Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 46

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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The first Staty election was held on the Erst Monday in August ef iho suue year, miul Jonathan Jeunings was elected Goreruur.

Among atber prominent men living in Brouk ville ute Wtn. MeClure, George Berry, noted for his ineindry of events nud lus ability antl tvilling- ness to relate Ihrin, aml Julin Hoberts, nut early settler mund enterprising

Laurel, u thriving town of 1,txK1 inlubitants, is suunted on the Cincin- unti & White Water Valley Railronil, fifteen miles northwest from Brink- ville, and tour miles southeast from Connersville.

Hero aro I churches, 1 grist will, I ilistillery, I school-bouse, I newypa- per, and the largest trude in building stoue in Southeastern Indian. The quarries in the vicinity are almost iurthaustible, und the stone of a wperivr quality.

The old White Water Valley Caunl affords abutudom water for hydraulie purposes.

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Dllenburg, situated in the smithiresteen part of tho county, auny from Buy rulroad, and contoming but about 404 people (permanent residents), is Ili vent of a large Roman Catholic school, immense church billings, and uh extensive uwolen manufartury.

l'unklin Cumity t'es uot behind in patriotic wink during the war of the refu'llinn.

I furnished fin suldiers' bounties, $474,2016, for the relief of sollnis' families $7,att.oh , for miseRanvous milit ny purposes, 54, 70; 32; in all, $284,983.8T.

JASPER COUNTY.

This county was named in house of Bergenul Jasper, uno of Murjon's gubunt inen in The duyenf the Rerolution, Il lusthe seuged from the Illi- Huis Stah line, in the narthurestern part of The Stute, Thu greu is about 630 square miles, and the juquilation in 1870 was 1, 344.

Tin soil in the warth und northeastern gents is sonily', with interspersing low pranies, ridges und knalle "The southinistera part lins n gently rolling Forfore abd is mich up of Ieatile prairie.

The Kunkukre Houss along the northern loomdory in ny ulmost unbroken Bolitile, and the Iroquois River drains the mure sontbein portions, il hiring in This rounty That the streams forming the envy frel their jumtion. There ar nummoms indications of nennt river lads along the divide which sep. hrales Ihr valleys of the Kankaker und Irannois Rivers. These are from three to turkey hundred fest in width, and low ridges of white and yeller Bir] uro found on either hund, In the best sail uf thise ilpressions hier ich is found, alsu ulate uk and Jurkany. Giures of timber are also formil ning the strenmes, und espremlly on the Knukaker, nlung which is fouil a strip of timber frum onr lu In miles wide, groning in a ileh seil. Much of Ilm sneluer, especially' ho thr uurthern part, is rorered with ouk openings,

A number of medicinol spring, aro Gonul wear the county sent, among uluich ard some varellent one's of white sulphur An Artesin well hny treu enuk juel sunth of Rensselaer, lo n depth of SiRI firl, mind din liniges a large colme of sulphurelled waler. In plures inlammalle gos rsenpe. from fis- Hurry in Ilne Fork+ and from wells. Friralemn is found in the lincestini formation nenr Rousseluer, und ns umoh us seroral galluus linve heen goth- rrudl fun nells. Itimmen huy also bien fiind, Int neither in paying gunulilies, as the oil diffuses it- elf too quickly in the purans Inuestone fie al. lan af ils profilahle rollerhon ur the formation of bitumen in julying quan- flie« The entini wannty is nudlerlaid with hurstone of the Upper Silurinn uge. From the surface unterap of this, miclient hun An Toral nso is harned. The sund rock in the runnly is of good quality mel well adapted for leibling poirjm44, Rug noburo of rarillent quality exids, on the uren in which it is final coolums wier 6, 000 nerrs. The bulk of ore are usually front fire la six inches thirk, though said to attain in some places n thick- ILY44 uf from Inte lu Ino and a half feel. The ore is gruerally found ahout Iww or three frot belar the surfare. I hny heen shipped in considerable quantities in Imes prist, lott inring to high rules of frright, digging itus alendied There is andonlyfully on hamonse source of wealth in Ilirgo leeds, h luch in the router of time will be developed.

