"Behold this splendid army! No such force was ever before sent into the American wilderness.

When we take Fort Duquesne we shall hold the key to the whole Ohio country, and we shall turn it in the lock and fasten it against the Governor General of Canada and all his allies." "But the wilderness is mighty," said Tayoga.

"Even the army of the great English king is small when it enters its depths." "On the other hand so is that of the enemy, much smaller than ours," said Grosvenor.
Soon after Croghan and his Indians left the camp a figure tall, dark and somber, followed by a dozen men wild of appearance and clad in hunter's garb, emerged from the forest and walked in silence toward General Braddock's tent.

The regular soldiers stared at them in astonishment, but their dark leader took no notice.

Robert uttered an exclamation of surprise and pleasure.
"Black Rifle!" he said.
"And who is Black Rifle ?" asked Grosvenor.
"A great hunter and scout and a friend of mine.