Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-02
Pioneer Life and History Of
Wyamdot County.
BY A. w. BRINKERTOFF.
CHAPTER Vino. %.

So far the work was accomplished. At
the time of sale, the ring, composed OF
L think. four persons. (tor we then had
rings purchased l50 acres OF this land,
on the Broken SSord creek. six miles
north west of Bucyrus, with the object of
establishing there the County Seat of
Crawford County. withoutany division.
The location was Il goaa one. The land
around it being beautifully rolling, and
very rich, with fine quarrieS of limestone
and the creek attording good water
power ut that day for mills DC, all com
bined with the most earnest assurances
of the members of the ring" that there
would be located the County Seat
made it Il spot OF more than ordinary in
terest.
Tie Surveyors were soon at work. and
not long after, iii true western style,
flaming posters announced the dav of
sale of the lots of the ''new County Seat"
Through the woods, to tile center of
excitement. from far and near, on foot
and on horseback. with llnap-sacks filled
for the wants of the inner man. hied the
men who desired corner lots, near the
Court House, on main Street &c" They
got them; but they paid dearly for the
whistle" =" Corner lots sold high; nor
did the excited and hopeful stop with
such, but added to them such Others, as
in their opinion. would some day, and
that not distant, double and treble in
value" The main object OF the "rin9"
now being accomplished, they crested
from their labors,'' while the deluded
purlIasers we're compelled to go to work
to earn money to meet back payments"
on their purchases. and which proved
before accomplished. ruinouS, to many
an honest son of toll. while yet stands
surrounded by Il lovely country. the town
of .S1pan1.,'> witbnut n Hon -
or Jail. in which should be such ;iS de-
ceive. Intentionally.
w it'll the development of this plan of
designing men. there at once arose the
necessity for earnest action and more de-
ternined opposition to all such designs
Of scheming men. by those who desired
division of the county. with BucyLus
to remain as the County Seat of Craw ford
county, and 4 new county, with Upper
Sandusky to be made the county seat.
This however, could not be accomplish
ed so long as the Wyandots still held the
twelve by thirteen miles of territory in
what should become the centre, or nearly
| so, of the new county. and on which was
the central tfgure-Upper Sandusky. To
make the 'division' party successful and
| to defeat the "Oceola" movement it be-
came absolutely necessary that the United
/ States should become possessed of the
|
success OF the new county-men would be
established beyond doubt
/ With this object in view, and a general
desire to have this Reserve" Improve
the removal of the Indians west of the
| Mississippi, Col. John johnson of Piqua
Miami Co. o., was appointed, on the
part of the United States. us commission
er to treat with the Wyandots, and, tor
tunateiy, had the pleasure of making the
last In.lion tra at.r; In Ohio 49, 81,
last foot of Ohio's soil passed from its
original occupants-a gradually vanish
ing race-who once were the only occu'
pants. with wild beasts on which they
subsisted, of that vast eXpanse from
Ocean to Ocean, now the home of 81
many millions of prosperous, civil anC
christian American citizens. In it.
proper place this treaty will receive
more particular notice.
With the only real obstacle to the for
: ! nation of new county now disposed
of, the fate of the new county seat Il
''OccOla" was forever sealed. and tht
owners OF corner lots'' commenced pock
citing the profits of their investments a
best they passibly could, but feelin.
sorely the disappointment, and treasur
ing up wrath for the day when the,
could. effectively. open their batterie
{ against those who had set and invited
thclu llltO Ills. 10 lneul. Idudl snare, tnel
went forward in life us only pioneer
could, and. in due time did strike til
blow that laid the brightest hopes of po
litical aspirants low.
Crawford County not having territ or,
sufficsent tor two counties, and Mt. Gil
cad, then in Marion county, wishing t.
: put on County Seat airs, warmly oppos
ed the division of Crawford, and estab
lishment of the new county of Wyandot
fearing that it would imperil the propos
ed county of Morrow, with Mt. Gilea
as its seat of Justice.
, Notwithstanding all opposition, how
ever, the new County Oh Wyandot wa
formed, by an act of the Legislature
, from Craw ford. Marion, Hardin and Han
cock, Feb. Sd 1915. OF the manner il
. which it was done and the effort reces
/ sary in accomplishing it, more will b
said at the proper place.