A mand four tailes uentheart of the county seat, on thu Iroquois River, is the unity retir of the Mannd Bilders so for unticed in the county. It is ulmtil turly fert in thnmeter, nel some ten fel iu height, Shells, bones nul nyhe's mr foupel in it by digging. Spenr amal urpour heads of strange forms me also found in n fer luculitis,

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The lerifour nais melded in Jasper Phimty belonged to the Poffanalo. me lilins, until teded hy them to the P'med Sinles, In common with n large extent id enuntry in Northern Indiuna. The Iroquois uns then, ns nuty,

sallivulil by the ludians, prinrally smutill in mien, though some of them un Luded as tinh as ten or RDert us uf Ind. Om of these luigi fields nun near nlmio noir is the reddrum of Jured Benjauon, four noirs nesl of Rensselaer, and nother on the Mullull pluer, nkom seven miles irrsl, The Angor grous, further down the Iraquojs, mire nyed by tho Iudinuq, iu The spring, lor monking mufle sugar.

høring the Bluekbunk nar, a houd uf linckaper Indinhs, some fire linb- dred in hoher, come into what is noir dusper Canuly Their rhnuge of bunte was dne In their fear of the Saes. This band unchi ils home wear the jon at site of Rensselaer, mel hunted in the country mound awl to the 11.4l ns fur na the Illinois liuv. These Indluns were rery pesciulde, giving Ily ahile fern hul little Iranble und maintaining prelly good order nmong themselves inles maddeund with whisky. They remained for some In.

Thi' hrst nhitr arliler's in the ernital port of the cumuls, As How cujisliluteil, of ulneh There is any neonl, urre George Culp and Thoums Rmille, of Virginia. In their ixpedition into this pinrt of the State, they must Justin W. Murris, u Gray's Turern, on the Tipprennve. Morris had just uangdeted surveys of this region, nud mhised the Ino land hunters lovisit the "ogky' of the Iroquois "Culp aml Handle followed the Prullerid udvini, und, Inking the Alen frail, emue lo William Houshoes, mar ithal is nun Francesville, where, il germs, hu hud settledu short time before. They then birned irest, in ureor dume with the dirretions givou ky Morris, and fillaned The first upon prairie, until this raum lo the Hanging Grore, in tho Ionuship uow bunun by that mure. This nas in Sridrmhis, 1834. Iln tiro jebeers found no selltempos west of what is not the Pulaski County lim. hal Thry visited the mapils of the Iroquois, or "Rockn tac," as it tras then kimin, and alen the forks af the l'inkamink. The " forks" were finally »rivelvil us n fuline haute, mul to thut plare they removed in May, 18-16. In Ihm Animer uf ESMi, They were cheered by the arrival of Juhn G. Purkison and HErmr Barkley, with their families, followed by the Rerds, Prices, Casus, Burgel4, Anthridges, Breves and Shunuabaus, With the Parkison Tuunly camur Thy nidor ul Simon Krutan, the noteil froutiersmun uf Ken- lucky , her ilaughter, the nifr af I'mkimin, is subl to have been the hrat winte rhibl long in the city of Cincinnati. Mrs. tientub irns a resulout of Jaspor Panuly until the fium of her death, about 1848,

The next selfieuint in the conuly n'es wunde on the Iroquois, west of The presrut sito of Reussrlars, mund nt ihn Inst named poure, by a pruft rin- sirling of lohu Nunhs, his sun Darid nul iloughier CHou, then ibilitrin, nud Joseph D. Yrawan mul wife. The party come in au ox Irum, fallom ing up the north bank of the Iroquois until they reached the rapids, where now afureels thu rouuly touru. They urrired in the fall of 1830, nud remmined al The Rapide for about six nerks. Yevmuh raised his rubin neur where the ihre bridge na+afterward built nud completeil il nboul the lot of Decrt- ber, thul bring the first bahilation Pricled on the site of Rrusselner. Nunles aud the others settled further dinwro the ritmi. As Tote us the spring of 1847, the ludinns still firqui uled the vicinity of Yeomnu's house for the purpose of hishing. Their camp any near u here the grist-Drill sinuds. They fished with puddles which irere used lo throw the fish out of tho unter nud upon the bruk. They sermed lo prefer the ilog-fish lo niny other kind, oud exchanged the bass, Inken by them for brral, al Yeoman's house.

Yeoumu's farm extruded orer the sie of Rensselaer from Weslun's Grare lo Angelica sirrel, llis first urighbar was William Mallett, who

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made a ruim on the southwest side of the river. This was aberwand Inken mirny from Mallatt hy the location of in Imliun Annt of his elni o.

The hrst irhite child born in The county trus Murgarel Mallatt, after- ward innried lo Juhn Hunry.

