Mohican Township (part 4 of 8)

Mr. Campbell aided in clearing the land now occupied by Rowsburg, and also assisted in harvesting the first crop that was raised on the ground after it was cleared. Michael Row, the father of him who afterward became the proprietor, owned and cleared the land at the time referred to.

The first grist and saw-mill in Perry Township was erected by John Raver, in 1818, on the present site of the mill owned by Arthur Campbell, about onefourth of a mile north of Rowsburg, on what is known as Raver's Run. This mill, when built, was not only the first in the township, but also the first within what is now the limits of Ashland County. Prior to this, corn and corn meal were obtained on Owl Creek, at Odell's, and at Stibbs's, near Wooster. The mill ran about four months in the year, and was a great accommodation to the inhabitants of Perry, Jackson, and Montgomery Townships, and to those of Chester and adjacent townships, in Wayne County.

Joseph Chandler

Joseph Chandler emigrated from Baltimore County, Maryland, to Tuscarawas County, in the fall of 1810. In 1811 he explored the country, a part of which now forms Perry Township, and selected and entered the southwest quarter of section 30 - cleared a few acres, erected a cabin, and formed a favorable acquaintance with the Indians.

In the autumn of 1812, war existing, and the settlers in the Tuscarawas country being much exposed to Indian depredations, the family sought a temporary refuge at Warren, Jefferson County, fourteen miles below Steubenville. Previous to their departure from the place last named, a body of men, consisting of Thomas Chandler, Alexander McConnell, and several others, being out on a reconnoitering tour, found a band of strange and savage-looking Indians lodged upon an island in the river between Goshen (a Moravian Indian town) and New Philadelphia. McConnell, who was a brave, reckless man, plunged his horse into the river, and swimming to the island, presented his rifle, and demanded of the Indians an instant surrender; with which demand the Indians complied, and came ashore, and were marched to New Philadelphia, where they were lodged in jail.

While the family were residing upon the Ohio River, the depredations upon the Black Fork were committed, and also the burning of the houses of Newell and others; and, although the cabin of Mr. Chandler lay within a few feet of the trail that this band frequently traveled, nothing about his house or premises were molested. This forbearance is attributed to the fact that Mr. Chandler was understood by the Indians to belong to the Society of Friends; and, during the acquaintance he had made with them, on his first visit prior to the war, he had cultivated amicable relations with them, and exchanged offices of civility and kindness. They loved to talk with Mr. Chandler about William Penn, who had paid their fathers for their land, and whom they referred to as "that good man."

In the spring of 1814, Mr. Chandler, with his family, removed to the land he had purchased in Perry Township. Here he remained until his death, which occurred on the 5th day of May, 1817. He was in the sixtieth year of his age. The surviving members of his family were his widow and ten children, namely, Rebecca, Thomas, Robert T. C., Joseph, Jacob, Shadrach, Eleanor, Henrietta, Alice, and John.

Joseph Chandler removed with his father's family to the land above described, in 1814, and is the present owner of ninety eight acres of the quarter originally entered by his father.

This gentleman was a Canadian Frenchman, having no Indian blood, (as has been supposed by some,) and had been several years a resident of the country, when Mr. Chandler immigrated to it. He was the owner of the quarter section upon a part of which is now the town of Jeromeville. He had thirty or forty acres under cultivation, and, with his Indian wife and an interesting young daughter, named Munjella, (Mary, in English,) resided in a comfortable cabin house. His home was noted for its hospitality, and his Indian wife was, when her opportunities are considered, an excellent housekeeper. After the war, he sold his land to Deardoff and Vaughan, of Tuscarawas County, for two thousand dollars, and the latter realized twenty-four hundred dollars from the first sale of lots.

Mr. Jerome was a man of positive character - impulsive, generous, and brave - devoted in his friendships, and bitter in his enmities. His natural gifts of mind were good. He could converse fluently in French and Indian, and so as to. be understood in English. To the early settlers, he was of great service in furnishing them with provisions - some having expressed the opinion that they would have incurred the hazard of starvation, had it not been for the aid afforded by him. It is supposed that he was born in Lower Canada.

When General Bell passed through this country on his way West, he ordered the construction of the block-house, at Jeromeville, for the use and protection of the white settlers. The Indians at Jerometown were also taken prisoners by him, and conveyed, under his charge, westward. Their town was burned, it is supposed by many, under the orders of General Bell, or by those acting under the authority of the Federal Government. He perpetrated or suffered the flagrant outrage of including among the prisoners the unoffending wife and innocent daughter of Jerome. Being dragged from a comfortable home, they were Dot enabled to endure the hardships and exposures to which they were subjected, and their death, within a few months afterward, was a consequence of the wrongs thus inflicted upon them. The only excuse given by the general was, that as Mrs. Jerome was an Indian woman, she might afford aid and comfort to unfriendly persons of her race; but what reason he offered in palliation for taking off the young and helpless daughter is not known. Jerome had a warm affection for his wife, who was the daughter and sister of distinguished chiefs; and, although he was subsequently married to a white woman, never relaxed his love for the memory of his first wife, and never lost an opportunity to express his vehement indignation of the act of cruelty by which the liberties and lives of his dear ones were sacrificed.

The Indian who was well known to the early settlers by the above name, was on intimate terms with the Chandler family. He was a tall, well-built, finelooking man, of genial temper, good moral habits, and enjoyed much the society of his friends.

His wife was a half-breed - the daughter of a white woman who had been taken prisoner by the Indians, near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Her mother, after having endured several years of captivity, made her escape, and returned to her white friends; leaving her little daughter among the Indians. This infant child remained among the Indians - attained the condition of womanhood - married - and became an exemplary and faithful wife and mother, and remarkable for shrewdness and tact.

Mr. Chandler assisted in laying out the first lots in Jeromeville, in 1815. He drove the stakes for nearly or quite all the original lots of the town. He aided in the erection of the first house on the town plat. This house was built by Adam Teener, the first blacksmith in the place. The house is yet standing, on the lot recently owned by J. J. Hootman. This building has been used for a dwelling, a store and dwelling, a prayer meeting-house, a blacksmith shop, and, finally, a wood-house, by Mrs. Goodman, the present occupant of the premises.

Wolves, bears, and wild cats were numerous, and destructive to the domestic animals of the pioneers. The wolves destroyed several hogs, and a three or four year old cow, belonging to Mr. Chandler. On the morning after the attack by the wolves, the remains of the cow were found about thirty rods from the house, her flesh being nearly consumed. Hogs were attacked within fifteen rods of the house. The first season that Mr. Chandler mowed the little prairie which formed part of his land, there were killed over two hundred massasauger or black rattlesnakes. In mowing they would often encounter a snake on an average of every rod of their progress. It was the custom of those whose business called them to the meadows or other places where snakes congregated in considerable numbers, to protect their feet and legs by wrapping them with bandages of hay or straw.

This child, an account of whose loss will be found elsewhere, was found about one and a half miles northeast of Mr. Chandler's, by Jonathan Hayes, and was brought, nearly lifeless from fatigue and hunger, to Mr. Chandler's mother, who bathed it in warm water, fed it with sweetened cream, and otherwise tenderly cared for the little fellow so judiciously that his restoration was effected. It was in the morning when the child was found, and Mr. Hayes brought it to Mrs. Chandler wrapped in the coat which he had taken from his own person, in order to protect it from the chill, and prolong life until more effectual restoratives could be obtained.

It was an oft-repeated dogma of Esquire Newell that "a man should always be a man - living or dying - fearless of all consequences." It occurred, however, that the strong man became prostrated upon what he and his friends supposed would prove his dying bed. Among the sorrowing group who took the old man's threatened dissolution much to heart, was his son Zachariah. His demonstrations of grief, on beholding the glazed eyes and other indications of rapidly approaching death, which had settled upon the features of his father, were given forth in very audible sobs and groans. The sufferer, with great effort, reached his hands to his face, and adjusted the lids over his own eyes. At this mqvement, Zachariah's grief became yet more uncontrolable, and the room was filled with his wails. The old 'squire, reviving somewhat by the noise, opened his eyes, and, turning his angry face upon Zachariah, commanded, in a husky but stem voice, that he cease his howling, and show himself " a man - living or dying!" This proved not to be the 'squire's "last illness," and he lived to narrate the story himself.

Aaron Cory

Aaron Cory immigrated to the county that subsequently became Tuscarawas, in the spring of 1802, from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and during the war of 1812 entered the southwest quarter of section 29, in Perry Township, and the quarter section in Montgomery Township, recently owned and occupied by Henry Andress. On the 17th of May, 1817, he, with his son John, commenced improvements upon the land in Perry Township. At this time his family consisted of his wife and eight children, the eldest of whom was John. Mr. Cory died in Crawford County during the year 1834, at the age of sixty-two years.

John Cory, Esq., the present owner of the land above described in Perry, erected " a camp" upon the place in the summer of 1817, and during that and the two following seasons occupied this place alone, prosecuting improvements, and at the close of the summer of 1818 had ten acres partially cleared, five of which were sown in wheat. The camp above mentioned was made of small logs, covering a space of about eight by nine feet, and five and seven feet in height, containing three sides and a "shed roof" falling back from an. open front. The structure had no floor or fireplace, and of course a window was unnecessary. The interstices between the logs were filled with moss. The "furniture" of his camp consisted of his rifle, axe, knife, fork, spoon, tin cup and two iron cooking vessels. His lodging place, when not upon the ground adjoining the burning brush and log heaps on the land he was clearing, was upon the ground floor of his camp. In this house, and thus employed, he spent a portion of the year 1817 and the summers of 1818 and 1819. During this period he exchanged work occasionally with Joshua Carr, of Montgomery Township, but with this exception his life was one of profound solitude, rarely meeting a human being.

