Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-21
NO. 253.

auf, where the deprivatiOns and harlships theT
Suffered are almost Incredible. Early in the season
OF 1877, both Of these families moved from Come
aut 10 cleveland, where they were speedily Joined
/ by Major Lorenzo Carter and Ezekiel HaWey, with
their families These last we've from Rutland Yer
mont.
About the same time The town Of CIeaveland
received a Vllnab'e addition ia the person OF Ma
than Chapman, who brought with him two yoke Of
oxen and four cows, which were the first neat cat
tie owned in the new 5, ttlement
Ia midsummer II this year, the party Of Survey
Ors, who had returned and made Ceaveland their
head quarters, lost three Of their number b. sick
ness; and in the month Of OetObgT following, the
boat Of the Company, in returning fIOm Fort Erie
with provisions, was capsiZed opposite the point
where Portland now stands. and Capt. Joseph Tin
I ker, with two OF bis men-Pieree and EiWards-
was drowned.
/ In lbs, ROdOlphus Edwards and family and Ma
thanie DOlne aud family came to Cleveland Mr
DOane's family consisted Of nine persons; aud as
there were no Railways" at that time they were
ninety two days on their journey lroa Middle Had
dam, Conn. whence they migrated.
In the spring Of 1893, Wheeler W Williams from
Norwich, Conn aud Major Wyatt, built a small
grist mill and sawmill at the falls in Newburg
These were the first mills upon the Reserve and
their erection furnishes unmistakeable evidence
that the people had then made extraordinary ad.
vanees upon the primitive usages Of 90, am ad-
mOnlshed that my humble labOrs draw 10 q c'O5e-
The County Of CuyahOga, or that portion Of it
/ lying east OF the river OF the same name, was
originally included in the County Of Washington
which was the first county erected in the North
Western Territory, and had for its northern boun-
dairy the south shore Of Lake Erie between the
mouth Of the CuyahOga aud the west line Of Penn
sylyania- The same portion Of our county subse-
quently fell within the county Of Jefferson; alter
wards within the old county Of Trumbull, which,
upon the organization Of the State Government
was made TO embrace the entire Western Reserve.
In time set IN f.Qauua and 1frr
assumed its present name and shape. by being con-
nected with the district Of country lying west of
the river, which formerly belonged to the territori
al county Of Wayne. having its seat OF justice at
Detroit. This last named county, which abutted
on the Cuyahogs and the Tuscarawas, contained
within its limits area Of one hundred and fifteen
thousand square miles.
We are favored this day with the presence Of the
sons and daughters Of he noble and self-sacrfring
pioneers Of the county. The Kingsburys, the Car
others whose names are held in cherished remem-
brance-but ''the fathers i"--"where are they p"
Time rolls his eeassless course. The race Of you
Who danced our infancy upon their knee.
OF strange adventures. haupd By land orssa.
How they bloted frOm the thing that bar
OF the forty aud eight stalEart men who followed
the lead Of Moses Cleveland to the mouth of the
river CuyahOga, in the summer Of 1896, but one
solitary soul yet lives upon the earth.
That one survivor is OLIVER CULVER, Of Mon
roe county, in the State Of New York He is in
the eghtyfirst (slst) year Of his age; butt by the
blessing Of Providence, he has been enabled TO re-
visit the scenes of his early and perilous labOrs
and he finds all charged-oh, how changed Bot
let US
Weep not that the world ch1n-es-did il keep
stable, chanseless course, "foers cause 90 1eep."
Gentlemen Of the Historical Soeiety-Felow Cit
izens OF CuyahOga: II have the honor formally, to
present to you our venerable and Venerated friend
OLIYnR CULYER-THR LAST OF TIE PIONEERs