The hist mminge uns hefor the organization of the county, und look place in the Kenoyer settlement. The contrarting porties were E'rosnili4 Smith and Mary Mulluft. The crrrmouy was performed by n cermain Syhire Jones, living on Mud Ping ('rerk, some thirty miles mirny, and the inurringr lieinse uns procured al Williamspoil, fifty miles ilistoni.

The host death in The intent community u as of alrs Herbiri Ouren.

The find sermen ciet preuchest in the county was at the house of Widar Thomas, by n Methodist minister numet Walker.

The first ministors in the county, of the Baptist Church, wero Ellers Josef'ı Price anıl Summe) Benjamin.

The first Presbyterian minister was the Rer. John & Willumson, of Mouticellu.

The first Presbyterian Church was built in Rensseiner, and is sult in use. The first Muitohist Clough af uny prufension in the county l'as alsu nl Rensselaer, and was Imilt in 182, Imf n short time before That of the Presbyterians. Thr Rer. Thomas M. Chesont was the first setitre and resi- deul immishur of nur denomination, mid presiiled over Iln P'risbyterinn Church al Rensselaer

The fire school house in the county n'as in the " Forks" selflement, casl of Itensselaer. The building was rrecled in IS.JS, nud way ghont birelve ley fourteen feet. 11 stvoil on the farm now onued hy Amfrei 3. Bred, The best teacher was Willing A. Webshir Another school house, ereried sherlly after, uus on the Mehrerer ploce, in the Blue lirass settlement, wortbivest of Reusselarr.

The find physician in the county uns Dr. John Clark.

The first grist-mill in the runuly is still stamling ol The fool af the Inpids, in Rousselner. 11 wus ereetid by James C. Von Rensselaer, und hırgan »porrations in 1610 This mill uns, ut thr lime, The best northwest of Lagenusport. A un named Perk built n will some distuman below Van Kunstler & establishment soon after, but was ruined ler the litigation rhich ensued belisreu hintsrir and the latter, growing out of n dispute over the irdler pourr.

POLITICAL HISTORY.

Jasper County was organized in 1838, in urrardance with hb act of the Legislature passed during The session of 2504-36, and was un bundled in & lidl of 14 other counties in Northern Indinun, for the organization of which prorision ins made of the sunie fitne

Jis homularies Then included The present counties of Newlan nud Benton, ns itell us Insper County proper. This Inrgr and sparsely mhabited nrea of Ilurteen hundred square miles, including, in the southern pertion, sale of the finest lands in The State, uns thin a for stretching wild, dotted here and thenne by a solitary rabin, nul The Indians tomuied altaost nodisturbed io all directions. The northern part of This territory was Ihn called Nenton, and The southern part Jasper ; the diriding line belireen the Ino paris iras not fur from Rensselaer This dirision was ouly untinnl, bon- erir, uml it is not necessary to ruusihr the history of the Ino couunies npnrl, nutil Newton was sepurilely organizel, in Ish0.

The first meeting of the County Commissioners was held at the resideme of Rubert Mexander, in Parrish Grorr, within the present limits of Benton County, and nearly thirty wiles sonth of the present comily sr.l. The Commissioners, nl Their mission in Jimunry, 1938, ordereil that The Courly should Thereafter be held ut the house of George W. Spithr, provided, Dint The mujurity of the waters of l'ibr Tonnship;m which Parrish Grove ins situated) he in favor of the same The majority of the Pine Township volers ilid derlure themselves in furor of the remoral, and accordingly the primi- lire conriy of Thise unrly Jny's were thereafter hehl al the residence of George W. Spitfri, in whot is now Irognois Township, in Newton County. The Irinpomiry ruunly sent al The Spiller enlun was half n imle south of Lynn 4 mit), and roule were held there for srirrat forms nulil the removal of ihn fiul of justice lo Heassolner, which nay, honever, first known by the uome af Nerten.

Itne of the first Ironsartiuns by the Commissioners nl Their inceting in March, 1839, uns the division of Newton County, ur what iens more properly Nenton Tomuship, mulo firo lowrushins. All Ihn ferrilory north and irest of The Temquois Biter uns erected into a lowuship and nmued Neulon ; the re- minder nus umued linkamiuk An elvelum ius ordered Ihr Muy Ist, 1839, in Inse lito lon uships, unul the house uf atoseph D. Yrammnu, iu Nu IT- lon forushijo und thul of William Douahoe, in Fiuknunink Tonnship, were ummed ns roling plures

The members of the first Board of Commissioners urre Joseph Smith, Fredmick Krnoyer nud Amys White. The first Clerk nas tieorge W Spiller. The fret Axsociale Judges irere lamrs T. Timmons and Multben Terwilliger.