One evening while engaged in cooking supper for Mr. Carr (who was then at work for him) and himself, the vessel containing his meat capsized, pouring its whole contents into the blazing fire. No sound from wolves had been heard before this, according to Mr. Cory's recollection, but they evidently snuffed the good living afar off, as within twenty minutes after the accident the beasts appeared to be approaching from all directions, making the earth almost tremble with their fierce howls, and the men were glad to betake themselves to their camp supperless. The wolves serenaded the occupants of the camp with their hideous voices till dawn of day, but their dread of the fire which blazed in front of the camp deterred them from an attack.

It is supposed, from the large number that were discovered and killed in the vicinity, that a rattlesnake den existed in a ledge of rocks near the northwest corner of the quarter owned by Mr. Cory. On one occasion, in this neighborhood, Isaac Johnson and David Scott encountered and killed seven, when the

This Indian was well known to Mr. Cory during his residence in Tuscarawas County. He was of unmixed blood, but not, as is supposed by some, a chief. He had fought against Wayne during the Indian war, but in the last war with England acted as spy under Gen. Harrison.

This noted Indian was also an acquaintance of Mr. Cory. He, with another wild and savage-looking Indian, are the same who are referred to in the statement of Hugh Carr and Thomas Newman as having visited the cabins of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Collyer, on their route from the Huron River country to Tuscarawas County. He has often listened to the description by Phillip of the fight on the Black Fork.

Mr. Coiy has in his possession a duodecimo copy of the Bible, printed in Oxford, England, 1727, which was originally the property of his father's grandfather, Joseph Freeman, as appears by his name, written on a blank leaf, bearing date November 30th, 1729. The volume is remarkably well printed and bound, giltedged, and silver clasps, and in a remarkably good state of preservation.

The first sermon and first prayer ever heard by Mr. Cory, were from the lips of Rev. James fi. Finley, in Tuscarawas County. He was, at this time, ten years of age. This sermon is thus referred to by Mr. Finley in his autobiography, page 196 : "At one time I made an appointment on Sugar Creek, but when I came to it there was no house for me to preach in. Accordingly I called the people together under a large oak in a small prairie. The people, however, would not come near me, but stood in the plum bushes around, and I preached to them, in their hidingplaces, Jesus Christ and the resurrection. At my second appointment they seemed less fearful, and I gained so much on their confidence that I ventured to make an appointment for my next round at Mr. Cory's house."

In the immediate vicinity of where Mr. Cory resided, Mr. Finley was the first preacher who had appeared in the neighborhood. The Moravian missionaries had confined their labors exclusively to the Indian towns, some miles distant.

James Dickason

James Dickason immigrated, with his wife, to Perry Township on the 17th of May, 1817. He was an emigrant from Pennsylvania. He leased and occupied for five years a part of section 16, and subsequently purchased of Edward Gallagher the southwest quarter of section 4, Perry Township, upon which he continues to reside.

Cornelius Dorland

Cornelius Dorland emigrated from Green County, Pennsylvania, to Columbiana County, in 1805; from thence he immigrated to Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, in April, 1811; from .thence to the blockhouse in Wooster, during the fall of 1812; from the

When he came to Perry Township his family consisted of his wife and the following children, namely, John, James, Garrett, Margara, Samuel, and Clement N. Subsequently, in the year 1815, David and Cornelius (twins sons) were born in Perry Township.

He entered the southeast quarter in section 15, upon which he resided about three months, and then sold to John Raver. [The latter-named' person, when he removed to the place he purchased of Mr. Dorland, was regarded as one of the most wealthy and enterprising citizens of the township, but subsequently lost all his property, and died in the Ashland County Infirmary during the year 1861. Such is life!]

In June, 1814, Mr. Dorland purchased of Messrs. Hunter and O'Harra, residents of Pennsylvania, the north half of section 10, Perry Township, which was the place of his residence at the time of his decease, which occurred March 6th, 1816, aged forty-one years.

On a Thursday morning in June, 1816, John Dorland, aged sixteen years, (whose mind had been considerably impaired in consequence of bodily disease,) left home with his little brother Clement, aged two years and seven months, on an excursion in the woods, and after a few hours the two became separated, John returning home alone. The country at this time was very wild and the settlement sparse. The alarm, however, was immediately given, and a search commenced by the whole neighborhood, engaging in the work people from Wooster, twelve miles distant.

The first, second, and third days passed without any reward for the labor of the two hundred men who had been anxiously enlisted in the generous and humane work; and, as the forests were alive with wild beasts, the painful conclusion began to take possession of the minds of the family and friends of the little boy that he had fallen a victim to their savage hunger. On Monday morning, however, the fourth day after his disappearance, Jonathan Hayes, whose own illness hajl prevented him from participating with his neighbors in the search, discovered the boy under the following circumstances: he was out looking for his horse, and, just as he had found him, and while engaged in putting on the bridle, he heard a strange but subdued sound, among some fallen timber near him. He concluded that it proceeded from a wild beast, and not being physically able to grapple with a savage animal, he determined to first mount his horse, and then reconnoiter the vicinity whence the sound had proceeded. In putting this design into execution he soon discovered the lost child, the life of which, owing to hunger and exposure, was almost extinct. Although in the month of June, there was a frost, as there had been every morning since the loss of the child. Mr. Hayes took it up, wrapped it in his own coat, and conveyed it to Mrs. Chandler, the nearest neighbor, as related in another place. Nicholas Carr was the bearer of the glad tidings of the discovery of the boy to his parents and friends. The distance from the child's home to where he was found was about five miles.

Daniel, aged eight years, son of John Raver, during the year 1815 was killed of fright under these circumstances: he was engaged at play with other children, when a mouse darted up the inside of his pantaloons, causing such fright as to produce convulsions and his death within a few hours.

While Mr. Dorland was residing upon Salt Creek, twelve miles south of Wooster, he was visited by an Indian acquaintance named Lyons. This was in the fall of 1811. He expressed to Mr. Dorland the opinion that within a few months Great Britain and the United States would be engaged in a war, and in case this should occur, that the Indians generally would take sides with England. He, however, gave his voluntary pledge to Mr. Dorland to protect him and his family to the full extent of his power, warning him at the proper time of his danger, etc.

Abraham Ecker

After an illness of twenty days, died at his residence, near Rowsburg, November eleventh, Dr. Abraham Ecker, in the seventy-fifth year of his age. He was a faithful brother in the church for more than forty years, and died in full hope of a blessed immortality. He emigrated from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in May, 1818, and was known as a physician upwards of thirty years. He leaves a kind and loving companion, ten children, seventy-five grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren, to mourn his loss. But they need not sorrow as those who have no hope : -

His family have lost an affectionate husband, a kind and indulgent father. He has been called away by the "grim bailiff of the grave," but his precepts linger still. He has been called to lie down in the narrow tomb, but the memory of one so dear cannot perish. The example he has given cannot pass unnoticed; the pattern he laid down cannot be forgotten; and we would not be human could we remain unmoved and not startle at the announcement. We would not be human could we restrain our grief - restrain our tears. Oh, no! but we sorrow not as those without hope. We believe he died in the Lord, and now sweetly sleeps in Jesus, and, in the morning of the resurrection, will arise to immortality and eternal life. His seat is now vacant, his gentle footsteps are no longer heard, his faltering voice no longer greets our ears, his aching eyes are forever closed to terrestrial objects, his throbbing heart has ceased to beat, his weary head is now at rest, his suffering and attenuated form is now part and parcel of the cold, damp earth, and reposes by the side of those who preceded him to the "silent city of the dead." May the Lord whom he served be our comfort and support. May he sanctify this solemn and trying bereavement to our present and eternal good. We hope to meet again, "when the day of life is fled," where

Benjamin Emmons

Benjamin Emmons entered a quarter section of land in Perry Township, in 1810; and from thence removed, in 1819, to Montgomery Township, on the farm recently occupied by his sons, (now owned by Matthias Boffenmire,) about one and a half miles north of Ashland.

Conrad Fridline

Conrad Fridline emigrated from Pennsylvania to Perry Township, during the spring of 1821. His family consisted of his wife and two children, David and Ludwig. He purchased of David Smith the land upon which he has since resided.

John Fry

John Fry emigrated from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Plain Township, Wayne County, in May, 1824. He removed to the southeast quarter of section 16, Perry Township, in April, 1826; which tract, when it came into market, was purchased by his family, and is now occupied by his widow and son, Andrew J. Fry. He resided upon this place until his death, which occurred on June 10th, 1827. The widow and two sons, Bev. Jacob Fry and Rev. Andrew J. Fry, are the only survivors of his family.

Henry Grindle

Henry Grindle emigrated from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to Perry Township, in April, 1825. He died in December, 1832, aged forty-six years.

William Hamilton

William Hamilton emigrated from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Perry Township, in the fall of 1820 - having previously purchased, of his brother Hugh, the northeast quarter of section 3, in said township. His family were composed of his wife and seven children - the only survivor of whom, now residing in Perry Township, is Mrs. Mary J., wife of John A. Campbell.

Mrs. Hamilton died in October, 1850, at the age of seventy-three years. Hugh Hamilton, Esq., of Lafayette, born September, 1821, in Perry, is the only son of William Hamilton, now a resident of the township.

