Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 67

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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City Attorney-De Witt C. Justice. Street Commissioner-Julin Banta.


Councilmen-First Word, John F .. Barnes and Jolin Weiel, Second Ward, J. Il Tucker and Joyoph Culbertson; Third Ward, Hugh Ward and Joseph Green, Fourth Ward, A. R. Shroyer nnil Daniel W. Tomlinson ; Fifth Ward, A. B. Crampton and Joseph llenderson.


AHITUSHIN COLLEGE.


This institution is located on the commanding plateau northwest of the city, anil is the leading educational establishment of tho Universalists in Indiana, The college was named in honor of Joshua Smithsan, of Veray, who be- queathed two-thirds of his estato for its establishment. This was supple- mented by generous ilonations from Mrs. Smithsou and Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard, tho conilition in the gift of the last.named being than the college should be located at Logansport.


Tbe coruer-ytone of the capacious college building was laid May 9, 1871, and tho institution opened January 2, 1872. It has a fair prospect of future usefulness befaire it. Both sexes are admitted upon equal torms.


The Logansport Female College, under the patronage of the Presby. terian denomination, after an existence of some three years, was transferred lo another loenlity, early in 1874.


The first papor published at Loganspart was the Pottawattome and Miami Times. This was started Inte in August, 1829, by lolin Scott, who came for that purpose from Centerville, Wayne County. The Times was nol only the first paper in Cuss County, but the first ever published in Indiana north of the Wabash. The paper was eighteen by twenty two inches in size, neally printed, and independent in politics. The name was changed, in 1831, to that of the Car County Times, and the paper enlarged. Jacob Hall and P. A. Van Derveer were at ilifferent times associated with Scott in 1832, and the latter, in 1833, transferred the control to William J. Burns and his son, James B. Scott. The new proprietor changed the nanie to that of Logans- port Republican and Indiana Herald, and showed a more decided leaning toward the Democracy than their predecessor. The Republican and Herald died December 19, 1833. 1ts successor was the Canal Telegraph, by & Lay- selle. The first number was issueil January 2, 1834, and in August, Jobn B. Dillon, of Indianapolis, became associato editor and publisher. The Telegraph was devoted to Henry Clny, and assumed the name of the Logansport Canal Telegraph in Norember of the same year, Hyacinth Lasselle took S. Lasselle's interest in 1836, the namo was changed to Logansport Telegraph, und under that title conducted by the two proprietors until 1842. Dillon then retired Lasselle continued the publication until 1849, when he went to Washington, and the paper ceased.


The Telegraph being a Whig paper, the Democrats, in 1337, induced Jesse C. and David Douglas tostart tho Logansport Herald. The first number was issued August 1, 1837, and the last July 20, 1841. With the material of the Herald, James Scott began the publication of the Wabash Gazette, November 10, 1849, mud discontinued it April 24. 1844. H. P. Biddle wrote the editorials.


The Democratic Phoros was established by Samnel 4 Hall, July 14, 1844. He continueil hiv connection with it until January, 1860, and was succeeded by Rufus Mingee, after an uninterrupted career of nearly n quarter of a cen- Inry. Mr. Magee disposed of his interest in the Pharos lo a joint stock company, July 1, 1876. The present editor is A. R. Bell, Esq., formerly of the Indinnapolis Dady Union. Tho Pharos has been issued as an evening daily since August 1, 1814, and has also a weekly edition. It nas also issued ox a daily for a short time in 1800~1.


The Logan Chef was published as a Whig paper, from February until Detober, 1844i, by Murphy & Keeler. In Isi'l, on the 21st of April, Thomas It. Bringhurst began the publication of the Logansport Journal. I iras Whig in politics until the ilissolution of that party, since which it has been Republican. In 18H, Bringhurst sold to %. & W. C. Hunt, who in turn sold 10 D. P. Baldwin, the present proprietor. James T. Bryer, Esq., osgnmed editonul control in IST", and has continued with the paper until the preseut fitur of writing.


The Logunsport Daily Star may be said to date its existence from July 23, 1878, at which titue W. [l. Smith and J. H. Hall became proprictors. Before that it bail been issued merely ns an advertising venture, but the new managers went to work with a will, und have established the Star on its present basis. The paper is n morning issue, hus the Associated Press dis- patches, and is independont in polities, with a leaning toward the Republican party: The present managing editor of the Star is Joseph W. Bingham, formerly of the Indianspolis Press. W Il. Smith is general manager of the establishment.