Thir firal session of the Circuit Court tras hell at the house of George W Spiller, near Lyon's mill, in trhml is now Neirlou County. The presiding Juilge iras the lon. Isac Naylor, Joseph . Wright, afterirugil Garernur of the Sinte, und the incumbent of many ofher offices of Ienst and honor, nny the first prosecutnr.

Anong ofber nitorneys present at Ibis first term of ennrt was Rufus A. Lockwoud, nflmuuri nu alfarney of much note. It was he who sueersy. fully medaljished The cloim of Juhn C. Fremont to the Muriposo estate in California, for which be received n fee of $1in, one4.

Judge Nuylor held his conrt in a room sixteen feel square, the floor nf which nas laid nith hewn puncheons. This not only serimil As a cauri room in day time, lunt nas mude lo do serrier is n sterping room for the Juilge, jury umul miryers al night, niso.

"The first rrimiun) indielments were for minor uffeuses, such ns assuult obil bollery nudl the like, abd eren iu these the defeudauls either eachpord hial ur jeff for more congenial lucalities hefore nrrest. The hral ditoreu case isas thul of Louisa Barr against Andien Ihrr. The first cause ou the ciril ducket was that of Hepsey Montgomery, administrafrix, Ya. K. Buon.

"The first session of The Prolude Court iras Field February, 1839, and thi entire business is contained in the short rerord then ionde : " Adjaurueil- Iberr being no Imsiness before the Court."

The primnuteul seal of juslut was, about This time, located nt what is unu Brusselner, but then called Newton ; and Ihi first Term of Circuit Court WYus held their in April, 1840. The first grand jury, drown In serve ol the preseul caunty seal, was composed of the following vaters: William

İkmahoc, Hluunninh Hewelt, Wrsboy Spiller, Bohort Mallall, Lewis Elijah, Willinmu Gillam, Willinm Darun, Joseph Wnulary, Georgr Culp, Thomas Tinimous, James Reed, James Brown, Audren Richey, Joseph D. Yeoumn nul Samuel Benjaunn.

The hinpotury court house was a small lug biulding on Augrlira shirrl, Drnr nhere afterwurd stood ihn Barton residence.

"The hest marriage license sens issued to Inmes Loey auil Mulikitu Blue. The first ralate for which letters of milministmilion were issard nas thul of John Wolf. Iln first administrator appointed uller the organization of the couuly uus Ellis Clifton.

The temporary log court house was replaced about 1815 by a fruing sirneture which slund cost of The present pubhe square. This was followed by n brick court house ou the ade of the present hilling, vreeled in 1867, at n cost of $12,000. lu Nuvemher, 1864, this was destroyed by hre; n portion of the old walls were used in the ereeliou of the court house now

The first jail was built in 1817 by George W. Spiller, nho rereired fur his nork 40 lols. The building wua of logs, and was destroyed by fre in 1860. Siuce that tinio There lins been no jil in The county.

The County Agricultural Society Ina hell four annual fairs, mul hing n lirruty-acre fuir-groundl near Reussleur, The President of the ussorintion is George II Brown ; Secretary, Ira W. Yroman.

The county offices nre filled af in esenl (1876-76) hy the following in- comments: Auditar, Henry A. Barkley, Clerk, Marion I. Spiller; Tiens- urer, I.qumrl C. Jauns, Sheriff, Lewis 1. Dougherty ; Surreyor, Daniel B. Miller; Reroriler, Hurrey W. Wond , Superintendent, antir's 11. Sunildy , Commissioners, Samtiel MeCullongh, Hirurgu Kessler mul Frederick Hovor. The senulovinh and ripresentalive ilistmiels to which Jasper brlongs nye represented in The Legislature by Heoigr Majors mul George Il Brown, hath residents of The county.

An assorintion of ell peltiers iros farmeil in 1876, and a meeting held in The grove north of lured Benjamin's, Orlaber 1. Willinin K. Inrkison Way elveleil I'resilent, mul Johli MrParly, of Noirtun Couuly, Sverelury.