Upon the land in Jackson Township, now owned by John M. Livingston and John Ramsey, about a mile northeast of Lafayette, are the remains of what is supposed to have been an ancient fortification. This work is located on the western side of an elevated ridge, but its eastern line reaches the summit. Its shape is quadrangular. Before the timber was cleared by the race now occupying it, its outlines could be distinctly traced, but the plow has nearly obliterated them. The oak timber which was found growing upon its sides was equal in dimensions to any in the surrounding forests. When the ground was yet in its wild state, only twelve years since, the embankment was about eight feet at its base and eighteen inches in height, these dimensions being very regular. The area was about one and a half acres. Within the inclosure of the fort, about twenty-five years since, John H. Hamilton found a hard flint stone, highly polished surface, five inches in length, two inches at the base, and one and a half inches at the point. The center was encircled by a groove, in which he could bury the point of his finger.

Two ancient mounds also existed in Perry Township, on the farm originally entered by Hugh Hamilton. They were about thirty feet distant from each other, and occupied the summit of a hill. The largest was eighteen feet in diameter at its base, and rises four feet above the natural surface. This one still remains undisturbed, with the exception of having been cleared of its timbers. The smaller one was about twelve feet in diameter at its base, and was elevated about three feet above the natural surface. There were no indications that the earth of which these mounds were composed had been taken from the immediate vicinity of their location.

Some thirty years ago, when William Hamilton was excavating the earth for his cellar, the western side embraced the ground occupied by about one-half of the smaller mound. After the earth had been removed down to the natural surface, the remains of some wood, supposed to be a root, were discovered; continuing, however, the excavation, it proved to be a shaft of timber that had been placed perpendicularly below the surface. Following down the decayed wood, the men reached a quantity of coarse but pure sand, and a few inches below this a human skeleton; and yet below this two other skeletons, also imbedded in sand. The wood, from the point where it entered the sand, was found to be in a good condition of preservation. The bones of the skeleton were remarkably well preserved, including the teeth and the most delicate portions of those belonging to the fingers and toes. A few hours' exposure to the atmosphere dissolved all except the larger bones. One of the skeletons indicated that it had belonged to a person of immense size. James McMeeken, the largest man in the neighborhood, weighing over two hundred pounds, and having a remarkably full face, would pass the lower jaw of this skeleton over his own countenance without any difficulty. The end of the shaft referred to terminated at the depth of the lower part of the last skeleton. It had been dressed so as to present three sides, and the marks of the edged instrument used in dressing it were clearly visible. There were also imbedded in the sand, about a pint of a powdered substance, resembling Spanish brown paint; also a polished stone, about six inches in length, one inch in width, and half an inch in thickness - the sides and ends being rounded off. This stone was afterward used to sharpen a Dutch scythe, by Mr. Oner, a revolutionary soldier, and a resident, up to the time of his death, on the farm now owned by William Patterson.

John Hellman

John Heilman emigrated from Centre County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Perry Township, June 17th, 1818. He purchased of Elijah Charles the southwest quarter of section 3, which land he improved, and has, up to the present date, made his home. His family, at the time of emigration, consisted of his wife and three children, viz.: David, Mary, and Catherine. The first mentioned is now a resident of Jackson Town* ship; Mary is the wife of Daniel Eshelman, of Lafayette, and Catherine is the wife of George Walkey, of Perry Township.

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson immigrated to Perry Township in 1814. He had several years previously resided in Jefferson County. His family at this date consisted of his wife, and sons Henry, Isaac, Jacob, and Benjamin, and six daughters. He died in 1826. Benjamin Johnson, now a resident of Vermillion Township, is the only surviving male member of the family.

Rudolph Kaufman

Rudolph Kaufman immigrated to Perry Township from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in June, 1822, and purchased of Jacob Baker the two hundred and thirty-three acres in section 27, upon which he resided until the time of decease, which occurred March 11th, 1825, at the age of twenty-seven years six months and five days.

The surviving members of his family were his widow and one son. Emanuel, son of Rudolph Kaufman, was born upon the place above described July Slst, 1824, and now resides at the old homestead.

Jacob Klingaman

Jacob Klingaman emigrated from Berks County, Pennsylvania, with his wife, to Perry Township, in May, 1817, and entered the northwest quarter, section 8, in said township. The east half of this section he

History Of Ashland Oouhtt John Kraemeb

John Krsemer immigrated to Perry Township from Pennsylvania, October, 1829, and purchased of John Gorsuch the farm which is now owned and occupied by Samuel Buchanan. During the last three years Mr. Krsemer has been a resident of Rowsburg.

Jacob Lash

Jacob Lash emigrated from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and arrived in Perry Township in the early part of the spring of 1824. Jacob Onstott and himself jointly purchased the southeast quarter of section 8, which they subsequently divided. Mr. Onstott resided upon his half quarter until his death, and Mr. Lash still continues to occupy his half. When he removed to this county his household consisted of his wife and two children, and a brother-inlaw, Uriah Ackley.

Peter Lash

Peter Lash immigrated to Perry Township, and leased the farm now owned and occupied by Peter Mang, in the fall of 1823. His family at this time consisted of his wife and five children, namely, Elizabeth, William, Susannah, Peter, and Charity A.

Mr. Lash died in July, 1838, at the age of seventyeight years. * He had served in the war of the American Revolution, and during the last years of his life received a pension for his services. Of his children above mentioned, William and Susannah (the latter the wife of Robert Nelson) are the only survivors who now (January, 1862,) reside in Perry Township.

History 07 Ashland County Philip Mang

Philip Mang, in 1816, entered seven quarters of land in Perry Township. Upon one of these quarters resides his son Samuel, upon another Peter.

John Maurer

John Maurer removed to Plain Township, Wayne County, in November, 1821. He was an emigrant from Pennsylvania. In April, 1825, he purchased and removed to the land in Perry Township, now occupied by William Adams. His family, at this time, consisted of his wife and eight children, the only survivors of whom, now residing in Perry Township, are his widow, his son William, and widowed daughter, Mrs. Ann Jackson. Mrs. Maurer, if she lives until the 18th of August, 1862, will be eightyseven years of age. Mr. Maurer died January 13th, 1860, aged eighty-three years and eight months.

Adam Reichard

Adam Reichard emigrated from Centre County, Pennsylvania, and removed to the east half of the northwest quarter of section 8, (which he had previously entered,) in April, 1829. His family, at this time, consisted of his wife and an infant son, Jacob. Mr. Reichard is among the very few in Perry Township who reside upon the place they originally entered.

James Scott

Isaac Smalley, from Columbiana County, Ohio, to Perry Township, in November, 1816. With the exception of about two years, (which were spent in Wooster,) he has resided in Perry Township since the date named. He has, since 1825, owned and occupied the farm upon which he at present resides, and which land was first improved by him.

John Shissler

John Shissler was born in New Jersey, but while a young man, removed to Pennsylvania, where he remained about five years; thence removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, and in the spring of 1823 immigrated to Perry Township, where he married, and purchased of William Morgan the land which he now occupies. When he settled upon his land the country was very little improved, and, between Ashland and Rowsburg, was almost a wilderness. As supervisor of roads, he aided in clearing the timber from the Northern State road, between Wooster and Mansfield.

The nearest market for wheat was at Sandusky City, where it would command, at the outside, 50 cents per bushel; at Wooster, hogs were sold, weighing two hundred pounds, for $1.50 to $2.00. Taxes, however, were low - the highest tax-payer in the township not paying, probably, more than $3.00.

John Smalley

John Smalley immigrated to Perry Township, and jpurchased the land that now constitutes the farm of Jacob Geackley, in the spring of 1818. He subsequently purchased of Edward Gallagher the farm upon which he died, and which is now owned by his sons, Richard and John P. The last named is now

Richard Smalley

Richard Smalley removed from Jefferson County, Ohio, to Perry Township, in the year 1815. Previous to the war of 1812 he had entered a half section adjoining the present town of Rowsburg - being the land now owned by his son, Richard Smalley, Jr. Mr. Smalley died in 1850, at the age of eighty-four years. The surviving male members of his family now residing in the county are, John Smalley, of Orange Township; Benjamin Smalley, of Vermillion Township; and Richard Smalley, Jr., who occupies the old homestead above mentioned, in Perry Township.

John Swarts

John Swarts immigrated to the northwestern territory, from Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, during the Indian campaign of General Wayne. He first selected his home in what is now Harrison County, Ohio. In 1813 he removed to that partgof Mohican which afterward became Chester Township, Wayne County. His family, at this time, consisted of his wife and the following named children: John, Henry, David, Elizabeth, Jacob, Daniel, Catherine, and Mary. Of these, the only one now residing in Ashland County is David Swajrts, who owns and occupies the farm on the north line of Perry Township, one and a quarter miles northeast of Jeromeville - a farm widely known for its elegant and commodious outhouses, having a barn upon it which alone cost $3000.

John Tanyeb

John Tanyer, an emigrant from Pennsylvania, settled in Perry Township in 1824. He is now a resident of Montgomery Township, about one mile north of Ashland.

Frederick Wise

Frederick Wise removed from Centre County, Pennsylvania, to Perry Township, in May, 1822. His family consisted of his wife and seven children. He had entered his land, being the southeast quarter of section 18, in the year 1815. While exploring the country for the purpose of making his selection, he made his home with Baptiste Jerome. Mr. Wise yet resides upon the land he originally entered.

