The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-06
THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL AND
OUR TOWN,

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OUR TOWN.
We find the following notice of Uppe
Sandusky, and surrounding country il
the Daily Ohio State Journal Of the 81
inst:
UPPER SANDusKY.--A friend v no ha.
been travelling on business connected will
the Journal in the North western part O
the State. has furnished US with toe fol
lowing particulars, which may be Of in
terest to some OF our readers:
Upper Sandusky contains about 2,O0C
inhabitants and is the comfy s. at OF Wy.
andot county--situated on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne l. Chicago Railroad. This
was the former home of the Sandusky
Indians; and during the last war was the
headquarters of Gen. Harrison. ''Har.
rison Spring. Immediately in the east OF
the town. was dug by the General himself
while stationed at this place. and is near
marked stone. The old Indian Mission
House, is situated in the centre of the old
Indian grave yard erected in 1924, at the
suggestion of John @. Calhoun at that
time Secretary Of War. 1t is still stand
ing aud in tolerable good state Of preser.
walton.
Sandusky is within few miles OF Bat
tie Island where Col Crawford was de.
fea,~d by the, c,combined Tribes Of Indians,
and burnt on the east bank Of the Ty-
mochtee. Not far from this point is
where Doctor knight discovered the
heachery Of his Indian guide. and while
he was kindliug his campfire, the Doctor
embraced the opportunity to kill him and
make his escape. There are many other
items of interest connected with the early
history OF Sandusky. that We cannot men
ton At this time, except to direct the at.
ten,ion oI the reader to the "Warpole
House," conducted by Col. McCu,chen,
who has been personal observer aud
actor in all that has transpired OF interest
in that locality for the last forty years.
The above statements are correct in the
main, but we desire 10 correct the writer
in regard to Doctor knight and his In
dian guide. 1t was decided by the COM
bined tribes. by whom Col. Crawford was
burned on the Tymochtee, that DR..
Knight should be burned at Roundhead,
Hardin county, then known as Solomon S
Town; for that purpose he was placed in
charge Of strong, active Indian warrior
to whom was assigned the duty Of con-
ducling him to the place Of execution
The doctors arms were tied and he was
to walk, while his Indian com.
panioh was mounted upon fine HORSE
They had travelled some twenty miles
from the place where Crawford was ex-
ecuted, when they halted for refreshments
At point in this county where the -four
shing village Of Marseilles is now si.uat-
ed. While the Indian was busily en-
gagged in preparing his venison and corn,
his FIRE. DC, the Doctor succeed
ed in loosening the letters by which his
arms were fastened. and, while the red
naa was in a STOPPING position. struck
him terrible blow upon The back of the
head. He supposed be had killed the
Indian, bat, being in somewhat Of a Aur.
y, he did not tarry to enter into very
minute examination Of the matter, and
jumping upon bis guides horse he made
good his escape carrying with him the
Indians gun and other traps.
The history Of Upper Sand usky and the
San dusky country is full of interesting in
:idents to which we may hereafter occa.
sionally allude.