The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

surveys of the fertilization made by
British spies designate it as Carlton.
Its history is interviewer with the
story of French Canadian, and about
it were fought many battles which
finally determined the supremacy of
the Saxon over the Gaul on the Ameri-
ran continent Champlain came to
that region in 1909, allied with the Al
gonquins, and there met the Iroquois
face to face. 1t was here that the pow
erful Iroquois first encountered white
men who bore firearms and several
warriors were killed by the deadly dis
charges. The IrOQuois retreated to the
south. allied themselves with the Brit
ish soldiery and with the colonists,
whence rose the long and bloody
French-Indian Wars
Varying fortunes fell to the share of
Fort Ticonderoga during the War of
the Revolution. and 1t was taken and
re'aken several TIMES and when the
treaty of peace was signed It was
abandoned. The last military occupa-
ton was by the British in 1880.
With the return of peace the fort
and the 700 acres surrounding it were
giver to Columbia and Union colleges
Mr.. +. Pell' leased it in 1906 and
erected a summer home
The house was burned in 1925 and
the present dwelling was erected. 1t
Is now being remodeled for the occu.
pancy of Mr.. S. H. P. Pell and his fam
lily, pending the restoration of the fort
The place has for many years been
rented for farming purposes, yet all of
the original landmarks. earthworks
and redoubts have been carefully pre-
served.
1t has been, however, most difficult
to keep the relic hunters from despoil-
ing the place and digging at the ole
intrenchments in their quests for but
tons land bullets.
Preservation as well as restoration
is the aim of the rebuilding of Ticon.
deroga. All the old walls will be left
intact and pointed up. while every
patch of plaster which remains will be
undiSturbed. Most of the original
stone is still on the place, although
early in the last century ii was the
custom for citizens to organize sleigh.
ing parties and come down over the
ice of Lake Champlain to gather ma
te-ial from the old walls for the build.
ing of their houses. Some of the
blocks have been built into fences,
from which they will find their way
again to their pristine use. The entire
front, including bastions and outer
walls. was $40 feet across. The build
fngs on the inside of the Notifications
were in the form of three sides of a
square, while bomb proof completed
the figure.
Inside of the square was the parade
ground, somewhat depressed below the
level of the outer works. There were
two bastions on which guns were once
mounted and around them a dry moat.
There was heavy counterscarp wall
now much tumbled in, beneath which
were classmates where soldiers were
quartered.
The restoration will be made in &C
cordance with documents of which the
British and French governments have
given copies. Whitelaw Reid, ambas-
sador to the court of st. James, has
also aided In making it possible to
CLEAN authentic information concern
ing Ticonderoga- 1t is likely that q
request will be made to France fol
some cannon of the period. The mu.
scum will be filled with Mr.. Pell's own
collection Of Ticonderoga relics and
any other mementOs which may be do
mated for the purpose, and It will on
certain days be open to the public.