Henry Worst

Henry Worst, in the year 1814, entered the northeast quarter of section 14. This quarter was regarded as a choice one, and several persons who had been exploring the country had selected it, and sat out for the Canton Land (Office, within a few hours of each other, to make the entry. In this instance, " the race was to the swift." In company with William McMullen, who had selected the adjacent quarter, Mr. Worst had reached Wooster, traveling on foot, and had called at the tavern of that little place for refreshments. While their food was being prepared, information reached them that they would be soon followed by two men on horseback, known to be after the same land. Without waiting for their refreshments, they immediately pushed forward and reached Canton in advance of their pursuers, and made the entries they had shown. On March 20th,

1815, Mr. Worst and family removed to his land. He had emigrated from Pennsylvania. His household consisted of his wife and eight children, the only survivors of whom, now residents of Ashland County, are Samuel Worst, who occupies the old homestead, and Mrs. Margaret, wife of John Keener, of Jackson Township. Mr. Worst is now (February, 1862) in the seventy-seventh year of his age.

Henry Zimmerman

Henry Zimmerman emigrated from Centre County, Pennsylvania, to Jackson Township, during June, 1823. Within the same year he purchased, of Daniel Goodwin, eighty acres in section 3, Perry Township, which he improved, and upon which he now resides. When he removed to this place his wife and five children constituted his family.

Chapter Xvl

poll-book, and certified to by Jesse Matthews, John Bryan, and Jacob Kiplinger, Judges; and Thomas McBride and Shadrach Bryan, clerks. Those to whose name# is attached the asterisk (*) are deceased; and those with the dagger (f) are removed from the township. Those to which no sign is attached continue residents of the township.

This town was laid out October 13, 1830, by Josiah Lee and David Buchanan, and was surveyed by Robert Buchanan. Its population, in 1860, amounted to one handled and fifteen. In the census of former years its population had not been taken separately, but had been merged in that of the township. There is a Methodist Episcopal Church building in the village, and a good school-house. There is also 1 tavern, 2 stores, 1 grocery, 4 boot and shoe shops, 1 blacksmith shop, and 1 wagon and carriage shop. The name of the post-office is Albion .

The church building at Perrysburg was erected about the year 1839, as appears by the deed of Robert Buchanan to the trustees, which bears date May 11, 1839. Rev. Leonard B. Gurley was presiding elder, and Rev. Johu Mitchell preacher in charge. The officers of the church, when the building was dedicated, were, Henry Eldridge and Robert Buchanan, class-leaders; John Hazard, John Montgomery, John S. Bryan, Henry Eldridge, Thomas Cole, Alexander Smith, Belding Kellogg, and Ezra W. Reed, trustees; Thomas Cole, circuit steward. There were at this time about thirty-eight members. The present preachers in charge are, Rev. Philip R.

Roseberry and the Rev. J. R. Wood. Class-Leaders: A. C. Reed, Henry Berry, and Samuel Berry. Circuit Steward: Stephen Cole. Trustees: Henry Berry, William Spencer, Abner C. Reed, Chester Matthews, Jonas Wiltrout, Samuel Berry, and Stephen Cole. There are at present sixty members.

The deed of John Bryan and wife to John Bryan, Shadrach Bryan, Elisha Chilcote, Leonard Richard, Joseph High, David Proudfit, and Peter Bowman, trustees, is dated the 23d day of January, 1840. The preacher in charge was Rev. George Howe, of Ashland. The building was not formally dedicated, but the first sermon was preached by Rev. George McClure. John Bryan was class-leader, and William Millington, of Ashland, circuit steward. When the church building was erected there were about sixty members. The trustees, in 1862, are, Samuel T. Urie, Shadrach Bryan, William Ruffcom, Daniel Brown, John Chilcote, John Gordon, and Stephen Barrack. The class-leaders are, William Ruffcom, Stephen Barrack, and John Howman. Circuit steward, Shadrach Bryan. The membership for 1862 amounts to fifty.

The church, at Polk, when the building was erected, was attached to the Ashland circuit, Mansfield District; and the church at Perrysburg belonged to the Congress Circuit, Wooster District

German Reformed And Lutheran Church

This union society, composed of members from Orange and Jackson Townships, was organized in the winter of 1829-30. The original trustees of the church were, John Keen, Sr., and John Kuhn. Rev. Henry Sonedecker was the pastor. The membership amounted to about forty. The first church building, constructed where Polk now stands, was commenced in 1827, and the first services were held in the building in the summer of the following year, although the society at this time was not formally organized. The members from Orange Township subsequently withdrew and formed a distinct society; and, in 1840, the Jackson Township Church erected the present house for public worship, half a mile west of Perrysburg. The building is 35 by 40 feet, and contains seats for three hundred persons. The German Reformed pastor is Rev. E. T. H. Whaler; Michael Bower, elder; and Jacob Kiplinger and Jacob Hines, deacons. The number of members is about fifty. The Lutheran pastor is the Rev. Mr. Voglesang; Samuel Bennage, elder; and Abram Bennage and David Holmes, deacons. The membership amounts to about fifty-five.

Is situated on the south line. of Jackson Township, about half a mile west of Lafayette, upon land purchased for the purpose by John Snowbarger. The building had been some years previously erected by the "seceders" as a house of worship; but was abandoned by them, and afterward occupied as a dwelling. Mr. Snowbarger donated the building for the use of the German Baptists, of the Ashland and Mohican Districts, on the 29 th of September, 1856. Both the Mohican and Ashland Districts held meetings in this house. The building will seat two hundred persons. [Further information relating to this church will be found under the head of "German Baptists, or Tunkers."]

United Bbethben

This denomination organized its first "class" in Jackson Township, in September, 1860. In 1861, under the name of "Otterheim Chapel," a church building was erected near the southwest corner of the township. The size of the building is 30 by 36 feet, and will accommodate with seats about two hundred and fifty persons. The preacher in charge is Rev. Mr. Crubaugh, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Dillon.

Gebman Reformed

This church was organized March 30, 1851, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Joseph M. Dixon. Original trustees, Jacob Kiplinger, Adam Lover, and Daniel Stick. Elder: Henry Kiplinger. Deaoona: John Kauffman and Peter Frantz. Number of members, twenty-nine. The church building, 35 by 45 feet, was erected in the summer of 1851.

Rev. D. R. Moor is the present pastor; John Heifner, elder; and Samuel Fluke and Henry Wicks, deacons; William Davidson, Samuel Fluke, and Henry Wicks, trustees. Number of members, fiftytwo.

Clerk, Isaac Holt - Trustees, William Berry, J. Wicks, and John Russell - Assessor, John C. Horn - Treasurer, John Keen, Jr. - Constables, Jonathan Buzzard and Joshua RickeL

Since 1831 Jacob Berry

Jacob Berry emigrated from Pennsylvania, in 1819, and resided two years with his brother, Peter Berry, who had leased the land in section 16, Perry Township, now owned and occupied by Isaac Cahill, Esq. In 1821 he leased the northwest quarter of section 16, Jackson Township, and subsequently entered at the Wooster Land Office the land upon which he now resides. His wife and nine children composed his family when he removed to Jackson Township. Of these, all except three are now living in said town-

John Bbyan

John Bryan removed from Fairfield County, Ohio, to Mohican Township, in April, 1815. His family at this time consisted of his wife and sons, Shadrach, John J., Silas A., and Caleb, and daughter Ruth, (the latter the widow of the late William Millington, Esq., of Ashland.) In 1824 Mr. Bryan removed his family to the southeast quarter of section 18, Jackson Town* ship - being the same land upon which now stands the greater part of the town of Polk. Mr. Bryan died on the 7th of February, 1848, at the age of seventy years.

Shadrach (eldest son of John Bryan) married in 1829, and since 1830 has owned and occupied a portion of the quarter originally entered by his father.

The intelligence of the murder of the Seymour and Ruflher families by the Indians having reached the neighborhood, Benjamin Bunn concluded it prudent to look to his means of defense. Accordingly, he took his rifle from the hooks, stepped to his cabin door, and discharged its contents in the air. The report was heard by Vachel Metcalf, (who had not, at the time, received the murder news,) and he seized and instantly discharged his gun. Bunn then fired the second shot, and so they replied back and forth until thirteen guns were fired. Thus the few helpless families in the neigh- borhood became aroused and panic-stricken. East of Jerome ville, two miles, a few families had settled, namely: William Bryan, James Conly, and Elisha Chilcote. The men, women, and children all collected at the cabin of William Bryan. Their whole warlike resources consisted of one old gun, one axe, and a butcher-knife. Thus armed, they awaited in agony the fate they feared was in store for them." In the neighborhood of Bunn and Metcalf, there were the families of James Slater and James Bryan. They learned the facts in the case, and began the erection of a fort. Still farther down the Mohican was another small settlement of the Collier's and others. They also heard the guns, and became desperately alarmed. J. Collier and family betook themselves to the cornfield. The dog of Collier did not seem to understand the necessity of silence, and commenced making some noise in trying to get over- the fence; upon which his master seized him, and determined to cut his throat. Fearing, however, that his knife might not do prompt and effectual execution, and that the howls of the dog might be increased during the process of throat-cutting, he stayed his hand, and quietly laying the fence down, succeeded in secreting the family among the tall corn. Leaving them here, he started for Wooster; and, when near the town, he heard the morning gun fired by the soldiers in. camp at Wooster. Concluding that the firing must proceed from an army of British and Indians, he instantly changed his course, and started in double-quick for the south, and was not heard of for months afterward.

of the settlement met in council and determined to build immediately a fort for the protection of the families of the neighborhood. So, without wasting a week or two in efforts to elect a chairman or speaker of their body, they at once proceeded to the erection of the fort, which was built after the usual style of the day. Trees of the proper size were felled by some, -while others with their ox-teams dragged them to their proper places. The building was of two stories, the walls enlarging from the base, so that the upper story projected two feet beyond the lower story on all sides. In the lower room the women and children were quartered, while the men occupied the upper one, in which port-holes were cut, through which to fire their trusty rifles. After the erection of the building, the space of one acre of ground was surveyed off and inclosed with a palisade twelve or fourteen feet high. This was constructed by digging a trench four feet deep and then setting in logs of the proper height, split once in two, and set close together, the flat side out - thus presenting a wall which could not readily be scaled. But one place of ingress or egress was made; which, after the horses and cattle of the settlement were driven inside, was firmly closed, and in this inclosure they remained the greater part of one year. The fort was erected on land owned by Vachel Metcalf, on an elevation that overlooked all the immediate vicinity. The occupants of the fort would go out during the day, and try to raise corn and other vegetables - always being armed and guarded.

