The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-12-06

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pack-horse was carried the cooking uten-
sils and such provisions as could be con-
veniently taken. But nothing like bread
was thought of. Some salt was taken.-I
They did not carry any provisions with
them from home, but depended on their
rifles for supplies. At camp, sentinels
were regularly posted during the night,
and each man held himself in constant
| readiness for Defence"
In the early part of the winter of 1912,
Massie surveyed the lands on Brushcreek,
as high as the three forks. The following
spring, while surveying on the Little Mi
ami, near the present site of Xenia, he and
his party came suddenly upon camp of
about $50 Indians. They Immediately re-
treated, bnt were pursued by the Indians
all the way to Manchester, where, however,
they arrived in safety.
During the winter of 1923, Massie ex-
plored the valley of Paint creek, and part
of the Scioto country, entered all the best
lands, and returned safely to the Station.
The next winter he explored the differ
ent branches of the Little Miami, and
thence passed to the heads of Paint and
Clear Creeks.
In the winter of l79i-5, he set out on an
other expedition, with Nathaniel and John
[ Beasley and Peter Lee, as his assistant sur
9 veyors. They commenced surveying on
, Todd's fork of the Little Miami, passing
up Massie's creek and Coesar's creek near
q ly to where the waters of the latter inter
J. lock with those of Paint Creek. While on
Q this expedition, the weather was very Sc
v we're, the ground being covered with snow
q to the depth of or 10 inches. Late one
@ evening they discovered IA large camp of
70 Indians, but fortunately were not them
O selves discovered, and Immediately re-
@ treated. While on their return they sur
= prised another small camp of Indians, at
ID night, who fed at the first fire, leaving
l. their horses, arms, &c, in the hands of the
r. victors, who continued a rapid march un-
~ til they reached the Station safely, though
they afterwards learned that the Indians
r had pursued them to within few miles OF
v home.
t. Early in March, 1895, Massle headed an
r. other surveying party to the waters of the
of Scioto and Paint. They surveyed on the
of head waters of Brushcreek, and passed
,e on from these to the Rocky Fork of Paint,
le thence to the Rattlesnake Fork. They
Iy then crossed main Paint and passed ur
ri Buckskin and across to "Old Town" on
IS, the North Fork of Paint. While there
ed the weather, which was mild and spring
ut like when they started, suddenly changed
IS The snow fell for two days and nights
lie covering the ground to the depth of be-
le tween and feet. Then it rained for q
short time, and again suddenly changed
t. to intense cold, freezing hard, strong
le crust on the surface of the snow, which
8 was at least feet deep after settling. The
y provisions of the party were exhausted
), and it being impossible to kill any game
n, starvation stared them in the face. Among
E. the hunters In the party were Duncan
Or Macarthur, then a chain man, afterwards
ir Govefnor of Ohio, and William Leedom.-
Ia On the third day of the storm, they sue
Id ceeded in killing two turkeys, which were
s. divided into twenty-eight parts, one fol
each man. This was all the food they haG
c. for two days, but on the fifth day, to thei
n. great joy, the cold moderated, and the,
of were able to kill several more turkeys
is They had commenced their return home
d, ward, but the weather in day or two be
e. came fine again, and they resumed work
err and remained until IL was finished.
r, The hardships and privations of this ex
of pedition are spoken of by Mcdonald in hi
ii 'Sketches," as the most trying to the firm
a ness, resolution and fortitude of the men
he that he ever witnessed. Twenty-eigh
lie, men, exposed to the horrors of terribl
snow-storm in the wilderness, withou
de tent, hut or covering, and what was still
nd more appalling, without provisions, with
of out any road or even a blazed route OF
ed which to return, and nearly 100 mile
es, from any aid or place of shelter, is truly
lie. situation little short of the worst that ca
ed be imagined, and can hardly be realize
to by the people who now inhabit this coun
to ty, sheltered fromthe storm, and cold 4
IS, their warm, comfortable and elegant man
5s- sions.
by The earliest entry of lands made in whG
ch is now Highland county, was probabl
1r. that of Simon Kenton, which was made a
of early as Sept 7, 1871. The lands were lc
ed Gated on the Rocky Fork, three mile
lie, southeast of IIillsboro, and the entry a,
its quired considerable celebrity from I'll
gh long and spirited litigation to which it CAV
ar, rise. 1t was fivo hundred acre entr,
er, made on four military warrants, in IL
~ name of Samuel Gibson.
From the settlement at Chillicothe /
lr- 1896, the lands in Highland were rapid
us taken up. Robert Todd, John Beasle,
Henry Massie, "a brother of Gen. Massie
In Gen. Macarthur, and Jos. Carr, were "A
In early survevors of lands in tho courtv
nat
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