The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06

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Asuy years before the log rattn Itself hxs
TEEN DESTROYED BY Gre-as Judge sem rees'
pioneer Whis House near the Miami,
a. So. $50 a~sn forty odd years previously
ana new dwellings ard nsa Feop.e sesgn
began g, baElssa everything q tie famous
homestead, escept It's ghost. that all re-
main - cong as she buria n4ound, few
aaa1rei yards away. recalls the grcz:
Western soldier
When ! trst went 30 North Bend there
were Old farmers ard other. IN Ia. neigh
boFnoo1 VITO hsd known both Judge
rymfnes and Gen Harrison very veil. OF
Judge syT0mes recall little Of interest
Eiezs%sl from The pioneer p~opf@ srrept
that he sas Kind ard worthy neixl4s4sr
aai landlord, ~l49 appears 20 have lad as
great foadssss for tea drinking g. Dr.
Johnson himself. When going about
among nis tenants. / Was once told is was
nia custom TO carry in his waisteoas
pockst supply OF The best Imperial or
oane Hv%on." ~ the brands OF the
InEnsse beverages in those day. were
described, II they are not now fthese are
utterly unknown ~ che great t@a-drin king
countries Of GreAf Britain and Eresand1:
snd the good wives Of hts tenants re-
CURED Nttis encouragement 10 offer and
Join him IN fresh brewing u the cheer
ing cSp--ne furnishing toe drawing"
knnw little OF Judge 1ymnes' !egal or
ether astainmsnts. / fancy. however.
that he did net have the advantages Of
education en3oEsd by bis son-sn-law and
grandsons, the Harrisons Gen HARRISON
and bis son, John Scott Harrison, we're
men, have reason 20 believe Of extensive
reading. having classical know ledge ard
culture, and both were good and oy no
means lneirgAns writers.
The North Bend locality Gin Ohio and
kentucky, In the early years OF the CEN
Ifyeiy center OF gaming, wrestling, drink
ing, fnan-hghting, fighting and horse
racing interests. OF q sort OF public house
Kept ~ one time near the site afterwards
occupied by Gen. Harrison = home a verbal
historian once said 10 me: M God I've
many time seen the floor OF that corner
nnkle-sieep in hair, blood and tobacco
iascef' And. being on the principal line
OF early western NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
supplemented by the Whitewater canal
which preceded tie railway through IT.
things we're sometimes done there, nave
heard it lntimated. worthy OF classification
with the deed without q name" OF Mac
heth's witches. This bad special reference
20 certain Old tavern stand near tue OHIO
which long since disappeared.
Speaking OF horse racing, OF course good
horse Hesh Was always a. q premium in
the early days there as eiseW here ia the
Wild West. and | feca On anecdote told Of
oil Col. +. "a Fe4atiye OF the late Don
Patti, who Was on Gen Jaekson's staff
a. the battle of New Orleans and had bis
home long sfterward three miles above
North Bend station at a point now known
az Home City. Gen. Jackson lt seems
had quite warm friendship for his staff
officer, Col. p, and At one time presented
him q valuable horse. which the latter
esteemed so highly that he had the mar
tia steed sesl kept ia his back parlor. As
~ AS n act Af ! Al a. u
made little difference.
daughter of Cot Z. by the way. living
In kentucky twenty years ago, showed me
ring presented TO her by Gen. Jackson
while on his way to Washington after his
election 10 the presidency. She was At the
time a small school girl, and having been
taken by her father to the elder Gen.
Lytels house nj Cincinnati to see her
fathers friend, Gen. Jackson questioning
her regarding her requirements ~ school
finally asked her 10 recite piece OF poetry
for him. Il ran over the pieces knew by
heart, she told me, "and thinking The
Burial of sir John Moore would he most
suitable, since il was Gen. Jackson, a mil
itary man. for whom | was to recite, re-
peated that, when he gave me the ring
/ He afterwards sent me she continued
"a tine diamond ring from Washington.
F! but lost that many years ago, A fsw
tall eedars yet mark the site of Col L. 5
Referring 10 the hospitabie barrel Of hard
cider Al the door of the famous Wing log
cabin. 1t may easily be believed tina; IN the
good OLD times such were occasionally 10
be found there, Tor there were plenty Of
apple trees about the North Bend home
stead, Bat at an earlier period a stronger
beverage than hard cider was also local
product. Less than half mile back OF
! the old homestead are yet - be seen the
/ extensive ruins of q large distlilery judg-
! ing by recent photograph, as picturesque
/ as any ruined castle or abbey In Ireland.
/ with its lovely drapery of the Virginia
I creeper--w hich recalled TO pioneer mem
/ orles q great enterprise ia which Gen.
/ Harrison invested considerable money
| coon after peace was concluded at Client.
/ The ruins of Gen. HarFison's great stone
/ buildings are on the southern or opposite
/ side of Indian creek 90 or 30 Yards below
| the site OF Judge Symmes' earlier girls;
( mill.
/ The general. il seems. in 1918 or is9o
! concluded that the large crop of corn
/ raised on his land in the neighborhood Of
/ Cleyes and by his tenants occupying 1.-The
I Pickets," ss the fertile corn bottoms near
| the Great Miami. picketed to protect them
( from the washing OF the river current,
/ were called, would se.. ~ better profit IN
/ a liuid state than ia either ghe grain OF
meal In the two latter forms the corn
would bring perhaps 10 cents per bushel-
/ in the liquid il might produce threefold OF
fourfold that return. Here Was 4 large
margin of possible pront-and when. and
/ alas where was not the market for whisky
lively. however dull for cornf Hence fhs
/ conception OF n gigantic distiilerv-E gigantic
for the Period. And soon the soliludes oi
/ Indian creek echoed with tie sound ol
| rartd mason work.
The diStlllerY Was supplemented by s
/ stone corn mill. whose RUNS are nearly
/ adjacent. for the purpose of preparing she
corn tor the mash tnA. The Taiuet walls
of the ,iistilierv, black in winter. bat green
/ in summer with uumheriess dancing
leaves and lovely In autumn with tho
quick gay enShaatmsnts of the frost
/ these ruined walls. | say. stall erect and
! perfect as far 8p All around a. the window
/ Ton Of the second story. enclose an area al
I nearly 1 30 square feet-~msklne IN shell
( lonely situation quite striking landmark
/ The distiilery. 8s 10 grew toward com
/ Esietion was the wonder OF t'e neiEhbor
I hood People faY and near talked OF it'
| magnitude, and doubtless the capacity
I Of the still Was duly considered. ''dsve
you seen Gen, Harrison gceat disttilsrY =
/ MAS = local question ct TIE day. Tie gen
/ erai made extensive preparations tor
/ large business inducing an experienced
/ Holland distiller named Derrick 4 Altman
twhether Imported for the purpose can
/ not saw 80 supevintend hIS WORKS have
I no doubt great deal Of excellent saiskN
/ WAS made I arm not sure, however, TIA
/ much money w&s made at TIRE safa@ time
{ Whel her there " as or not The business
Was not continued very lone-Fet 1erosp'
! it ~As kept up until Gen Ha~r1son's ~
/ raintment AMI departure 30 South Amer
/ lea az minister ~ Roeota. he starte,
{ .htfhsr N ts1A a. fSsg / believe ate