Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-02

Cuyahoga river were eeded by the Indians
to the United States, excepting eleven small
reservations
answer: As to Col Hillman's visiting
the Cuyahoga, I know nothing.
There were three or four log houses at the
Salt Springs-whether erected by the Indians
or whites, l know not The Indians made
salt there before the whites were in the cOun-
try the whites made salt there, but were
driven off by the U. S. troops. None went
there except to get salt so far as ] can learn
from any source, and the houses at the
mouth of Tinker's Creek were the abandoned
cabins of some Ottawa Indians, that the
Dutch Moravians occupied-and not Ameri-
can.
As to the British fort, my statement is true,
unless 'Junius Jr" excepts to the a0Ord.-s
"Trading house" trading post, Z" block.
house" and afort, are all used, in the early
history, to designate the same thing. Thus,
in the dOutline History of0hio," page 7, it is
said aEarly in 1852, the French having
heard of the ''trading house on the Miami,
attacked the trading house, which was
probably, a ablock house" This "fort' or
s'trading- house" was called Pickawillany."
Here strading-hOuse ablock-Aonse, and
.fort" are used to designate the same thing.
n Now, as to proof In aOhio, its History
and Antiquities, page 100, it is said
aAs early IS 1858 there was French statio1l
within the present limits Of Cuyahoga cOun7
ty.n By the treaty of 1863, France ceded
to Great Britain all her possessions in North
America east of the Mississippi, by which
this s'station, ''trading-post, or Sort fell
into the hands of the English. On the same
pape of HOhio, its History and Antiquities
it IS said, "the British, after the Revolutionary
war refused to yield possession Of the lake
country west of the CuyahOga; their traders
had a house in Ohio Oily north Of the Detroaa
road. aVhe1 the surveyors drTiVed herein 1885,
Thus we find trading house" or post
erected by the French in 1755-transferred
to the British in l763-and in possession Of
them in 1886. But Junius, Jr,' says
q the British had abandoned all claim to the
country south of the Lake, and west of the
Cuyahoga, as early as 1880" To show hoy
they abandoned it, quote "Ohio, its history
and Antiquities" p. 322: "In June, l794
the Indians assembled at the Miami of the
Lake, and were completely. equipped ont 81
Te0HtdTfY fortfed Work, iDIich had been buist
there the preceding spring" Such was the
abandonment, by the British, Of the claim
to lands west of the CuyahOga-by bnilding
large and regularly fortified works :.
But the most remarkable statement Of "Jur
Mus. Jr.D is, that by the treaty of Greenville
in 1895. san Of the lands south of the Lake
and west of the Cuyahoga, were ceded By
the Indians TO the United States. Not bit
of it. a
Bythat treaty, the boundaries as establishes
by the treaty of Fort Mcintosh, msdein l7Sb,
were confirmed. (See Preliminary Sketch et
the I" History of Ohio" by S. P. Chase-Fq.
L, 0. Stat, page "a On page / 3 we haifs
the boundaries as established at Fort Nelly
tosh The line was drawn from the moy1
of the Cuyahoga, up that river to the Iusett.-
rawas Portage; and on page "a 1t says : al
lands eastward and southwark Of the lIne
thus established were ceded to the United
States )" and on page 3s it says, ain 1893,
by a treaty concluded with the Indians at
Fort Industry, the United States acquired t1Il
that part Of the Western Reserve l0hleh leS
tUest of the Ctyahoga."
Now, if they procured this land by iRe
treaty of GreenviIle in l795, it is singular
that they should purchase it again in lso5's'
Fort Industry.
Thanking "Junius, Jr., for his Legitimate
criticism, must decline accepting his amend
ment as to Ithe British fort in Ohio City. BE
may change the name to trading housa,
or "block house" if he pleases-but not fht
| fact of a British fort there in 1895.
Neither can amend my history by the
statement that the Indians eeded all t9sir
lands west of the Cuyahoga to the United
States by the treaty Of Greenyille in 1881
| but must insist on my error, that it was done
by the treaty of Fort Industry in 1905.
Neither can admit that the British absn-
doned all claim to the country south Of the
Lake, and west of the Cuyahoga as early as
1880. If am in error, have all history On
the subject to sustain me.
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