The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-07-27


slavery doctrines to the South brought on
the rebellion, the rebellion destroyed
slavery.
lf'the pc ople of the North and the South
have been punished in this terrible conflict,
In proportion 10 their otfeuses against hu-
man rights aud in opposition to their own
Declaration, that tive hold these truths to
be srlfevident, that all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their Gre
ator with certain uualienable rights that
among them are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness - then we may bow in sub.
mission to the result
Gods ways are past finding out, Nations
and their destinies are but scroll in his
bands.
SETTLEMENT OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
One of the leading objects of our Associa
ton is, TO gather up and preserve impor-
taut facts connected with the history of the
Maumee Valley.
The first act performed by the United
States Government, looking towards the
settlement of Northwestern Ohio was, in
making a treaty with the Wvandot, Della
ware, Chippewa and Ottawa Tribes cf tndi.
aus, january 2l 1885; defining the boun-
| Diary line between the United States and the
| Wyandot and Delaware Indians.
| Inc NOlllW6Sleln DOIllNu Vi WUdt Is luN
the State of Ohio defined by certain bUun-
daries, extending west to the Maumee
| River was acknowledged to belong to the
| Wyandot, Delaware and Ottawa Indians.
! The Government, 10y the Treaty, acquired
the right to six miles square o: land at the
mouth of the Maumee River and the Same
where Sandusky City now stands and two
miles square on each side of the Sandusky
River where Fremont now stands for the
| purpose of establishing tradng.posts
| 1t does not appear that any greater right
was acquired to said Territory, than simply
to establish tradiug-posts.
The next act was, sending a military force
to chastise the Indians FOR their hostile acts
towards the white settlements III the South
western part of TIE State. The operations
against them, at first were unsuccessful
but when Geural Wayne took command, Inc
severely chaslisad them in 1904, which led
to the Treaty Of Greenville, on the Sd oil
August. 1895.
The United States, 10y this LITTER Treaty
acquired title to the following Territory il
| tn. Maumee Valley, besides other acquire
ments, to.wt: One piece OF Ian six mile,
so Iare at the head of the navigahle waters o.
the Augla 70 River; one liece six n. les
square where Defiance now stands Que
piece six miles square at Fort Wayne one
piece twelve IN les square at the British
fort, at the foot OF the Rapids of tie Mau.
NEE River and one piece six miles square
al the mouth Of the same river.
The British fort. at the foot Of the RIpids
was given up to the United States by Great
Britain, in 1896; at the same time Detroit
WAS given up.
The next act towards opening the country
for settlement, was appointing Postmastc
at the foot of the R,pils. Amos Spafurt
was made the first Postmaster. His com
mission bore da:e June 8, 1910 constituting
him Postmaster at Miami, i'll Erie District
State of Ohio.
FIRST SETTLERS ON THE MAUMEE.
Mr.. Spalford, the same year, took up hi
resiavnce at thesfp-.. s,f the -RAiAiaS, i,op
the site of old Fort Meigs, on the Perrys
burg side of the river.
From papers lett in the hands of his son
Aurora Spalford, il appears that Amos Spai
ford was collector of the Port in 1915, all,
1877 Inclusive.
lie had to leave the country at the brcal,
ing out of the war of 1912 ON account o
/. the hostility of the Indians. He went t,
the mou.h of the Huron River aud REMAINED
until the fore part of the summer of 1915
when he returned to his old hume on the
Maumec, to find it destroy ed. The lndiau
had destroyed his home aid every othe
kind of property they could destroy.
have seen list Of the property belonging
to Mr.. Spniford and twelve otler indivdu
ais living at the foot of the Rapids at tn
time the war broke out, that was destroyed
The aggregate value of the property, wa
upwards of $1,000. The properly de
stroyed, consisted Of cabins. stock, hay an,
grain and household furniture, besides som
other property.
Ihave not ascertained who was the frs
Collector, or when he was appointed, but
think he must have been appointed as eaI
ly as 1905 or 1906.
Squire Carln, of Findlay, has informet
me that his father, james Ca,lin, settlet
with his family at Maumee, November, l90I
Squire Carin, a: that time, was a small boy
but recOllects many occurrences that tool
place, Quite number OF families the
lived in the vicinity Of the foot of the RAP
ids. They were principally French an
spoke the French language. Many o
them, however, spoke the Indian languag
very well.
Hon. H. l.. Hosmer, now U. S. Judge i
Montana Territory, aud a former resident o
this Valley in an article in the histories
collections OF Ohio. written by him, put
the number of white families residing
within ten miles of the foot of the Rapid
at sixty.seven. He gives the names o
many Of them. | have reason to boliev
Ills statement is correct.
MIR. Carln states that there was man b.
the name of C1uternarsh, living at Maume
when lie moved there, who told him tina
lie had been living on the river more tha
thirty Years. That he had followed trading
with the Indians at differentI ltces On the riy
er and settlements in the vicinity. From otl
er reliable authority, have been informed
that this Coutermarsh was a tinker am
gunsmiIh as well as trad r. Peter DurdC
"a gnnsmth now living in Maumee City
learned his trade of him.
His thirty years residence previous t,
1907 would carry back the time to l77I
when he came on TO the river to live, maR
Ing it eleven years before the settlement o
Marietta.
EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY.
The Ohio Pioneer Association claim 70
Marietta. which was settled on the Ith O
April, l7sS, the honor of having been tn
first place settled by white .inhabitant
within the borders of the State of Ohio
All the published histories of the State con
lirm this claim.
Notwithstanding this testimony in ia
vor of Marietta, il does not follow that
was the first place explored in Ohio.
The Manmee Valley, was explored b.
Frenchmeu from Canada. as early as l7ol
a period much earlier than the date o
the Upper Ohio or Muskngum Valley
They asoended the Maunee, aud descende
tue Wabash ia lTOI; and in 735 establishe,
permanent settlement at Yncennes, on lh
Wabash River la Indiana They also estal