Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-04-26
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Origin of Dutch Hollow.
ll3y Judge Wilmottl


DutcH II0ll0N, an cay ANA large
lead ole producing Mining camp STU
ated one and : half miles east Of the
Snake Hollow "Potosi" Camp 1t was
first settled by Germans as its nomen-
clature would Indicate. Godfrey
Krelser and brother Adam Kreiser
were the first to settle in this terri
tory coming here from Dubuque in
1851. The news OF lead discoveries
here drew miners from Potosi, Du-
Juque and elsewhere. One of the first
to come was owen Mclaughlin in
whose saloon in POtosi Jim Grow was
murdered.
Some OF the Early Settlers.
Among other early settlers were
Mathew McClain, Spencer Palmer,
Mathew Preston CATER whom the
famous Preston Point diggings was
nanted), Davis Gillian, John Hall,
Ludwig Schwab, Francis Mueller,
Peter Ort, Feter Fecht, Francis, Peter
and Joseph Pluemer, the Redmans,
Philip Gross, Theodore Gehlen, Thorn
as Morehouse, John Sumner John
Eolander, John Siepker, George Lieb-
fried, John, Johan and Anton Rupp,
John and Stephen Wallenhorst, Peter
and Joseph Blindert, Jefferson TOu-
loose and others.
New Arrivals Began Building.
The new owners got busy and log
cabins were soon dotted over the ter
rltory Gotfried Kreiser built the first
log house in the place and with his
wife and son occupied it for many
years. The son Jacob Christian, got
married and a frame dwelling was
built on the same lot. The old log
cabin was torn down and removed a
few years ago.
How The Miners SHRUBS taxed"
Adam Kreiser built a log house
down the hollow He was a butcher
by trade and supplied the miners with
meat. 1t was while ascending the
bmf opposite his cabin one day IN
search for wild game, he discovered
mineral in the grass roots, but it was
not in great paying quantity. Miners
going broke prospecting, went to this
side hill and " orked out mineral
enough for a few weeks gruJ stake.
The hill ever afterWard was and is
vet known as "ProvisiOn H ill.," 1t is
believed that not a foot Of ground nor
a rock on this patch, but what has
been TUNED over more times than
once in search Of the precious metal.
Two Families From "kaintuck."
Mathew McClain and Spencer Pal
mer were brothers-in-laW, both COM
ing from Kentucky. Palmer brought
family and McCIain with one son
John, II years of age John went to
California in 1850 and after a period
there he returned to POtosi. He mar
ried Miss Anna Rupp, and settled on
a tract of land near Dutch Hollow,
and opened up a farm The log cabin
lie built on this tract is still standing
and occupied. He later sold this land
10 Anton Buckmiller and purchased
large tract OF land in the adjoining
Gown Of Paris Here he made large
farm, and raised fine and interest
ing family He died at an advanced
age e ght years ago.
Some Border PiGaSantrieSo
Peter Ieng and Peter OFT both came
with families. They were brothers.
in-law, and later became rivals in the
saloon business Zeng built a large
tW0-stoIy log building on the corner,
using the lower part as a saloon ana
living rooms and the upper part as
dance hall. In this dance hall many
pleasant evening was spent and some
genuine old-time fights took place, not
tongue fights, but knockout fights
consequences On one memorable oc
cas.on a fracas happened at a gather
ing OF this kind, when a tenderfO0t
unused to border scenes and western
customs would have imagined the in
nocents were all about to be
slaughtered
bad Men Break Up Dance.
Sam ana Henry Redman were two
notorious characters living in the
little hamlet and when under the in
!.ucnce OF liquor were bad actors and
had no respect for the civllitieS of
life They were present, as they had
been before, dressed in a peculiar
fashion of their own, wearing red
flannel shirts, open at the collar, and
without coat or vest Around their
lons was girt a miners belt in which
each carried a large hunting knife,
ready to tiay a deer or scalp man as
the occasion might present. The girls
swung to their partners and whirled
in the giddy evOlutiOns of the waltz;
while the strong, but gentle arms
which enCOmpassed their lovely forms
we've ever ready to fall with ponder
our might on him who dared to sup
plant them in the smiles OF these
angelic objects Of their alteration.
They smiled, perspired, and tcld the
measure OF their love with laughing
eyes and gentle pressure of the hand
when all at once the scene was
changed. Big, loud, uncomfortable
oaths flew thick and fast and the place
became suddenly blue with the pro-
family OF these ntruders. The girls
painting, trembling, and in utter dis
may fed down the stairs from the
room and were as quickly followed
by their moro courageous. but not less
discounted comUanions
How Peace Was Brought About.
The candles were eXtinguished and
darkness brooded over the scene. The
Redmans had sprung a surprise and
were the sole possess0rs OF the place.
They whooped, hallowed, danced and
sung their songs. and on the light he