The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-25

clothing bedding food, tools, arms and ammunition
 It probably took about two months to get to Boston where they received n warm welcome, and as they formed very wealthy body the Massachu setts colony wished thom to settl" there,
 Why Qulnipiac Was Selected,
 Theophlus Eaton and a party started out to find q place for their new home The Pequot war had just ended After the English had destroyed the Indian fort at Mystic, the Indians had heo westward, and in chasing them tho English came 10 Quinnipiac and stayed hero several days When they return ed, they gave so glowing an account or tho place that Eaton went to see It. He left seven here, and returned to Boston 10 report The people were So impressed by the report that some Of the Massachusetts people sailed with ours when they left Boston In the spring of 1888
 Arrival at Quinnipiac.
 They skirted the coast until Quin- niplac was reached At that time they saw three streams west of the Quin, nipiac emptying into the harbor The mouth of the one furtherest east was where the railway now crosses East Water street, and vessels could be noated up as far as Chapel street The west creek emptled where the sewer now crosses West Water street, and still further westward beyond Oyster Point (City point, was the West river.
 Our settlers sailed up the west creek to the corner of College and George where they landed the latter part of the week, and on the following Sunday worshipped under an oak tree near the place of landing,
 Purchase of Land from Indians.
 It is thought that the land had been bought before the settlers arrived, but no deed was signed until November guin, the sachem of the Quinnpiacs and from the sachem of Montowese Ii included most of the land now New Haven. East Haven, Branford, North Branford North Haven, Wallingford Cheshire Hamden, Bethany, Wood bridge and Orange The settlers gave for this large tract Of Iand twenty three coats, twelve spoons, two dozen | knives and four cases of French knivs and scissors, dozen hatchets, some hoes. and ,porringers-and to Monto 1 wese a particular coat.
 The Indians promised not to disturb the settlers in any way, not to come t town armed, at least, not moro thar six at time were to do so, They were l willing to agree to the terms hecaus. | they felt more secure from hostile In. dlans and there was chance for prof. table trade.
 Laying Out of the Town.
 The first step was to choose a site fol their own IL is said that oyster Poin ! CCity Point would have he n settlet but it was difficult to dig wells at thil place on account of the great depth O the water They decided to locat, i north of west creek, and have the has, line of the town along that stream George street was the base line, and ; half mile square was laid out on that York. Grove and state streets (Necl ! lane), forming tho other sides 1hii square was divided by two streets running cast and west and two run l ming north and south, into nine equa squares. On the eight outside square the principal settlers built their homes while the central one wns kept as { market place The northeast square ! was called Mir Eaton's quarter anC i later the governors quarter and tn east center was Mir. Davenport's,
 After the town plot was laid out, th' sections cut by the streets were giver to families who were well acquainted with each other and depended rartll on the number in the family and partly on the amount of money which oacl had invested in the common stock
 The next step was that of fcneni and planting, and while some were do ing that, others were preparing mmbe for the dwellings. As they had n' mill for saving, the logs were split b' hand. They were first hewn by hand They were first hewn square and thel placed on a frame over a pit SO that man could stand beneath and aid ii moving the saw. When the board were ready they were sold to the towl settlers for seven shllngs and nine pence a hundred Before winter mos of the people were living on their hous lots leaving their cellars for new com CTS
 The First Dwellings.
 These were of different kinds. Some O the settlers carried tents with then and some built wiEWams like those Q the Indians, Some dug cellars whic' were partly underground and in mos cases on hillside Those built on tn bank between west creek and Georg street had op nings to the south B