The fidlowing list gives the names id'innny of the old selfters, mil the unmber of years they linie resided in the cunuty at this time (18751: David Noules, 41 ; A. W. Bingham, m; duckson Thegtes, 10, Mephen Noules, 89; W W. Murray, 30; S. 1 .. Sparling, 30, S. It. Benjamin, 38; Wm. K. Parkison, #4; Thos, Robinsmm, 37; Jured Ronjamin, 47; S. C. Honnuomil, 37; 11. & Buikluy, 87; Juseph Spobling, an ; Thus, R. Barker, 36; Nathaniel Wyatt, 30; Willis 3. Wright, 36; William Dougherty, 36; Malinila Suatter, AD; Anne Noweles, 40, Mrs, Augustus Binghum, 10; Mory Welsh, 39 ; Julia R. Sperling, 39. Bizi Martin, 88; Rhoda Ernin, 38; M. Robinson, 38; Phrbo Nawles, 37; Mury Yorkison, 87; Sarah Boico, 37; l'ermelin Cookerin1, 36; Minerra Wright, 30; Elizabeth Renjmuin, 35.

In This list are some trho, by changes in The county and the organization nf Newstou County, have been brought within the jurisdiction of The lost- uamed.

THI' P'ITAS.

The best paper printed in the county nay the daspor Banner, hy lohn MeCarthy, who hegan The isme ut Rensselor whont 1854. MeCurthy con- tinned until the outbreak id the war, and the paper ceased The Bone u'ns a neutral paper when started, but som joined the Democratic party. In 1856, Davis & Sullivan started the Brusselair Gazette us n Republicsa paper. Sulinwu soon left The enneern, and Davis contiuned the Gazette until ISol, when it was sold to Aller & Spencer. In n few years Jauns Spencer, nf the firmn, nsenmed entire calliol, onil in 1866 sold an inlirest lo J. A. H. Green. The nme irus changed lo Jusper Signal, and soll 10 R. B. James shortly after. James changeil the name to Prairie Telegraph, ond sold to Hurare E. Jums in ISH8 " In the meantime, Healy & Keiser, in 1×67, had slarlidl the Frogums Peats. Tho Telegraph and Prest nere con- solidutvil, in 1868, umler tho namo of Rensselner Cuma, Hurnie E James nınl Joslinn llenley, edilors. Healey retired iu 1875, und Inmes is now sole eilitor. The paper is milependent iu anlilies.

The Ansper Republican uns started in 1814, by Churles 31 .Johnson, H is Republican in politis.

Tbe hrsl jiaper junildlished in Renouglon nas started in 1872. 11 15As the Remington Juurust, Fil. Do Forrest ins the editor. The Journal died in 1874, und hns bren snececiled by the Remlingenu Recard, A. J. Kill, editor. Thọ Guard wns publishedl nt the ennw place, hut suspended in a frir moulls.

This place wus laul ont and selerfull as the senl of justice shortly after the organization of The county, und the first sessiaus if court nere held linie in 1810. The lown hus n fiur site on the Iroquois River, and is y yniel und, in com respeils, an nifinetive country villuge, The Iroquois uns dlomined al nu early day, and uffordled a fine water-power, irhich wos utilized by a smir-mill and two grisl-mills, and This, in itself, nin+ quite an inducement lo selilers winn Ilse conrenieuces were feir und far hetwren. The lown had, in 18To, n population of six hundred aml seventeen inhahitnuts, and is n plare af ennsjuerahle bilsitiess.

The original jnoprietor of The pilnie ins Innn . C. Vnn Rensselaer, a ile- serwInnt of the wealthy New York patroon family of thul nanie. He come West alront 1838, with iln hope ilund hur could here latill up n large estate. le purehinsid some thousands of' aries of loml, and had the muine af the loun rhnuged from Nontun to Rousselner His high hapes irere nol real- ized, The will, which is still dinindling, and which he huilt, involred u large expenditure of maury, and brought in rery unroger returns, white bis lunds roso in ruhe reis slunly, if nt all, for many yemis, The old gentle- man hrs tmnried in the Tedbyleriun iemelery. nul his family reinrueil to the East.

The hrst prencher who held services in The luun uns Knoch Long, af the Methodist Church. The first sehaul fonher who falloired his rulling in the place May Crorgi W Spiller, iu 1840.

