The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-26

M'hE So'O -heJS' th-NN%'' -
patent fer large tract Of land OH the
Great Kanswhs, including the present
site Of Charleston, for his valuable
services as an officer in BRADDoCKs WAT.
BUILT meyer saw the land, and IN l1S6
he sold the ;rac: upon which Charleston
now stands, TO GEORGE CLESDENNIN, OF
Richmond. The latter is supposed to
have been the first settler within the pre-
cent limits of the town, he having built ii
block house in 1857. II stood INN edlatelv
in from. OF what is now the elegant
residence OF Mr.. CHARLES G. LEWIS, on
the corner of Kanawhs and Brooks
streets. The act OF the Legislature IN.
cooperating the town was passed Decem-
Der 10, 1871. Mr.. ATKINSON quotes the
following description of the death OF
CoRNsTALK, the famous Shawnee chief,
from Gloves History Of Virginia" it
having been written by Colonel JoHS
STUART.
A young man named GILMORE, who
had gone out hunting, WAS shot by the
Shawuees. His comrades resolved TO Kill
the chief, who was hostage in their
hands:
''On the preceding day, Cornsts!k's son
EhnIpsico, had come from the Nation
to see his father and to know # he wss
well or alive. When ne came TO the
river opposite the fort he h.lloocd. His
tsther was at that minute in The act OF
deiineatiGg msp Of the caun.
try ard the waters between
the Shawnee towns and the Mississippi
ut our request, with chalk on the floor.
He Immediately recognized the voice OF
MS son, got p,went out and answered him.
The young fellow crossed over and they
embraced each other in the most tender
and atfeCtiOnatc manner. The lnterpr".
tiers wife, VINO had been prisoner
among the Indians and hsd recently lett
them, on hearing the uprosr the next
day. and hearing the men threatening to
kill the Indians, for whom she retained
much affection, ran 10 their cabin and IN
formed them that the people were just
coming 10 Kill them, because the Indians
who killed GILMORE had come with
ELINIPSIco the day before. He utterly
denied il; declared that he knew nothing
of them, and trcmbled exceedingly. His
father encouraged him not to be afraid,
for the Great Man G5cUs he'd sent him
there 10 be killed and die with him As
the men advanced to the door, CoTnsiaik
rose up and met them; they fired uron
bin, and seven or eight bullets wen.
hum. So fell the crest Corn.
stalk warriOr-whose name was bestowed
upon him by the consent OF the Nation, a.
their great strength and support Ills
son Was shot dead as he sat upon STOOL
Chapter VI, is one OF tho most
.prightly in the book, and paints il
humorous but effective way, how we'd
ding took place in the days Of old, when
The psrson had to ride eighty miles to
perform the ceremony. The first Coun-
y Court in KanGwhs was help on the
j.h of Oct, 1889. Those interesting
,elIcs of an extinct people-the re-
mains Of the "mound buillers'-
are finely described, rs are also the
'srly habltsl and customs Of the set
lets OF the county.
The early history OF Charleston natur-
lily occupies considerable portion o.
ne book, and is tracel with all due care
md minuteness through its various stages
Ia connection with this, 3 story is told Of
:. +. VoLNEr, the celebrated French
nfdcl. As he was riding by a house near
charleston be was hailed by the owner,
nd the following dialogue took place;
"Hslloo, strsnger!"
"Hslloo!" responded VoLNEY, as be
rev rein.
"Whsh are you from?'
From France
France? Some little town, suppose,
I old Feginny?"
mo, its country in Europe"
well, well, no matter. Whist might
our name be, stranger
"VoLNEY."
"Where are you bound for, mister?"
away down here to the West"
whist business might you be sit0r'
We'll, I'm on an exploring tour
"Oh yesl l understand you now
cure gong to buy lands, eh?"
"No my friend" said VoLEEr pursu- /
1g his journey, Pm going down to- !
'srd the sunset,iug, to find out where tie
'inds come from"
Mr.. ATKINSON concludes bis work by s
lesrly written and exhaustive analysis
( the resources of the ksnswha Valley.
lie shows the developement of its trade /
nd its mineral resources, giving jQst
nough statistics Is ne goes along, TO sup
ort his arguments, but not enough 20
'esry the ordinary reader. 1t will
o OF great value 70 those
no are seeking information
/ regsrd to this region. lnterspersed
! this lstter part of the history sre y
nmber of short biographies OF the lead
g men of the vicinity, showing who it
Is that did the most 10 build up the
rosnsrIty of the ksnawha RAGLAN