

In this condition, about a thousand miles.

What are you going to do?

I guess I'll hide until I'm better.

In Huron country, a man would better be able to shoot or run or both.

Then y'all to stay here.

Why, the Hurons are afraid of this place.

They don't ever come here.

Have you been here before?

No, but Nimrod has.

Twice before he led people to freedom.

And this time, you found me in on that.

I'm gone for now, but I don't trust him.

If I were you, I'd take my people and head north.

What will you do?

I'll stay here with Mingo for a few days.

The less he travels, the better.

And we stay too.

You're taking a chance with your freedom.

Mr. Boone, I can see now that I would have been him as daked or surrendered.

But this is different.

I'm the one that almost killed Mingo.

I'm staying by him till he's well.

Well, in that case, I suggest we put out some sentinels.

It's a good hiding place.

It's also something of a trap.

Tom, you better fall him on down that canyon and make sure they're gone.

And you stay in the lower end until I send someone to relieve you.

All right, Nimrod.

For what I did to you, I could never forgive myself.

But we will do all we can to help.

Now you women help carry him deep into the canyon,

and make sure he's got a good soft bed to lie on.

You boys, go gather up some firewood.

Come nightfall.

A wounded man is easily chilled.

You're a good man.

You're a good man.

You're a good man.

You're a good man.

Thank you,

Three sons ago you come here. You ask for permission to hunt through my land for people that you have lost.

I say yes. I do not want your people. And I give you permission to find them and take them away with you.

Now you come back with no one. Why?

For help, Chief Angus. Why should I help white men?

It is yourself who will help. How?

Does not the urine like salt on his meat? Does he not need salt to preserve the deer when hunting is good so that he won't go hungry when hunting is poor?

Yes. The urine like salt.

And how is it that the urine does not know of a place with much salt in his own land?

We do know the place. I know. My father's new before me. Many summers ago we go there. But no more. No man goes there now.

And if I told you I have just come from there. Then you lie. It is burial ground for ancient giants who once ruled earth.

Along it was quiet there. But now spirits have returned. Any who go there die.

But I am alive. And there are those now at the burial ground of the ancient ones who are alive. They are men, not ghosts.

One of them is a white man. You have heard his name. Oh.

Daniel Boone. And with him is the Cherokee Mingo. The spirit of the ancient ones takes whatever form it wishes. You have been deceived white men.

But if it is true that you have gone to the burial ground then you must die for disturbing ancient bones.

Stop. I've ridden the bones. What's he talking about? But it was not we who disturbed the boons. But those who are there now.

It is they who frighten you and keep you from your salt. Do not speak of fear to one who with his own eyes are seen the spirits dancing by firelight.

That was many moons ago. But again today my own son with others while trailing bear came too close to sacred grounds.

And arouse guarding spirits. It was my own sunlight to me.

No Chief Angus. Your son does not lie in saying what he believes is true. But he was deceived. He saw no spirits only escaped slaves led by a slave called Nimrod.

These are the people we came to capture. And why do you not capture them? They are too many. They have the help of Boone.

I have seen them other times. Yes, because Nimrod was there before.

Will it be said that Chief Angus and his warriors are afraid of slaves?

As a white man called Boone have more courage than the chief of the Eurons.

Will you continue to permit these people to keep land that is yours and rob you of salt that you need to stay alive?

Silence! Do not mark the courage of the Euron. We shall go white man. And you too shall lead us.

And if it is as you say, and you shall have your slaves, then I shall have Boone and Mingo.

You have deceived us. And the ancient ones grow angered. And you shall die to appease them.

You know, I don't know how you'd expect to travel all the way to Canada, but no supplies and not even one gun.

You know, I think that supplies. Cash and Creek Country. Food, clothing, even had a few guns.

But it was found in this droid. I think by the same men that was here today.

Have you been staying alive?

Rutz, berries? Well, that game you shot for us is the first meet we've had in weeks.

Now we can get to Canada. We'll have friends.

It's a long way to travel. Barefooted and empty stomachs.

Yeah, I know. Mr. Boone, I didn't found a way to pay, but no way to buy, because I can't show myself.

