The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-09-29

for fifty cents a pound. knew that
flour had been brought from St. Croix
as had met the same Frenchman on
the trail with a big pack on his back.
He told me that he had 100 pounds of
flour on his back and that as soon as
he got that to Superior, he was coming
back with his dog team for another
load. I did not see him on his second
trip but was told at the lumber camp
that he had been there for more flour.
Kingsbury told me that he had
learned from some Indians that there
was plenty of flour at Grand Portage
and he wanted me to make a trip there
with him. agreed to 60. He secured
a large hand-sled on which we drew
my boat from Minnesota Point over the
ice to open water near Lester river.
From there we started to Grand Port
age.
Found Cheap Flour.
After passing French river, we saw
no one until we reached Grand Marais.
H. Godfrey and two other young men
whom I had seen in October, 1854, still
were living there.
At Grand Portage, Henry Elliott, wife
and family were the only white people
to be found. Elliott was in charge of
H. H. McCullough's trading post and
had been for three years. After saying
"Bijou, biiou'. few times, we asked
him if he had any flour that he could
spare.
"Yes,' he replied, IT have a hun
dred barrels over there in the ware
house. You can have all you want"
"What are you asking for flour
down here?' we inquired.
"Sixteen dollars a barrel,' he
answered.
We bought four barrels, all that our
boat would hold and give us room for
rowing.
We accepted an invitation to dinner
and Mrs. Elliott gave us such square
meal as we had not seen for many days.
After visiting an hour or two, we loaded
on the flour and started back. I
learned from some of the Indians that
the flour was selling to them for SIS
a barrel.
On reaching Beaver Bay, we found
Thomas Clark and three helpers plat
ting the TOWNSHIP. We left one bar
rel of flour with them and took the
remainder to Superior where it was
divided among those most in need of it.
st. Louis County Organized.
Some time in April, 1856, st. Louis
county was organized for judicial pur.
poses and officers as follows appointed:
Clerk of the court, J. B. Culver; sheriff
J. B. Ellis; register, R. H. Barrett;
auditor, j. E. Brown.
During the month Of May there was
a big boom on the North Shore in lands
and townsites. Richard Realf, civil
engineer. surveyed and plated the Vii
lage of Duluth. Vose Palmer and others
plated the town of Montezuma at
Sucker river. E. G. Clark, David A.
Currier, Charles Hubbard and others
plated the town Of Burlington near
Two Harbors. Geo. R. Stuntz and
others laid out Encampment. Along in
June, J. B. Bell finished building the
house that the picnickers started that
hungry Sunday in 1854 and called the
place Belleville.
Josiah Talmadge, one Of the stock
holders in the R. B. Carlton company
with Ben Gates and Ed Baker, was to
hold Clifton. Henry Smith with two
other Germans took claims on Smith
creek. Samuel Palmer and wife, with
Roswell H. Palmer, arrived at about
that time and were taken to Sucker
river.
John Mayher and others took claims
on Sucker bay and Stony Point. John
Morrison and family located at Knife
River. John Stewart with fourteen mer
took claims on Stewards river and
along the lake shore to Silver creek
Hugh Montgomery and man named
Flood took claims on Floods bay.
Wieland Brothers Arrive.
On one Of her trips in June, 1856
the steamer Illinois brought up the
Wieland brothers and several other
families, with their horses, cows and
other animals. They were landed al
Beaver Bay.
In July, 1856, Fred Ryder, one of the
preemptors around Duluth. built and oc
cupied the first house built in the vii
lage of Duluth. Some time in July that
year HOuGHly HILL route was eSCaD
lished from Superior to Grand Portage
and contract given to Thomas Clark
for carrying the mail. Post-offices
were established at French river
Henry Smith, p. M. Grand Marais, Fl
Godfrey, p. M; Grand Portage, H. H
Mccullough, p. nj.
I had the honor Of taking the first
mail through on that route. In August
Commodore Saxton, Lyle Hutchins and
others, plated the town of Saxton al
Two Island river. In October, w. G.
Cowell and others plated the town OF
Buchanan, where the U. s. Land-office
was to be located. Timbers were nicely
hewed out for five two-story buildings
Two were for use Of the land-office and
John Scott, Alex Mcintyre and Johr
Gatherer occupied the others as hotels
and boarding houses. A number OF
other houses were built and occupied
by laboring men.
Some time in November, 1856, R. F.
Jefferson, Ounce Allen, G. E. Martin
and J. B. Ellis were building some OF
the first houses in Duluth. G. E. Mar
tin and Others plated the town Of En-
dion at about the same time or, pos
sibly, in December.
In May and June, 1857, number OF