Thomas Cole

father had previously entered for him the southeast quarter of section 8, being the same land upon which he now resides. His family at this time consisted of his wife and one son, (Stephen Cole, who now resides upon a portion of the quarter above mentioned.)

The first night of their arrival upon their land was passed by the family in their wagon. On the second day a linen tent was erected to afford shelter for the family until a cabin could be constructed. His mare (the only one he had) broke loose, and, after a twomile chase, Mr. Cole drove her into an angle formed by a tree top and the fence of Martin Fast, and from which she could not extricate herself. In order to relieve her, he let down the fence, when she passed into the field and again eluded his efforts to secure her. There was blazed timber leading to the house of Jonas H. Gierhart, and these blazes he followed, and procured another horse for the purpose of tolling his own into a stack yard, and thus enabling him to secure her. This plan, after considerable delay, was successful. By the time he had returned the borrowed horse to Mr. Gierhart, however, and reached home with his mare, the second day of his experience in wilderness life was nearly closed. The third day was Sunday, and was passed beneath their linen tent. With the night came a heavy rain, and to add to their discomfort, their child became ill. To secure the little one from the rain which beat through the canvas, Mr. Cole sat upright in bed, with the covering resting upon his head, his body thus forming a "center pole," and making a more secure tent within the tent, until the storm had abated. On the follow- ing morning, his child was convalescent. The succeeding days of the week, until Saturday, were spent chiefly in collecting materials for his cabin. On that day, by the aid of neighbors from his own and adjar cent townships, he had his cabin raised. Several days elapsed, however, before the house was sufficiently completed to afford shelter. The family of his brother, Stephen Cole, occupied the cabin with him during the first year.

About the commencement of October, Mr. Cole made a visit, on horseback, to the house of Mordecai Chilcote, in Orange Township, seven miles distant, to procure a bag of oats for his horse. While there his neighbor insisted upon Mr. Cole visiting his potato field, and taking home a bag partly filled. The detention thus caused prevented his reaching home, as night overtook him in the woods, and he found it impossible to proceed. He had dismounted, and while engaged in searching out the path, leading his horse meanwhile, the saddle turned, unobserved by him, and the bag of oats slid off. When he discovered his loss, he made his beast fast to a tree, and returned to look for his bag of oats, but his search was fruitless. Taking his saddle from his horse, he placed it beside a tree and used it as a pillow for his head, until about midnight, as he supposed, when a rain commenced falling, and, being thinly clad, he turned the flaps of the saddle into a covering. When day appeared, he recovered his lost bag of oats, and pursued his travel homeward.

In the year 1840, Mr. Cole was licensed by the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a local preacher, and his license has been renewed annually since. Before being licensed as a preacher.

John Davoult

John Davoult removed with his wife from Harrison County to what is now Jackson Township, in March, 1816. His father had previously entered the quarter upon which Philip Glessner now resides. At this date there were only six houses upon Muddy Fork, which were occupied by the families of Messrs. David Noggle, Thomas Johnson, Cornelius Dorland, Isaac Matthews, Benjamin Emmons, and Noah Long.

James A. Dinsmore

James A. Dinsmore, then of York County, Pennsylvania, in February, 1814, entered the south half of section 26, in Jackson Township, where he now resides. He had previously traveled from Wooster, in company with Cornelius Dorland, who was moving a family into Perry Township.

Jonas H. Gierhart

Jonas H. Gierhart, an immigrant from Maryland, removed to Jackson Township on the quarter section upon a part of which is now situated the town of Polk, in July, 1817. The township was then unorganized, and formed a part of Perry. At the first election after the organization of the township, Charles Hoy and himself were elected justices of the peace. During the first year of his residence in the township, he traveled three days in search of his estray horses, without meeting a human being or habitation. This place, and the country around it for several miles, was without a white inhabitant - his nearest neighbor being William Bryan, residing about two miles south of him; while on the same range of townships north, he believes there was not a single white family between him and the lake. When he came to the country with his wife and child, he placed the two latter in temporary charge of the family of Martin Hester, (being the place owned by David and Henry Fluke,) in Orange Township, about three miles distant from the tract he owned. The land above mentioned was in its wild condition, not a tree or shrub being cut, and of course without a cabin to afford him and his little family shelter. On the first day he made a small clearing, and preparation for raising a cabin. This work he done himself, although utterly inexperienced in the use of the woodman's axe, as he had never in his life chopped a cord of wood, made a fence rail, or cut down or even deadened a tree, having previously worked only upon farms long cultivated. On the second day his wife requested to visit the home her husband was engaged in preparing, and accompany him to it with their child. They accordingly sat out on horseback, and in due time reached the place, when he proceeded with his work, and Mrs. Gierhart employed herself with her needle and the care of their little child. One of the mares had been belled and hobbled, and, with her mate, was permitted to range for such food as the woods afforded. Thus the day nearly passed, and toward evening the sound of the bell had disappeared, and Mr. Gierhart, taking in his arms his little child, and leaving his wife under the shelter of a tree, started in search of his beasts. His animals had wandered a much greater distance than he had supposed; but he finally recovered the one that had been hobbled, and, mounting it with his child, sat out on his return to his wife. He had not traveled far before he discovered that he was unable to find the blazed timber; and concluded it the safer way to make for the Jerome Fork, where he would be enabled to intersect the trail that led from -Martin Hester's to his land. On his way he met an old hunter, named John McConnell, to whom he explained his situation, and asked aid in finding his way hack to his wife. Mr. McConnell gave it as his opinion that he could not that night reach the place, but pro* posed that he remain at the house of Mr. Hester, then not far distant, until morning. On their way to Hester's, they struck the blazes which led to the place where he had parted with his wife; and, committing his child to the care of Mr. McConnell, with directions to leave it with Mrs. Hester, he determined, against the protest of Mr. McConnell, who assured him of the impossibility of success, (as night was then rapidly approaching,) to go to the relief of his desolate wife. He accordingly pressed forward on his way, guided by the blazed trees, and continued until the darkness rendered the marks upon the trees undistinguishable. Here was before him a "night of terror" indeed - such a one as he had never passed, and never dreamed that he would be called upon to pass. The thought of a helpless wife, in the depth of a wilderness of which the savage beast was the almost undisputed monarch, and no possible hope of affording any relief before the dawn of another day, was enough to wring any soul with agony. Despite the darkness, he plunged blindly forward a few rods in what he supposed might be the right direction, and then, impressed with the utter hopelessness of proceeding farther, halted; and, raising a voice, the power of which was made terrible by his agony, called to his wife.

Its echoes reached her, and were recognized. She sent forth her answer, but her voice having so much less compass than that of her husband, the sound did not reach his ear. In his despair he laid himself down beside a tree, and maintained his sleepless vigils until the return of the morning, when he resumed his search, and finally came upon the trail he was seeking. Pursuing it rapidly, he soon reached Mrs. Gierhart, who had wisely maintained her position throughout the night, notwithstanding the distraction of mind which her anxiety for the safety of her husband and child, her own lonely situation, and the distant howling of the wolves, were all calculated to inspire. Some time after their joyful meeting, and while they were yet recounting to each other the experience of the preceding night, their ears were saluted by the blowing of horns, and soon they were met by neighbors, who had been alarmed by Mr. McConnell, and who had started forth at the first dawn of day in pursuit of the lost husband and wife.

Hanson Hamilton

Hanson Hamilton entered the southeast quarter of section 32, Jackson Township, in the year 1816, and removed to it with his family in April, 1820. When he removed to the township he had no family other than his wife. The township, although it had been inhabited by a few white families four or five years, and had been organized about a year, was yet sparsely settled. Although his neighbors were few in number, he refers to them as equal, in morality, virtue, and hospitality, to any among whom he ever lived. In this respect the country has not improved in the ratio of increase of population and wealth.

Frederick A. Hine

Frederick A. Hine emigrated from Butler County, Pennsylvania, and removed to the land in Jackson Township, which he had previously entered, being the southeast quarter of section 11, in the year 1829. His family consisted of himself and nine children. Mr. Hine and his sons Charles and John are the only surviving members of the original family who now reside in Jackson Township - the others being dead or removed.

Charles Hoy

Charles Hoy removed with his family to Jackson Township in May, 1817, and, in company with John Meason, entered the southwest quarter of section 2, and the northwest quarter of section 11, in Jackson Township. His family at this time consisted of his wife and one child, (Joseph Hoy, late of New Orleans.) He had previously resided in Stark County.

