New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-08

the head men Of the Blk Nations The State OF New
York was represented by Gov. George Clinton who
! held the Office of Governor during eighteen con
secutve years., william Floyd, Ezra BHommedieu,
Richard Varick, Samuel Jones, subsequently Chief
Justice OF this STATE, father Of the late ChiefJus-
hce' and grandfather OF exJudge Samuel Jones OF
the superior Court Of EewYorkl. Egber, Benson and
Peter GansevoOrt, jr. BY this treaty these lands
were coded TO the State for few Thousand dollars
ana iiiing annuity. The original treaty NAV be seen
In the ONCE OF the Secretary of State Albany, written
on sheet OF parchment about two feet square with IS
seals OF Inc parties, and appended u string OF wan
pum made OF six Of white aud blue beads strung
upon deershn cords This belt Is about two inches
wide, ana nearly two feet long
-Four years after this began the first great land specu
latlon OF the country Alexander hacomb acting Tor
himself, Daniel Mccormick and william Constable, AL
OF New-York City, purchased from the State, for eight
pence acre. the whole of Lewis County part Of 0s
wego County the greater part Of Franklin County, the
whole OF st. Lawrence County excepting eleven towns
and the whole OF jefferson County excepting Penet's
Square and Tbbets Point This vast tract contained
about three Million six hundred and seventy thousand
acres and stands the largest purchase OF real estate
made during the present century and the largest prob
ably ever made by party OF three persons Yet az in
the history of many ancient and modern speculator
hacomb had his Black Friday" went lonA" ON and
was forced into bankruptcy and finally sent 10 jail for
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merchant in New-York. and was father Of Alexander
hacomb, who, from to 1s4 senior Major Gen
erai OF the United States Army William Constable sub
sequenty IN lT92 sold to Samuel Ward loOo acres for
9l0oo0 Ward sold Angerstein OF London 10000
acres which Angerstein sold to Gov. John Brown OF
Providence r l. This has since been known az John
Browns tract"
Another large proprietor was II. b. PierrepOint who
purchased 10000 acres, and from whom the town Of
P1errepoint Manor derives Its The family still
own most OF the town. Mr. Pierrep0int's history
somewhat curious Leaving Yale College before gradu
ating he spent few months in the New-YOrk Custom
house After years OF mercantile life he married
daughter Of William Constable, retired from business
and purchased estate Brooklyn Hights, when
Brooklyn was village containing but twentysix free
holders Here he established gin distillery which was
very successful, the article he manufactured at
taned high repute On the death Of Mr.. Constable he
became 40 much occupied his executor and by pur-
ehases Of land in the region of 81. Lawrence that he
abandoned the gin factory, devoted himself TO the man
agement OF his estate. and lived to see his expectations
| OF Its development and vaue realized.
Other gentlemen then and since have been large land
holders thereabouts. Among them:
James lie ... 800 600 acres.
Le Roy and Bayard, as trustees. 5OOoo acres
Francis Depau. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000 acres.
William and Gerardus Post 1880 acres
Nicholas Low from whom L0wyille
was named COnstabevile had
been from VIM. Constable. and La
Fargevlle from John La Farge)
josiah Ogden Hoffman, Wm Hen
derson and Richard Harrison zee. 100000 acres.
Cat 81 per aereD
John La Farge- $1,000 acres
Joseph BOnaparte 900 acres.
Mr.. j. BOnaparte afterward sold out to Jonn La Fargo
who realized large fortune from the purchase. The
first direct for the settlement of jefferson and
Lewis Counties made in 1913. william Constable,
then in Europe sold Peter Chassan Of Paris 10000
acres for s25,OO0
Prior to the opening OF the Rome and Waterown Rail
road IN 1881 the region Of which we have written was
difficult of Land of tring valne and farm
ers precluded from market for their realized
little from their labor The locomotive has changed that
and carried with it enterprise and thrift WatertOwn
and Rome cities the former with 10000 the latter
with 1000 inhabtants The presidentof the railroad
company IA Marcelus Massey, TO whose executive
ability during the past twelve years its prosperity Is
largely attributable. He native and 20 the manner
bOrn being OF the late Hart Massey, who came TO
Watertown 1900 and purchased $50 acres OF land on
which stands the best part Of the city he built
the first log house. the hrst framed house and the first
brick house erected in jefferson County and President
Massey the first person born in brick house IN that
county
Finally to to the Thousand Islands, Caleb Lyon
OF Lyonsdale written rev thereupOn which.
in very truth. do exaggerae their wondrous beauty
I" The Thousand Isles, the Thousand Isles,
Dimpled the wave around them smiles,
Kissed by a thousand redlipped flowers,
Cemmed by a thousand emerald bowers,
A thousand birds their praises wake,
BY rocky glade and pluny brake
A thousand cedars' fragrant shade
Fan where the Indians children played;
And fancy's dream nv heart Deguiles
While singing thee, the Thousand Isles
There ST. Lawrence gentest flows.
There the sonth wind softest blows
There the lilies whltest bloom,
There the birch hath eanest gloom,
There the rcd deer feed in Spring.
There doth glitter wOOd-ducK's wing
There leap the muscalunge az morn,
There the looms night song IL borne
There is the nsherman's paradise.
With trolling skiH at rod sunrise"