Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-05
Historical.
From the verg unes Citizen,
LOCAL HISTORY.


upon the cast side of Wood Creek. He was
the Domino at Albany under the old Domino
Schaets his salary was to be 900 q beaver
skins, or 600 skepels Of wheat, and if be got
married then he was to have 100 81 more in
beaver this seems to have been the legal
tender for preaching in those days.
1696.-SEPr 3d.-Gov Fletcher granted
the same land to Delius, and is described in
Vol 7, page 43-44 Of patents, as a certain
tract of land lying east of Hudsons River be-
tween the northernmost bounds Of SaUogg-
toga and the Rock Retsio, containing about
10 miles in length and goes backwards into the
woods from the said Hudson's river II miles
until it comes into the Wood Creek, and so
far as it goes. be it twelve miles more or less
from Hudson's River on the east side, and
from said Creek by a line u miles distant
from said river the south line Of this grant
was the north bank Of the Battenkik dn an
an old map at Albany, IL is laid down as ex-
tending L ? miles east from Wood Creek and
Lake Champlain, which the English some
times called Wood Creek, as far down as
Crown Point. According TO the map the cas-
tern bounds crossed Otter Creek near Middle
bury, and its northern bounds crossed the
mouth of Dead Creek, and terminated at But
ton Bay lsland-this may have been the Rock
Retsio. This was the first paper title to
lands in Vernon. This patent was afterwards
revoked. Dellius claimed the land under his
Indian deed and conveyed it to his successor
at Albany, Rev. John Lydjus, who brought
suits of ejectment against several of the oc-
cupants Of the land in Washington County,
n y. but there never was trial. The mat
ter was settled by compromise, and no ques-
ton has since been raised by parties attcmp-
ting to claim under it.
l730.-The French commenced a settle
ment at PIT a la Chevlure NOW Crown Point
At this time there were two considerable ISL
ands, one directly north of the point and the
other opposite the mouth of Hospital Creek.
The French called them Isles aux Boiteux.-
They had fort and threw up embankments
just north Of the point and plank embank
ments about forty rods east of it these are
still very plainly to be seen. This fort was
probably the Little Stone Fort of Schuyl-
er, erected by Capt De Warm, which the
French repaired.
l73l.-The French built fort on the op-
posite side of the Lake and quite near the
bank and much better protected than the one
at PIT. a la Chevelure, this they called Fort
Frederick for Frederick Maurepas, then Sec
retary of State
1743.-APRIL 20th.-The King of France
granted to Hocquart, lntendcnt of New
France, a seigniority of 4 leaugues front on
the lake and 5 deep. The south line COM
menced a little south Of Hiram Smiths in
Bridport, and extended north to near Adams
Ferry in Panton, including part of the towns
of Bridport. Cornwall. Middlebury, New Ha-
ven, Waltham, Weybridge and Pauton, and
all the town of Addison.
(Signed,) LOUIS PHtLIPPEAUX.
Registered Quebec, Oct. Z, l743.
1749.-JUNE 22d.--Nam, the oe}ebraaod
Swedish naturalist, started from Albany on a
tour through Lake Champlain to Canada
With guide he started up the Hudson in
canoe, and after a great deal of labor and diff
ficulty in passing the rapids and falls arrived
at Fort Miller; here he was obliged to leave
his canoe, and crossed over by land to Wood
Creek. He dwells quite at length on the
hardships he encountered. The ingenuity of
our early pioneers were now put to the test
they were now on the banks ofa stream boat
able to the entrance into the Lake but they had
no boat. The guide selected the largest and
smoothest Eastwood he could find he then
peeled the bark from it in one entire sheet,
twenty feet in length. 1t was then spread on
the ground, the inside next the ground stones
were then laid along the center to hold it
down. The sides and ends were bent up
wards and fastened by small stakes driven in
the ground to keep them in their places, ribs
of willow were now bent and fitted with
strings across the top the ends patched with
birch bark and gum, and their craft was laun-
ched. And without further mishap, though
sometimes in great peril from their frail boat
striking on the sunken logs with which the
stream abounded, they arrived at Crown Point.
His guide here left him and returned to Al
bany, and Kahn was obliged to remain here
for some time waiting for a passage to Cana
da. He describes Crown Point as having
quite fort with embankments, and a wind
mill, and quite a settlement about it. On
Chimney Point was a small fort with embank-
ments. The settlement on the east side of
the Lake extend one-half a league to the
south, and a league or more to the north
They had well cultivated gardens with some
good fruit, such as apples, blue plums and
currants. During the next ten years this set
tlement was extended as far north as Potash
Bay. The remains Of old cellars and gardens
that are still to be seen show that the settle
ment was more densoly populated then it is
even now. There are apple and plum trees
that were planted at that time still living,
is one on Crown Point known as the French
Viupet, remarkable for its keeping qualities
there are two trees in the orchard On the old
Gen. Strong place called the Ft. Frederic,
having been procured from the French nurse
ry near FIT. Frederic, and are noted as SUI
perb apple for eating or cooking.
l750.-About this time the tribe of Indians
residing at, and known as the Sehaghgt-
coke's, had remarkable pow-wow, so singu-
lar as TO attract the attention of the whites in
their neighborhood. For four days they were
engaged in songs, dances, shouts, and other
ceremonies on the fifth day, most Of their
huts were found tenantless. man residing
on the outskirts Of the settlement, had heard,
throughout the night the footsteps of one In
dian after another as they run past his house
at the top of their speed. 1t was afterwards
ascertained that they had gone to Canada and
joined the Algonquns They still continued
TO make western Vermont their hunting
ground At the time Hoosic was destroyed,
Aug, 2Sth, 1850 numbers of the tribe were
recognized by those that knew them before
their emigration. There is no doubt they
were the instigators of this and many other
forays upon the frontier English settlements
until the final conquest of Canada by the Brit
ish.
l759.--After the taking of "Ti'' by Gen.
Amherst the French Abandoned their forts at