Of course, now, you've done so much already by bringing a nothing back to us.

And I have repaid you most poorly.

What are you trying to say?

Well, Mingle can't travel, but you can.

Well, oh wait, let me show you what I'm trying to say.

It's been awfully peaceful for the last hour or two. You don't suppose church and roof have left us for good, do you?

I hope so. I wouldn't put it past him to lay a little we leave and then come back again.

Let's eat carrion.

I was a boy in Africa when I was first captured and sold in slavery, but I remember ivory.

Ivory. And ivory tusk.

There are no Indians alive who can remember when there were elephants on this continent.

Oh, this is no elephant tusk. It's like an elephant, but it's bigger.

Curved more. That's very, very old.

But it's solid.

Where'd you get it?

Buried right here. And there's a lot more too.

Now what do you think is worth?

I've got no idea, but that much armor is going to be worth a lot.

Then you'll take it to Boone's borough and trade it for guns, or even one of two rivals will keep us in food until we get to Canada.

It's going to take a couple of weeks. Can you wait that long?

We have to wait anyway until Mingle's able to travel.

Go ahead, Daniel.

I'd give anything to see the looks on the faces of the people of Boone's borough when you walk in carrying that thing.

And while you're going, we'll hunt for more. And you can have more.

All right. I'll leave the first thing in the morning.

Thank you, Mr. Boone.

You've received. The spirits keep watch.

I think I'll just put a hole in that spirit and prove to Chief Angus that he bleeds.

No, you fool. He's valuable property.

Angus will be just as convinced if we take him alive.

Come on.

All right, Angus. Touch him. Make sure he's flesh and blood.

We have been afraid for nothing. He is man.

We shall take all of them and get back the land that belonged to us.

Time up.

Come on.

Look at that hip bone over here. Looks like it'll fit.

It looks to me, Daniel, like you have about six different animals there.

That's something like an elephant. Leave him more like a big lizard.

That's a wrong socket.

Oh, Jim, you better go relieve Tom from sendle duty. He might be pretty tired.

Leaving right now.

I hate to be the one to tell you, Daniel, but you have the leg bone joined to the shoulder blade.

I hate to be the one to tell you.

Something is up there.

I'm one, hunness. I'm going to take him by surprise.

It doesn't matter how slow.

Indians, they're coming to the Indians and the slave gets the lead. Kill him.

All right, Nimrod, you haven't got any choice. Take your people and head for the rock.

Well, no, at the Indians are after us. We're going to get caught anyway. Migo can't run.

I'd be able to run a few steps, but I'm not sure how I like to shoot.

You know how to use one of these?

I'm not going to do that much practice.

I'm using it for a club. Let's head to the mouth of the can.

Well, Mr. Boom, now they want me and my people alive.

They want you and Mingo dead.

Now, why don't you take Mingo and get out of here while we hold them off?

For a waste in time. I know these Indians, we still got a chance.

Now, come on. All right, you and the children get behind them rocks.

Kelsey.

Naomi. Come here, please.

Now, if you'll help me, I think we may still have a chance.

If you see that pull over there, would you bring it, please?

Now, let's see if we can run this pole through the vertebrae.

Get him, Ralph. Get him, Ralph. Mingo needs you.

All right, Naomi, get behind those rocks.

Look. Get him fast.

Good. I think we've got them on the run.

They'll be too sure.

They still have advantage. They're above us.

Let's move on, easy.

Get him.

Are you going to build that way?

Are you going to build that way?

I'm going to build that way.

Don't take it away.

Don't take it away.

You're going to build me.

These could be…

You think they stopped running yet?

No, and I don't blame them either.

The

Well, how does it feel?

Just a throng?

Just a throng, if it doesn't matter if life ends up, I assure you, it wouldn't even felt

it.

Nimrod, you're on your way.

Yep.

On our way to freedom.

Bye-bye, Onata.

Bye, Mr. Boney.

You'd be a good crew.

All right, let's move on.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye, Mr. Boney.

Bye, Bingo.

Bye-bye.

Thanks for watching.