The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
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Frs:sss isyr,o.,d' History 81 A.rs'sen cos,sss

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John JdckEom md his sons. George
ana Edwar settled at the mouth
Eof Turkey run fslan Hacker nigneE
upon the BMckhannon river where
LBuSh'8 fort was afterwards bull.
alexander and Thomes SIeeth near
to Jesse Hughes, John Radc7ims w III
liam RadcHM and John Brown APP
pear to have employed their time II
hunting and exploring the SURROUNDS
ing country. tnus supplying those
who were clearing land with an
|abandance Of meat, and acquiring e
knowledge Of the country which; was
OF great use of the colony after
wards.
4 In one OF their exped ttfons they
Idiscovered the name Of Stone Goat
creek, which flowing west9.-y tnflc-
!, ed them to- believe that II empttsd
into the Ohio river. Descending the
crek they game to its confluence with
stream near where Weston now
stands, to which they gave the name
OF West fork. After having gone
some distance down this river they
returned by q different route; being
better pleased with the land they
had seen than with that. on the BUCK
soon after this other emigrants
arrived under the guidance of Sam
uel Pringle. Among them were
John Outright. BENJAMIN Cutrignt.
who settled on the Buckhannon. and
Henry Rule who located. just above
the mouth of Fink's run
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Before the arrival of Samuel Prln-
gle. John Hacker had begun to inn
prove the spot Pringle had chosen
for himself To present any unpleas-
ant feeling Hacker agreed that II
Pringle would clear as much land
on creek which had been discover
ed by the hunters as he had on the
Buckhannon, they could then ex-
change places. Complying with this
Hackers creek. John Radclifs ard
OF the clearing Pringle had made on
the creek which was then called
Halker's creek. John Radclin and
William Radclin also settled on this
stream. These comprise all the i'm
proyements which were made on the
upper branches of the Monongahela
In the years 1869 and 100.
At the close of the working sea-
y
turers returned to their families on
the South Branch. and when they re-
turned to gather their crops found
them entirely destroyed In their ac-
sence the buffalo had broken down
the fences and eaten all the corn
This mfshap delayed the moving o.
their famllIes until the fall Of lf1V,
and from this time dates the per-
manent settlement of the country
In the year; 177l Captain James ss
Booth and John Thomas settled on
Booths creek on land that was al
forwards owned by the Martin
family and others shortly followed.
Captain Booth was afterwards killed
by the Indians and his loss was Sc
yerely felt by the Inhabitants IN his
neigh borhood.
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part of explorers consisting of John
MerrIck. Samuel Cottrill. Andrew
CottrfIl, Levi Douglass and Sofia
Hickman, encamped on Ann Moores
run near the present town OF Graf
SELF in Clark district
They were engage g hunting and
looking out for lands upon which
to make permanent settlements. on
New Years day 1772 they turned out
to hunt, and passing south through
the low gap where Lemuel %. Holden
afterwards lived LOT 81 may y lSeAAs z.
and near there Killed a bear and
several turkeys.
Herds of BuRalos.
On the little bottom where Brushy
fork empties into Elk creek their
dogs discovered herd Of Ruffalo
and in a short time the hunters had
killed seven Of them One of the
largest of the herd being fatally
wounded In attempting TO escape
down Elk creek fell dead into the
bed of the little stream that puts
into Elk below the mouth of Bushy
fork. and lay in such a position that
thew could not pull him out. and ne
was left to lie there with regrets tnat
them for some time.
The party renamed in this camp
all winter and were vis&@d by a
friendly Indian who hunted with
them for sOmem time.
They discovered the abandoned
camp on the West Fork river OF
Robert Lindsay. a trapper, and also
where he had made one or more
canoes toftransport his furs down TO
Fort Pitt.
In the spring of 1872 they select
ed lands on which to establish per
manent homes. Andrew Cottrill To-
Gated his claim and built his cabin
at the ste OF their camp. on Ann
Noore,s run where sGrassellf IS now
located Samuel Cottrill lust east OF
where Clarksburg now stands, near
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