The Sunday Chronicle was started .April 16, 1876, II. J. MeSheely, editor. The Post, by Rudolph Worch, Ins established in 1873. It is the only German pupor in the city, and ends the list of publiestions iu the place.


Of the papers begun within the last few years, And suspended, the most untablo were the Daily Tuner, eilited hy Thomas H Bouham, W. II. Smith noul others in INil, amit the Sun, started in 1872, and edited principally by W C. Moreno, Daniel Bennett, S. Jncobs and others.


The only towns of considerable note in Casa County, besides Logansport, fre Galveston, Walton, Royal Center and Waverly The three first named uro of about 600 population each Waverly's population is less. Considera- ble trade of a local naturo is carried on in these plncos. Galvestou sud Walton each supported newspapers fur u short time.


ALLEN COUNTY,


This county lies next to the Ohio line, amt is the third county from Michigan. It contains about six humtred and seventy square miles, and, in IST0, bnil n population af 43, 428. The soft varies is to prounetiveness. There is considerable wet prairie, notably that stretching nlong ibe Taledo, Wabush & Western Railway in the western part. This class of lunt can only bo rectuimed at great oxpense, but when once ftted for cuhiration it is inexhanstible. There is a luige oxteul of river bottom in the county. Some of the npland is rather unprodnetive, but the bottom lands, as well As a greater portion of the county, nre capblo of producing large crops.


The county is well watered by the Maumee, which is formed by tho meeting of The st. Mary's and St. Joseph's Rivers nl Fort Wayne. A siugu- lur feature in the junction of theso water courses is the fact that the united stresuns ton bark into Ohio, where their head wrotery are found almost in parallel courses to those through which they reached the point of contiur uee.


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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.


HISTORI TUNING THE LETSPH ASH INDIAN WANY,


The ently history of Allen County nud the Dulitair post ut Fort Wayne is uf ture than ordinniy interest und impailunee, It is intimately con- negled with the early afrance of civilization into the large expanse of Territory drumed by the Maumee, Wabash, St. Joseph's uml SI. SInry's Itierra, mol, in the early ors, Foul Warne mul the juiste, which preceded] it, playedl nn nnimportant part in the military operations ihrected uguinst the primitive Imiliun inhabitants, the French, aml'afternurd the English, lu the north, with whom they were offen allieil for fuitjinges of ilefenie ond mutonl protrelion. The Pelohlishment of the French In Quehue, iu Hi08, unil thu luler extension of Their puoirer lo the hunke of the Wuungh, runde the irater rantes by the }Inutnee and Wubash u furorite chunnel of comuni- nientiun bri weeu Inke Brie mnl the Mississippi. The present site of Furt Wayne wns the key to the two rivers, upon which rumunientiun uns had from The lake to the Smallin est.


The entire cuminrre with all the Indian tribes huing on the Wnhush and Itp Three ritirs al Fort Woyor uns, from the enrhey establishment of limlere in the country, made Iriliuinry lo the power holling this gatrwny Troin the Mississippi lo the I'nst. The Trailers enmuir up the Mentace to the jnuction of the M. Joseph's and St. Mary & Rivers, thence Ony uen hy n puitage ilown the prairie lo Little Rirer, npan Ihnt strvin to the Wabash. The tunte uns ou a century and a half the princied one for the travel nnel Iratie af The country ilruined by the stirauis unmed, aml for nu inenpsiler- nble lerFilmis also lying lo The urst of theni.


His probable that Freuch Trailers had offen visited u here HIP noty Foul Wayne, Imelenon und Vincennes, m Pr one hamilreit mul artruly . hie renrs npo, mul that trading posts were establishedl nt these puts before the close ml the year 171, M. He Vincennes, the founder of the city benring lus umque, risited ilna point in 1705, and the enmur yeur errelel'a furt on the smith bank uf thr St. Mary's, not fur from the enun] aqueilnet. The English tonk porsission of the country after the defent of the French in Now Friner, ne near ns enn be learnal, in 1762. Their forl uns on the east siile in the St Joseph's. The very founilnions of these ancient out-posts in the w'iblirurss have been obliterated, mint their bile is ouly known front tho Inquiris Indeil inin ta us from oror a century ngo. The English garrison4 IMP not, Interer, ulwnys secure. Ensign llolunes, uho communded The post at the hem] of the Maumee, was killed Through treachery in 1764, mul ihr men, after The death of their lendri, surrendered themselves In the


Heurge Croghino, a sub-commissioner, uuder Sir William Johnann, visiled I'mit Mimni, As it lus then called in 1766. He enme by the uny of the Walsh frin the Thio Birer. lle gives tho length of the portuge between 1.utle Kter ond Ihr Mumture, nt Fort Wayne, us being inne oules in the dry Benson mind less than half thot at high unter. The Iteliun village, ou the site ul the eilt, is discribed huy Crophan ns consrling of heliveen forly ond lilly cabine, und nine ur Ien French houses, juhuintedl hy Frenehmen uho hud run nouy from lielreit. These renegades, he says, neir muzy, on l spepl luit of their titre m breeding mischief und stirring up the Inthians against Ilm Luglish, There nas ul thul finir no garrison al this point,


IONT IFAYNE AT THE CLONE OF THE LAST CENTUIL.