During the years 1817, '18, and '19, evidences of salt water having been discovered on the land above described, Messrs. Hoy and Meason sunk a well about four hundred and sixty feet in depth, and made other preparations for the manufacture of salt. The enterprise, after a large expenditure of money and time, proved unsuccessful, as the quantity of water procured, although of a good quality, was insufficient to justify a continuance in the business ; and, in 1819, Mr. Hoy disposed of his interest in the land and salt works to Marshall & Morton, and purchased of Abram Shock the southeast quarter of section 27, Jackson Township, being the land now owned.

by Henry Myers. In 1822 he purchased of the heirs of John Smith the northwest quarter of section 34, upon which he has since resided, and to which he has since added seventy-five and a half acres.

At the date of the arrival of Mr. Hoy in the township, the following-named persons were the heads of the families that constituted its population, viz. : Isaac Lyons, John Jackson, Daniel and John Davoult, and Noah Long. The family of either Isaac Lyons or Noah Long were the first inhabitants. Of the heads of families above named, not one is now a resident of the township. All excepting two, namely, John Jackson and John Davoult, are known to be deceased. About one year since, Mr. Jackson was a resident of Knoxville, Illinois, and is probably yet alive.

In March, 1819, after his purchase of the quarter in section 27, (which was in a wilderness condition,) at the close of the day he had raised his cabin, (hands to obtain which were procured from neighborhoods as far distant as where Rowsburg now stands,) he undertook to return to his family, a distance of five miles. He had only blazed trees to guide him. When he had accomplished about half the distance, a violent snow-storm and darkness suddenly arrested his progress. He undertook to find the blazed trees by feeling with his hands; but soon found this impracticable, and came to the conclusion that he would be either compelled to spend the inclement night in the forest or search out the bed of Wolf Run, and follow its course to the Muddy Fork, and then up the latter stream to his home, which stood upon its banks. By the devious course of these streams, the distance was nine or ten miles, over fallen timber and brush, and encountering the whole route a violent storm; and, when he finally reached home, it was between twelve and one o'clock in the morning. He found Mrs. Hoy sitting up, unable to sleep, and terrified with the fear that her husband might fall a victim to the inclement weather or savage beasts. Mr. Hoy had seen service in the war of 1812, and had endured some other hardships; but he says that never, before or since, has he performed a more exhausting march.

During the first three or four years the Indians camped annually in the neighborhood of Mr. Hoy's residence - frequently within sight of his house. It would be during the season of hunting and trapping. To him and his family they were always kind, hospitable, and scrupulously honest. Mr. Hoy had once lost in the woods a pocket-handkerchief. It was found by an Indian, who at once sought the owner and restored it to him. This, he thinks, was a characteristic instance of Indian integrity. They were of immense service to such of the white settlers as were not practiced in the use of the rifle, in furnishing them with wild game. Their cunning and quickness at repartee were often amusing. An instance is given of an Indian who had been making a purchase of flour at Stibbs's mill. It was in the year 1818, during a time when considerable quantities of fraudulent paper money were in circulation. The Indian had placed in the hands of the miller a note on a solvent bank in payment of his flour, and received, among other small notes, a dollar issued by the Owl Creek Bank, at Mt. Vernon - an institution which was then exploded. Upon the note was a vignette of an owl. The Indian retained all the notes except the one upon the Owl Creek institution, and this he promptly returned to the miller. The latter affecting surprise, inquired what was the objection to that note? To which the Indian, pointing to the picture of the owl, promptly replied, "Too much t'hoo! t'hoo! t'hoo!"

In the spring of 1819, the family of Mr. Hoy removed to their new cabin, on section 27. It was then without a floor, and otherwise unfinished, and a snow, which fell a few days after their arrival, was forced by the wind through the open doorway and large crevices between the logs, freely into the building. Three poles were driven into the ground and a temporary tent constructed inside the building for the shelter of the two children, while Mr. Hoy employed himself in preparing the floor puncheons, the weight of which was such as to require the assistance of Mrs. Hoy to aid in conveying to the house and adjusting to their places. The woods, during the first years, abounded with savage beasts and the dreaded rattlesnake; but with all these and other drawbacks, there were substantial joys which compensated for all sorrows.

John Keen, Sb

John Keen, Sr., immigrated to Jackson Township from Centre County, Pennsylvania, in November, 1828, and selected for his future home the northwest quarter of section 16. In 1830 or 1831 he purchased the northeast quarter of the same section, upon which he resided until the time of his decease, which occurred on the 8th of March, 1862, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. When he removed to the township, his family consisted of his wife and six children - two sons (John and Daniel) and four daughters. The Ashland Union , of March 19, 1862, contains an obituary, from which the following is extracted : -

"The deceased was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on the 24th of September, 1776, and experienced in his infancy the hardships of the revolution, as in his old age he saw the perils of his country in dissolution. His father, Jacob Keen, had emigrated westward from the older settlements, but was compelled to flee with his family from the pursuit of the savages. In February, 1798, the deceased joined in wedlock with his surviving widow, whose maiden name was Catharine Derscham. The two lived and kept house together for a period of sixty-four years, during which time (excepting the last few weeks) they were both able to perform the ordinary duties of their household. In the fall of 1828 the deceased left his residence in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and emigrated with his family to this township, where he has ever since resided. His neighbors several times bestowed upon him the office of justice of the peace, in which capacity he served with honesty of purpose and independence of judgment. He left behind a large family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In early infancy he was baptized and became, upon arriving at the years of discretion, a member of the German Reformed Church. He was very steadfast in his purpose upon matters appertaining to the church or congregation of which he was a member, ' and although he had to smite his breast and exclaim, <Have mercy, Lord, upon me, poor sinner,' he yet died in the full enjoyment of the hope of everlasting life through Christ his Redeemer."

Michael Kiplinger

Michael Kiplinger emigrated from Pennsylvania to Periy Township in the spring of 1823, where he remained until tbe spring of the year following, when he purchased the southeast quarter of section 26, in Jackson Township, which land he entered upon and improved, and has since made his home.

Josiah Lee

Josiah Lee immigrated to Jackson Township, from Ontario County, New York, in July, 1819. He entered, during the same month and year, the southwest quarter of section 3, and the east half of the southeast quarter of section 4. His family at this time consisted of his wife and one child. John Meason, who had removed to the township the year previous, was his nearest neighbor.

The families of Mr. Lee and John Lafler were conveyed from the State of New York to Jackson Township by two ox teams. From Cleveland, southwest, the road was not cut out - the travelers being guided most of their way by the "blazed" trees. The journey from Cleveland to Jackson Township was made in five and a half days - three of which were occupied between Medina and the place of their destination. Much of their delays were caused by tim- ber fallen across their track, which they were compelled to cut and roll away. One night overtook the party at a point within what they supposed to be about a mile of Medina. Not being able to proceed with their wagon, they removed the yokes from their cattle and turned them loose, and then undertook to make their way on foot to "the town." The night was so black - the heavens being covered with masses of heavy clouds - that it soon became impossible to find the trail, and there was every probability that the families would be compelled to remain in the woods. The women divested their feet of their shoes and stockings, and traced the path by the sense of feeling in their bare feet. After two hours of patient and anxious toil, they found brush and other obstacles which indicated that they were in the vicinity of a "clearing." The men raised repeated shouts, hoping that the inmates of some cabin might be within the sound of their voices and come to their relief. At length one of the women raised her voice, and it was answered. They were soon within the only house (made of hewn logs) of the town of Medina, and within five minutes a rain commenced falling, which continued throughout the night. About midway between Mldina and Harrisville, a bolt of their wagon broke, and they were compelled to come to a halt. They turned their cattle loose, giving them some salt near their wagon, and the two men, each with a child in his arms, pushed forward, on foot, to Harrisville, where they had hoped to find a blacksmith shop - but none being there, they were compelled to seek one in Congress Township, a distance of about four miles farther. The two families finally reached Mr. Meason's place, where they obtained leave to occupy a shanty of about ten feet square, until they could erect cabins of their own. When they had their timber on the ground, ready to raise, such was the scarcity of hands by reason of the sparseness of the settlement, that between three and four days were occupied in raising the walls.

There were very few horses in the country, and comparatively little use for them, as there was no surplus produce for market, and no attainable markets, even had there been horses, wagons, and roads, suitable for transportation. Religious meetings (which, there being no church buildings, were always held at private houses) and social visits were made on foot - men and women often traveling a distance of five or six miles (carrying children in their arms) for these purposes. The family of Mr. Lee frequently exchanged visits with friends at Harrisville, a distance of ten miles. Mr. Lee has often traveled from his home to Wooster and back, a distance of forty miles, within a single day. In two instances, himself, Mr. Lafler, and Mr. Meason, were required to attend "militia musters" on the Big (Blachleyville) Prairie, a distance of twenty miles. They were oi&ered to be at the place of rendezvous at ten o'clock A.M., and would be dismissed at four o'clock p.m. This travel of forty miles, and at least five hours' drill, were accomplished on foot within the same day and night. The men of the present generation who occupy this country often complain of hardship and privation. Are their complaints well founded?

The body of this child, an account of whose loss is mentioned by Mr. Slocum and Captain Parmely, in another part of this work, was found upon the premises of Mr. Lee, about a quarter of a mile north of the present town of Perrysburg, and near the farm now owned by Job King. The farm upon which Mr. Durfee resided is in Jackson Township, and is now owned by John Buchanan, and occupied by John Vanosdell, Jr. Stephen Souls, the uncle of the child, was at that time an unmarried man, and made his home with Mr. Durfee. The latter became a Mormon, and died among that people while they occupied Nauvoo, Illinois.

