Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-25
From the ST. Louis Watchman.
"reminiscences of Missouri 1919.
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The country on the north side of the
Missouri above the Cedar, n small stream
on the western border Of the present coun-
: ~ of Galloway. was known as Boone'S Lick,
from an early period. Also under the same
cognomen was the country designated on
the south and west Of the Usage river
The particular sdt lick 10 which thi, appel
alton was first given, was ten or twelve
miles above Old Franklin, and about two
miles back from the river. Tradition told
that this spot, in a secluded place among the
bluffs, was occupied by the old pioneer, the
veritable Daniel Boone, for his hunting
camp. But the name came from the late
Major Nathan Boone, who, in company
with the Messrs. Morrisons of St. Charles,
manufactured salt at the spring in lS06-'7.
About the same time settlement was made
on the Loutre, and on Loutre Island. This
settlement was the veritable "Far West"
until 1910, except the French hamlet Of
Cote Sans Dessein, noted in q former orti
ole.
During the spring of 1910, several fam.
lilies from Loutrc settlement, and large
number then recently from Kentucky, NOV
ed westward and planted themselves in the
Boone's Lick country--then reported as the
Eldorado of all new countries. OF from
the river bottoms the land was unduluting,
Der in variety, and Of fine quality. Deer
bears, elk, and other game were in abun-
dsce, and furnished provisions, and in many
instances, clothing, until the people cOult
raise crops.
There were in oil about 15o, families tha
came into the Boone's Lick country 2il
1870 and II, when the Indian war stbppet
Jhr,her immigration till 1915 or 1876
Twelve families settled on the south sid,
of the river, not far from the present sit
of Boonville, and several more formed set
element south of the Missouri, some ten o
fifteen miles above old Franklin.
Amongst the emigrants both from Loptr
and Kentucky, were not few Baptist fam
lilies, and two or three preachers.
church had been organized in the Loutr
settlement, a majority of which with thei
church records, were among the emigrants
and became re-organized, ald I'hink toe
the Rame of Mount Zon,s y
Soon the hostile Indians broke into thes
~emote frontier settlement. 1t was in J .ly
1910, that hostile band OF Poltawaton c
came stealthily into the settlement or th
Loutre, nearly opposite the mouth Of III
Gasconade river, and stole a numb( {
horses. A volunteer company was rails e
consisting of Stephen Cole, Wm. T. Cole
Messrs. Browne, Couch Patton, and on
other person, to follow them. They fo
lowed the trail across Grand Prairie I
Boones Lick, Branch of Salt river, wher
they discovered eight Indians, who thre'
off their packs Of plunder, and scattered
the woods. Night coming on, the part
Stephen Cole, an experienced man wit
the Indians. He advised setting guar
but the majority exclaimed against it, al
cried "cowardice," About midnight th
Indian yell and th-dealing bullet arou
ed them from sleep. Stephen Cole had t;
ken his station at the foot of tree, and
he slept, it was with one eye open. +
killed four Of the Indians, and wounded Il
fifth, although severely wounded himself
VIM. T. Cole, his brother, was killed at Il
commencement of the fight, with two 9TH
persons. Next morning the survivo
reached the settlement and told the drea
ful tidings, and party returned 10 the spt
buried the dead, but found the Indians gon
This was the first Of a series of depred
tions, murders and robberes in these reno
settlements, that continued five years.
The district of St. Charles had the Ced
for its boundary. The Boone's Lick cou
try was not recognized as within the orga
fzed territory of Missouri. The peol
we're "a law unto themselves" and had
Go their own fighting. Every male inha
liant of the settlement, who was capable
bearing arms, enrolled and equipped hi
seil 10 fight, to labor on the forts, TO go