Before The United States touk formal possession of The place, the Iulians nhu umile il a furoritr pluee of residence ivere ilispoved oruuml the junction of The St .Joseph's mul St. Mary's ns follow's : Fifal un- the Minini rillage : this luy uhrro the Cult-Taber farm now is, und uns a furorife nludle of the Firuch Inulers The secoml village wns lir-ki-mun-ga, in the fork uf the St. Muty'a, uml un thr prevent site of the city uf Full Wayne, mul runsistent of thich libre tuhuluted by Minmais. The Shaunees inhulied For thiul til- luge, uhirh wus in the nurth bank of the Maumre, mul routined fifty-eight hausse, emdemeulel by n delchment living in ninetir hunsex on the quesput Allen County poor furm, on the St. Mary's, mul the ather, three miles uluit eighty-one honees in the three tillugos,


lu this inte summer of 1780, during the Revolution, nud shortly after l'lork's expeilition against Hnskoskin, a Frenchninn nameil La BolDie, fueited, nu dohill, br Clark's success The year hefure, recruited about sixty men al Minskaskin uil Vincennes. Three he leil against the English and French Trailers ul this point. Coming up the Wahreyh, ho junnugrd so well that he Inuk the loun ulmost by surprise but the Iruiters eluded hit, and, will the inhabitants, touk refuge in dight. EnBalmur plumirred the stores of Bir Irmilers wil Inuk whol was most valunlde in the place, And, after a short orenpation of tho lowu, retreated To Aboil Clerk, neur where il 18 Prawsunt hy the Wahnsh & Erie Canal. The inhabitants, curaged at Their ensy defenl reussembled in force, and fell upon The uilventurers, under the lewil nf Little Turtle, mil the result wns, thut La Butme und his followers, with sentir un exception, were mossaereil in the mgfil.


lu The Intfor part of 1700, the expedition uller Geberal Hurnur ninrrheil against the Inliuns, and culminated in u theastrous fiulure, near Foil Wayne. The forces reached the Miami rillages on the 16th of October, only In and that the inhabitants bnd ded IIn the 19th, Col. Hardin led & drtuchment ural of the ynuetion of thr. St. Joseph's umul St. Mary's, some miles. This emmund beenmo separated, and Nha allucked hy Lille Turtle, who fical The whites to retriel, with the henry loss of menrly one hundred MHP11. This contest, unt of the severest erer fought between whitey nnil Inilinus in Northeastern Indiana, look plner uenr Heller's Corners, where the GushEn Rond now crosses the Eel Ruer. Little Turtle, ibe leader of the Minmis iu the night, was one of the winst Hotnbile Indins of bis time, Hle uferward ilefinteil Gen. St. Clair, Nuvemtur 4, 1Tbl, unit hore a snburdi- anle purt ju the bottle of The Fallen Timbers, ngninst Gen. Wuyne. He lind opposeil the idea of fighting Wutne, in enuncil, gud Juul tu en reputed in emerquence from the elief e.nuwonil. Harmar, nfler one of bis iletseluments huil suffered aunt her bloody defeat, near the present site of the city, reltestedl, leuting the Indians in possession of the hell. They were not disturbed. lo nDy esteul, in this, uulil Wayne's successful campaign uguinst Them in 1701. Wayne's expedition, moving from Full Hetiauce, renched the Miami Yılluges September 14, 1594. During the following month the long-con- lejupilnted fort Has completed, where nou is the eastern portion of the cils of the se mute. The neu past was placed in cumminul of Lient. Col. Injulmuiek, che fired fifteen rouads in honor of its rampleton, and onmed the place Fort Wayne.


luintruuick retniued in commandl hl Fort Wayne until alny, 1796, when lu pinsseil down the Maumee. He afterwardl tuoh conunamil uf the post at livroil, From 1700 1o 1708, Col. Thofyns Hunt uns bintional here, mul commailed the First United States Tofuutry


I'ruce wus Inuinluined between the Indians uruthint Fort Wayne und the Uniteil Sinles until 1811 During this period the I'nr fraule foneishul, while large quantities of furs gathered hy The Traders al Vineelines unil nther plures on the Wabash, were sent to Detroit through this point.