On the evening of the day the boy was lost, two girls, daughters of a neighbor in Sullivan Township, on their return home from Thomas Greer's, heard, on their way, what appeared to be the hoarse moans of a child; but fearing that it might proceed from a wild animal, they continued on their way. Mr. Durfee's house lay in their path, and calling there, they were for the first time informed of the loss of the child. Their conclusion at once was that the voice they had heard proceeded from the lost boy; and the father immediately started for the spot indicated - heard distinctly the sound, but his agitation and bewilderment finally traced it to the tree tops, and the voice becoming undistinguishable from the noise of the rain falling upon the dry leaves, he abandoned his search in despair, and returned home.

Jesse Matthews

and six children then constituted his family. He purchased of Joseph Alexander the west part of the southwest quarter of section 21, upon which he has continued to reside.

Michael Rickel

Michael Rickel emigrated from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in October, 1817, and, purchased of his brother Matthias, the sixty acres in the northwest quarter of section 26, which he improved, and upon which he has since resided. His family consisted of his wife and three children, viz., Jacob, Sophia, and Michael. His eldest son, Jacob, was killed by the fall of a tree, during a storm, in the year 1832.

There were few of the early settlers who encountered more adverse fortune than Mr. Rickel during the first years of his residence in Jackson Township. His health had been much impaired by protracted illness, and he had but a small portion of this world's goods. His health, however, became renewed by the coarse diet which necessity compelled him to use, (composed principally of corn bread and sassafras tea,) and by his hard labor. To his regular and temperate habits, he attributes his prolonged life and present vigor of body and mind. He is now (March, 1862) in his seventy-sixth year.

Matthias Rickel

Matthias Rickel emigrated from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Jackson Township, in March, 1818, having entered the northwest quarter of section 26. His family at this time consisted of his wife and three

Mr. Rickie purchased corn for his first year's supply five miles east of Wooster, and paid one dollar and twenty-five cents per bushel, although the com was soft and mouldy. It was, however, the best the country afforded at that time. After the first year he raised his own supplies. He cut the road from Cornelius Dorland's to his place, when he removed his family.

Robert Smilie

Robert Smilie emigrated from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Jackson Township, and purchased of Mr. Moury the quarter section now owned by the heirs of John Baker. His family at this time consisted of his wife and the following-named children: John A., Nancy, Jane, William, George V., and Robert. On the 29th of March, 1829, Mr. Smilie died at the age of sixty-five years. The only surviving member of the family now residing in Ashland County is John A. Smilie, of Perry Township.

William Smith

William Smith emigrated from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Jackson Township, in May, 1824. His business is that of a boot and shoemaker, which he has prosecuted since his residence in the township. He now resides on the Perrysburg and Polk Road, about midway between those places.

Henry Shissler

and from thence removed with his wife to Jackson Township, in November, 1829. He settled upon the east part of the southwest quarter of section 21 - land which he had previously purchased of Joseph Alexander. Upon this land he continues to reside with his family.

Mrs. Shissler, who is the daughter of the late Noah Long, is of the opinion that John Chilcote was the first white inhabitant of Jackson Township. He resided upon the place recently owned by the late Jacob Oxenrider. Her father's, she believes, was the second family in the township. Mr. Long entered and resided upon the quarter section now owned by Frederick Ritter.

Michael Sprinkle

Michael Sprinkle emigrated from Maryland to Jackson Township, in April, 1828, and purchased of Michael Sugars one hundred and ten acres in section 18 - being the same land which he improved and made his home until the day of his death, the 6th of March, 1849, at the age of seventy-four years and ten months. When Mr. Sprinkle removed to the township his family consisted of his wife and eight children, the only one of whom now surviving in Ashland County is William H. Sprinkle, who oyns and occupies the old homestead.

Prior to 1830 there were no markets at the lake for grain or other farm produce. During this year, however, a demand was created, by a large immigration to Michigan, for produce, and wheat at the lake ports this year sold at 66 cents per bushel; oats 22 cents. Charleston, at the mouth of Black River, was regarded as the most favorable point for reaching the lake, for the reason that the streams were less difficult to cross than those which intervened between here and Cleveland. The farmers were greatly elated in consequence of the prices of this year, and as the demand was expected to continue another season, an unusually large breadth of ground was sown in wheat during the fall of 1830; but the expectations of farmers were not realized, as in 1831 wheat fell to 40 cents per bushel, and for oats there was no demand.

Mr. Sprinkle had been six or seven years in Jackson before he had seen an apple the product of the township. Johnny Appleseed's nurseries were the main reliance of the country, but he was capable of supplying but a small portion of the demands made upon him.

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The Jerome Fork and several tributaries, while they afford very little water power, are living streams, and flow through a majority of the farms in the township, rendering the land particularly valuable for stock growing.

In addition to remains of ancient works found near the town, and which is noticed in the succeeding pages, a discovery was made, about forty years since, by some men engaged in working upon the Wooster and Norwalk Road, which, added to other similar relics found in Mohican and Hanover Townships, would lead to the conclusion that among the aboriginal race there were giants. The workmen, in excavating a hill upon the farm of the late Patrick Murray, and on the road above mentioned, disinterred two skeletons, one of which measured nearly seven feet in length. The lower point of the femur, or thigh-bone, being placed at the knee-joint of Colonel Oldshoe, (the largest man then living in the neighborhood,) its upper part reached four or five inches above his hip-joint. The lower jaw-bone would readily pass over the largest face upon which it was tried.

German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran. - The house where these congregations worship is situated on section 16, about a mile and a half west of north of Orange. The building is 38 by 50, and was erected in June, 1859.

The German Reformed Church was organized about 1832. The present pastor is Rev. D. R. Moore. Deacons: David Fluke and Solomon Markle - Elder: Philip Fluke.

The Evangelical Lutheran' Church was organized in 1861 - Rev. Mr. Gilbraith, pastor. Elders: John Finger and John Sharick - Deacons: Martin Mason and Mr. Shopbell.

North Orange Methodist Episcopal Church. - The building was erected and the church organized about the year 1848, with about eleven members. The present class-leaders are, J. B. Smith, Alex. M. Phillips, and Daniel McLaughlin. Total number in the three classes, 69. The building is 25 by 30, and will accommodate a congregation of 200 persons.

Canaan Church. - This church building, upon the farm of Mr. Maxheimer, was erected in the summer of 1850. It is the joint property of the Evangelical Lutherans and the German Reformers. The original trustees were Jacob Ambrose and William Boots, of the Lutheran, and John Jacoby and John Heifner, of the German Reformed; Jacob Ambrose, elder, and Samuel Maxheimer and William Boots, deacons of the Lutheran, and John Heifner and John Jacoby formed the Church Council of the German Reformers. There is at present no church organization - clergymen of various denominations occasionally occupying the pulpit. The building is 30 by 45 feet.

German Reformed and Methodist Episcopal Church. - A small church building, on the north line of Orange Township, was erected about twenty-three years ago, and a congregation organized under the auspicesof Rev. John Siebert, and continued until within a few years, when the organization ceased. Clergymen of different denominations occasionally conducted services in the building, but the Methodist Episcopal are the only denomination who hold stated meetings. They have a class organized under the leadership of David Spencer. The church belongs to the Sullivan Circuit, and Rev. Mr. Jones preaches every four weeks.

The Tillage Of Orange

This town was laid out on the 22d of April, 1828, by Amos Norris and J. Chilcoat. It is located in the midst of a fine farming region, and, for health and pleasantness of situation, is not surpassed by any town in the county. The census of previous years has not been taken separate from the township, and hence there are no official means of ascertaining the advance or decline of the town. Its population, however, is supposed to be about two hundred. There are 4 churches in the town, 2 physicians, 1 hotel, 1 dry goods and 1 hardware and grocery store, 1 cabinet shop, 2 blacksmith shops, 1 wagon maker shop, 1 harness shop, 4 boot and shoe shops, 2 cooper shops, 1 brewery, 2 tanneries, 1 tailor shop, 1 weaver shop, and 1 grocery. The name of the post-office is Nankin.

Remains of one of the most interesting mounds of an ancient race adjoins the town, and is situated upon the land owned by William Norris. The track of the old State road leading from Orange to Ashland cut through a margin of the work. The size at the top was about thirty feet in diameter; at the base fifty or sixty feet, and its height from five to six feet above the natural surface. The mound was built upon a natural elevation. In cutting down its side for the purpose of affording a proper roadway, relics of human skeletons, earthen vessels, and supposed war implements, were exhumed by Amassa Bowman and other workmen engaged upon the road. Within a few years, Dr. J. Deal, of Orange, in making excavations in the mound, discovered, at the depth of eighteen inches below the surface, remains of human skeletons much decayed, and, on exposure to the atmosphere, soon turned dark and decomposed. An upper jaw tooth of a skeleton attracted attention, and after the conclusion of his investigation, determined to take this home and preserve it - but after traveling a few rods it perished and fell from his hand.

Orange Village Churches

Old School Presbyterian. - Orange was organized as a church in the early part of the year 1834. In 1837 Orange was fixed upon to be the place for public worship. To this church Rev. Nathaniel Cobb was acting as stated supply in 1835. In the year 1841, by the request of Orange Church, Rev. F. A. Shearer was permitted by Presbytery to be its stated supply the one-third of his time for one year. In November, 1843, the Rev. Samuel Moody became the pastor of this church for one-half his ministerial labors, and he continued to minister to it until the latter part of the year 1856, when the Head of the Church unexpectedly called upon him to come up higher. To this church, for the last three or four years, Rev. A. Scott has been a stated supply.

