A few of their number, however, remained in the valley, and hunting squads of them continued to return during the hunting seasons, until 1812. Their town was situated on the north bank of Hocking, and on the same ground now occupied by the railroad and agricultural works, on the southeast border of Lancaster. It was called Tarhetown, after the name of their chief, Tarhe. According to the most authentic information attainable, Tarhetown contained, in 1790, about one hundred wigwams and five hundred souls. The Wyandot tribe is believed to have numbered at that time about five hundred warriors.
Nothing is known as to how long they had occupied the Hocking Valley.
All that is known is that they were found here by the first white scouts that came up from the settlement at Marietta, to explore the valley, soon after that settlement was begun. It was learned in after years that they considered the Hocking among their best hunting grounds, abounding as it did in all kinds of wild game and fur- producing animals. Some of them were heard to say that they left Tarhetown with a great deal of regret. Those who continued to revisit the valley, and to linger about after the white settlements began, are said, for the most part, to have been entirely civil and well behaved, when well treated, and not under the influence of whiskey. A few exceptions occurred, mostly in the way of stealing horses, some instances of which may be mentioned.