TILITIES AT IONT RAINY


Vu the itb of June, 1803, Gon, Harrison, then Governor of ludiana Territory, inade n treuly, al Fort Wayne, with the chiefs amil hemil men of the Delinure, Shuunce, Pallauollowir, Erl River, Ku kupon, Pionkushal nut Kuskuskia Iribes of Indiune, uherein the latter cedel to the United Sintes 1, Lim,1HO perey of land


Gen. llarrison also made, Al lurt Wayne on The 318h of Sepleeiber, 160'4 a treaty with the Miami, Delaware, Pullnuitmuie. Shauner and Fel liver Tribes, irherein 2,4KM,,thin1 acres of lanil, lying principally on the southern side of the Walssh, brlow the month of Burcoon i'rerk, were ceded lo The United States.


FONT HAYNI HOMING THE HER or 1812.


In the snminer of IN10, 11 becijne midral lo Gen. Hurtison That Teentu- sch nul the prophet nere stirring up the Indians lo renen ed hostilities. Hle moule his preparations urrothingly. The plan of the Indians included the munessere of the Americans al Fort Wayne and other western frontier pails. This pinn, lumerer, uns n Gilure


The Tinlinus, notre for battle of Tippecanoe, came In Fort Wayne to recrire their minties from John Johnson, the Imlian Agent, Mouy of Them came fresh from the Imttle hebl, Init, by plonsible Inles, snececiled in getting Their money. Tremusch himself rome lo Fort Wayne in Deermhr of the sonir yeir (1811). His rumpirchensire schemes had been frustrated by the precipiinny of the Prophet, Init he planned further mischief still.


Thr nral yrar (1812), after the derborution of wur with Great Britain, IL mnastere of ihr gortison nt Fort Wayne wus filmuned by Teemusch, which wns lo inke jouer by the biret af September. The plot was discloseil by n chief uf the Pottunntoties to Antoine Bomhe, " French frodei, who linil been mlupled by the Muums, He, in min, informed Major Stickney, the ludim Agrul, al reported the fints In Capt. Rben, in conimunit of the garrison. This aherr uns intemperate aml unfilled for so imporinut u cunu- InnTu1, al Su critical u Jourture, ont fortme favored the lillle borul in the Turl. After u hint grige by n Inter nupil'r of Indians, the furt was refiereil, uh the linh of September, by Gen. llurrison, who suhanced from Cinemati with a heary furec ut Dlou mul Kentucky volunteers. The hufinns bent h precipitate retreat njom the approach of The nrmy, frst, however, birb. ing The United States stures mul the few durlings near the fort. The Julian> lost Turnly-fire muru during the seige, write the total loss to the garrison uns lun three men.


Changes were ut oner preferred ngusast When by Lieuts, Ostramler nud Curtis, u hich, upon intisligman, were Gommint In be time. Rheo, hy reason of lus mutranring years, uns allowed to resign instead of being ilismissedl.


Thr Iniliun rilloges for some miles nroundl Furt Woyne irere ilr-frayed, As urll ns the growing corn mul vegetables in the fields.


Delachtnent « were also seul inn against the Muini cillages at the forks el the Wabash, mul ibal af the Putinunlimnies, on the Elkhurt Ritet, near u here Goshen mur sinnils, Both were successful, ns was ulso nu expedition sent against billle Tutlle s hinn. tuenty miles mirthurest of the fart. Little Turtle himself' hierer, uns mot mulesteit, as hr hind brinn firm friend of the United States sinre the tedy uf Grermille.


The soldiers, iu order In better guard against Inlino attacks upon the forl in future, cleared theunilerbrush nround the fort for some ilistance down the Maumee, southeust us far as the resulence of the lule Allen llnmilton, westunrd as for ns to a here Furt Wayne College stands, and towaril the con. Buence of the SI. Mury quadl &t Just ph's ou the north. This open space in- cluded much of the city site, nud juni edl nn wlmirable safeguard against the sarage foc,


Gen. Hurmson honden orer his command to Brig. Gen. James Winchester on the 19th of September following the erents mmrrated, and started on his return lo l'iqna, INrio.


Winchester, with his urmy, moved down the Maumee. His expedition Terminated in i chisastrous delest, January 22, 1811, al Frenchtown, near the present site of the city of Votre, Mich.