The first wedding celebrated was that of Filwurd Dyer muil Elizabeth Barr

The low'n wus incorporated nearly thirty-three ; enys ago, but The charler ins forfeited by non-user, and the lowru was then reincuiporated in 18il. The present Town aflirers (1876-70) ure ns follons : Trusters, Juhn Haley, 1. Il. Longhridge, Ira W. Yeoman, l'eler Rhodes nul J. D. Hopkins; Clerk, N. W. Reeve.

Rensselaer has a grailed school, in charge of l'raf. Antes, and churches belonging to the Methodists, Presbyterians, Bapdials und " Disciples." The tonn supports n hank nod o number of stores. There is also n cousit. erable business hansneled in real estate, for the sule al which a number of offices harr heen calablishedl.

This town, with the county seat, mukes np the total of business louns in Jugper county. It is situated near the suntheru burder, oud contained, in 1870, n population of 300 inhabitants. H is the market place for n Inrgo arco of The fertile prairie surrounding it, und is growing fast. Hemington iros loid out when the Logisport & Sinte Line Railuns was located, hy desse IL. Fordyre, oud is now the leading town in the county, both us regards busi- nesy uml inhabitants. The loan was inearparnied iu 1872. The present city officers uro: C. W' Huitley, S. A. Morgon undl .J. B. Shuffer, Truslers : T .. B. Jeffries, Clerk. There is a fine nuion school house under the rhurge af l'rof, Neece, aud church Imildings hme beru ererled by the l'irshylerinal. Baplists, Methodists mind Calholics, An agricultura] soriely nas alarted iu 1875, nhudl one stressful foir has been held neur the town. Reunugian has, in the nuy of business hnuves. a large number of well-stocked slures, Ina stenut rirealors and u bank.

LAKE COUNTY,

Lako Couuly is the extreme northwestern county in the Stule. li is bouuden on the north by Lake Michigan, on the west by Illinois, on the south by the Kankakee River, and ou ily coal hy Porter County. The ares is, in round numbers, 600 square miles. lu INTOile population was 12,852. The urlhern port of the county along Luke Michigan is un nuproductin, sandy ponin, covered with dunrf pines and cednts. Somo six miles or tuinre lo the south, nud esperinlly south of Turkey Creek, There is n rich alluvial soil, while along the Koukakee River there isa bell about ilre mniles iu nulth of low und overflowu inarshes. In the more central pourla uf tho county. thore is a greul iniirly of surfuce consisting of rules, rolling nul level prairies, table lands, oak openjugs, und some henvy woodlands. The soil is equinlly diversified, mul minde of punire sand in some places, yellowish saml somenhnt prilnelive In others, white clay nud rich loam ngnin in other

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Jake I'ruivies arv rery beautiful, mul hare u wide erlebrity. The Runkukey drains nearly hull' the county ; ils shores-if such they nmy be culled- mming tu iches, are ordinarily inaccesible, and schlan seen except by tho nuod-mailter ar tho lonely Irupper, who, in pursuit of his enlling, vratitres fear raungh to bubold ity current hemmed in on each sile hy n wnle response of murah ninl water. The principal wihuluries of the Kankakee in the county ure Eagle, Cedur umul West Creeks. The tynfor sheil is near the ernler of the county. North of it we find the Calumel River, which, having in fi om Putter County, traverses the county alongn low, murray, murshy regint. Neur Blue Island, in Illinois, it turns and How's eastward until it hus nearly ngain reached the Porter County line, floning inan uhnost porullel routrar with Ilm upper part of its unters. This peculiar casinard und westward How' is occasioneil ky the rulges in the northern purt of the county, The only important Inbatary of the Calmmuel, in Lake County, is Deep River, In ils eastern part. There ure serrmal lukes in the eubuty, the largest of which is Cellar Lake, southwest of Crown Point. his Inn nn! a half miles in length otel one mile in trinth, umil is n beautiful sheet of water. The name is derireil from the Red Cedars grinring upon its shores Wolf nul Berry Lakes, near the northwestern corner, are very near Together ; the former, which is the lunger of the pair, lies equally in Illinois and Indiann. There musul one time a project lo consienel here a barher for ressrls on Luike Michigan, and the plan was strongly urged upon the Legislature in 18Th, but failed to secure aufbeient support. The other lakes are named Sheehinn's Lake, Fineler's Lake, Lemon Lake und Inke Seren, The principal agrienl. lural proilnel is corn. Wheol, oals, poluloes, und the leuiling stuples are maisel in considerable quantities, and iron ore is found in the marshes.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 46

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472