Methodist Episcopal. - The Methodist Episcopal Church building at Orange was commenced in 1830, and completed in 1831. The present building, 40 by

60 feet, was erected in 1853. This is the oldest church organization in the township. When the building was erected, the membership amounted to one hundred and twenty-nine. Rev. Russell Bigelow was the first presiding elder, and Revs. Elmer Yocum and John Jaynes were circuit preachers. The trustees were Vachel Metcalf, John Sloan, (and others whose names cannot be attained.) Class-Leader: Vachel Metcalf.

Rev. Nathan S. Worden is the clergyman who supplies the pulpit for the current year. Class-Leaders: Jacob Fluke, John Mason, Wesley Richards, and Henry McGill. The present membership amounts to about one hundred. Thomas W. Richards, circuit steward, and John Fluke, steward of the church. Trustees: Jacob Fluke, Isaac Gordon, Thomas W. Richards, Henry McGill, and Wesley Richards.

United Brethren. - The building was erected in 1854, and will seat about one hundred and fifty persons. The present pastors are Revs. Jonathan Crubaugh and William Dillon. Class-Leader: Robert Barnhill - Trustees: Robert Barnhill, Joseph Hartman, and William Culberson - Steward: Joseph Hartman. There are thirteen members' in the class.

St. Jacob's German Reformed Church. - The present church edifice was erected in the year 1853. Its dimensions are 24 by 36, and will seat two hundred and fifty persons. Mr. Jacob Hiffner was among the most active and liberal in efforts to secure the construction of the building. Rev. E. T. H. Whaler is the pastor; Henry Hinckle, elder; John Gier and George Reele, deacons; John Will and Charles Melchim, trustees; John Milheim, treasurer. There are forty members.

Philip Biddinqer

Philip Biddinger immigrated, with his family, consisting of his wife and one child, to Orange Township, in February, 1823. He had several years previous emigrated from Virginia to Harrison County. He now resides in Troy Township.

John Bishop

John Bishop, iu February, 1814, adopted Orange Township as his future home. He was without wife, children, or money, and relied solely upon industrious and economical habits, and a vigorous constitution, for future success in life. In 1817 he had accumulated sufficient to enable him to purchase the southeast quarter of section 21, now owned by John Finger. This quarter he improved and occupied seven years, and, in 1824, purchased the farm now owned by Enos Rowley, and subsequently the farm upon which he at present resides, being two hundred acres, formerly owned by the late Daniel Campbell. In 1819 Mr. Bishop married Miss Catharine, daughter of the late Jacob Hiffner, Sr.

The three white families residing in the township, in 1814, were those of Jacob Young, Amos Norris, and Vachel Metcalf. There had not been a surveyed road in the township. He carried the chain for the surveyor who established the first road, which led from Sheets's saw-mill, on the east line of Montgomery Township, via of Jacob Young's and Leidigh's mill to Savannah - although at that time there was no Sheets's or Leidigh's mills or town of Savannah. Mr. Bishop was elected, at the first election held in Orange, constable for the township. Where the town of Orange now stands, at a log-rolling he saw a span of horses, which had started for a runaway, arrested by the end of the chain, which was thrown into the air, striking a sapling so as instantly to enwrap its body and bring the team to "a dead halt"

James Oampbell

James Campbell was among the early pioneers of Ohio, who, previous to his decease, had resided many years in Orange Township. His wife, with whom he had lived upwards of seventy years, had died on the 22d of December, 1860; and his death occurred at the residence of his son, Thomas Campbell, on the 8th of December, 1860, at the age of eighty-niue years eleven months and twenty-four days. 14 The deceased," says an obituary notice in the Ashland Union , " was one of the oldest men in the community, and leaves a large circle of relatives and friends ; having, at the time of his death, more than a hundred grandchildren. He had been a member of the Presbyterian Church sixty years, and now that he has been gathered to his fathers, his friends 1 weep, though not in bitterness; their tears are not tears of gloom.'"

James Clark

James Clark emigrated from Washington County, Pennsylvania, in April, 1818, having entered two hundred and six acres in the northwest part of section 2, Orange Township, being the place % upon which he has since resided.

The principal crops raised in his immediate neighborhood were wheat, rye, and com. These grains were rarely marketed, and, except such as were required for family use, were fed to hogs, which were driven to the Pittsburg market.

Robert Culbertson

Robert Culbertson removed to Orange Township in September, 1825. He had been a resident of Belmont County many years previous. His family, when he removed to the township, consisted of his wife and two children, Thomas Culbertson and Mrs. James Hamilton, all of whom are yet residents of Orange Township. His land, when he removed to it, had not been disturbed by the axe or plow, and the walls of the first cabin erected by him are yet standing upon his place.

During the first year Mr. Culbertson removed to the township, a controversy had arisen between Peter Biddinger, a gunsmith, and an Indian named " Jim Jerk," about the pay for the repair of the Indian '8 gun. Jim had refused to meet the cost of the repairs, and on Mr. Biddinger's refusal to deliver it to him without pay, he made threats of vengeance. The following year the Indian was discovered lurking about the neighborhood, and his conduct was such as excited suspicion. A company of thirteen men at once organized to scour the country, and if possible capture him and obtain an explanation of his conduct. A diligent search, commencing at daybreak and ending at a late hour of the night, proved fruitless, and all returned home except John McConnell, who continued his pursuit about three days, when he reappeared and notified Mr. Biddinger and the neighborhood that he had made a satisfactory and final settlement with Jim Jerk. The Indian was never seen or heard of again.

William Fast

William Fast, in company with his eldest brother, Martin, (late of Jackson Township,) visited the country with a view of selecting and entering land for their father, Christian Fast, Sr., in the fall of 1814. The families were yet residents of Green County, Pennsylvania. While viewing the country, they made their home with the family of Jacob Mason - being the farm now owned by Henry Myers.

Daring this fall (1814) he accompanied Jacob Young and Martin Mason to Fealty Smith's, five miles east of Wooster, where they purchased frost-bitten corn at $1.25 per bushel, and took it to Stibbs's mill, and had it mashed. The musty odor of the cornmeal was offensive at the distance of a yard; yet it being the best and only breadstuff's that could be obtained in the country, it was highly prized.

These races were not uncommon. William Fast had received intimation that Mr. Gappy, in behalf of some relatives, contemplated making an entry of the very tract which had been chosen by his brother and himself. The contest would be decided by the relative speed of the horses of the contending parties. The brothers Fast were "on time," and just as they had concluded their business at Canton, Mr. Guppy and friends were discovered making their entrance into the town. The land then purchased was the west half of section 18 - being since subdivided, and now owned and occupied by William Mohler, George Fast, and himself.

Christian Fast, Sr., when a boy of about sixteen years of age, was taken captive by a party of Delaware Indians, near the Falls of the Ohio. He had enlisted in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, as a member of a small military expedition of about two hundred men, organized for the purpose of chastising the Indians for depredations committed upon the frontier settlements. The force descended the river in boats, and, some distance above the Falls of the Ohio, had become separated into two parties - Mr. Fast being among those in the rear. The advance party had driven posts in the river, upon the top of which they placed written directions addressed to those who were following them, indicating the point where they would find the anchorage of the party, who would be in waiting for them. These written directions, it was supposed, fell into the hands of the Indians, who had whites among them competent to read, and who thus became informed of the movements of their foes. Before the latter could form a junction of their forces, the rear party, a short distance above the falls, was attacked by parties of Indians on both sides the river, while the men in the boats were making toward the shore to cook a heifer which they had killed. The largest boat of the fleet, in which was Mr. Fast, had landed, and the others were making preparations to do so,* when the attack commenced. The smaller boats immediately put up stream ; but the larger one was hard aground, and could not get off. Of the one hundred, all except thirty were killed. Mr. Fast jumped into the water, receiving at the same instant a flesh wound in the hip, and swam to the opposite shore, where he was met by three Indians, who demanded that he should surrender, assuring him of friendly treatment. He declined their request, and again plunged into the current - the three Indians firing at him as he swam, one of the balls grazing his cheek, momentarily stunning him. Reaching the middle of the river, he took observations to determine the course of safety, and concluded to strike the shore several rods below where the large boat was grounded ; but on approaching the shore, he again encountered the bullets of the Indians, and again made for the center of the river. Some distance below he discovered a horseboat belonging to his party, and at once resolved to reach and board it. Just as he had succeeded in getting aboard, the captain received a wound in the arm, and waved his hand to the Indians in token of surrender. The boat was immediately boarded by the enemy, and the whites taken prisoners. An old Indian took charge of Mr. Fast, by whom he was taken to Upper Sandusky. All the prisoners were divested of their clothing, and, as their way led through a rank growth of nettle- weeds, their march was indescribably painful. Mr. Fast, becoming maddened with pain, at length refused to go forward, and bowing his head toward the old Indian, demanded that he would tomahawk him, and thus put an end to his miseries. The Indian took compassion upon him, and restored to the captive his clothes. From that time forward he was treated with marked kindness, during the remainder of the journey. Arriving at Upper Sandusky, he was not compelled, as was usual with the prisoners, to run the gantlet, but was adopted into a distinguished family of the tribe. He visited the lamented Colonel Crawford, after the miserable failure of the expedition and during his imprisonment, and was within hearing of his cries during the horrid cruelties he suffered at the stake.