The good effeit of ilestroring the tudinn villages and supplies in the vicinity of' Fort Wayne, us eurriedl oul hy Harrison in 1812, wns oppureiul the following spring of 1813; for the Indians, though baring orery inclination lo urge them on, retnumbed compuralicely quiet in this region, amit tbe gurri- SOD WAS not molested.


On the ith of June, 1813, 4 regimen of mounted volunteers arrit ml nl Fort Wayne, under Col. Richard M Johnson, who took command of the jos!, and uf those also on the . Anglaise, From Fort Woyne, this expedition passeil ou trestwohl, on June 8th, lo the Poftauntiomie rillnge of Fire Meduls, und relurbed lo Furt Woyne, uithout meeting uny Imliaus. A few days after- ward, dolmusson murched to thr relief ef Furt Meigs, doru the Maumee.


The bullle of the Thumes in Upper Cunodn, separated ibe Indiuns from Their allies, and nudle them desirous for peuce, Late in 1813, ive find them delivering up thelr prisoners al Fort Wayne, where they left hostages for their future good behavior. From this time henceforth, there were no ani li- lary operations or untiles in the vicinity of Fort Wayne. The muiu structure nt the post was replaced with new pickels in 1814, while the post u'ns in commanil of Muj. Whistler, and the quarters of the officers and mrn nere cit her rebuilt or repaired


Until the time of The evacuation, April 1;1, 1819, the post was frequentty visiteil by ludiaus, in large numbers. Although they indulged in many broils and fatal quarrels omang themselves, there was no organized ontbreak against the whites iu all that ItDie. There urre munny different commondanis at the post from the time of is election, in 1744, uutil ils evacuution, freuty. file years itelward After Rhea & forced resignation, in 1812, Cupt. Hugh Moore way in communiul until 1813. He ins superseded by Joseph Jenkin- son, who, iu turn, gare usy tu Joj. Whistler, iu 1814. Muj. Josinh II. Vone was the last conunudlunt, miel remained in charge from 1815 until the place


EARLY SETTLEMIM ANH POLITICAL |11STORY OF THE POINTI.


In The foregoing junges ue huur skeltheil, as fully as possible, the wlveut of the first explorers, mili rhinrers und Irulers to the beid inters of the Wu- bash and Mummer, as well as the unportant purt played by the military und Trading posts successively erreteil here by the French, English and Ameri- enns.


11 noir reunus to nulline the first beginings wul the growth in wealth of Fort Woyor from the time of the erorustion uutil uow, when the little out post in the ushlerhess hny growu iulu the third city of a great Ante. 11 has always, from the earliest Innes until noir, been the gateway for the com. merce from Lake Erie lo the Mississippi. A first the canoe, the pirogue way lines, which in one day Transport muore merchuwlise and proilnets Ihn ucie humillail by the Inudris nud Trappers iu u quarter of a century. Nol vuly buss Fort Wayne hehl its vun us one of the main points through which pusses the Inple lu umpl from The Sontbuest, but here the stream af fratel ninet cuitecice from the great Nuithw rat und The upper tokes crosers the old liur alung the Menuwuer uwt Wuhash, wws, incienging year by year, it hus over- sluduueil the udd munte first adoptul by the French missionaries ibil explurers.


The cotuls leading iutu Fint Wuyne ut the close of the Har of 1812 were mere patthis in the irumily-traces, its they siere called. Wayuu's Trace leil In the southeast, passing intu Ohio, not fur from irherr Low is Willshine. This offices, elr., ut Ohum, Iny in Ihit ihrritiun, There uns neo n Irnce lemling tu Furt Dearborn (Chicago); hnt in all that ilistance there was not n house visi- ble in 1815, nor imleril it duy uther point in Northern Inihann, except nl Furt Wayne ur itx immerhinle tirmil.


Juines Itiley, The funmler ut Willshine, Ohne, and the author of " Riley's Narrative," curryel fin the government the Imul where Fort Wayne City unu sintals, ns tell us most of the smithech pont of thr rounds, the ssthe living hern coled by the lonne Riley utiles that in 18)9 there irere less Ilnu flirte duelling lomais uromal Fojt Wayne. 1n 1620, he cisitel the place iu Noteniber, at The finir the lundfinns were juul their munities. 1In Those necusinns the price Has imnudled with u bites from miband, ubu 10mp for the purpose of Iruiting with the budiuns.


A luwit office niny established un Fort Wayne in 1822. Jumes llolinan, of Wayne County, uus minde Register, mul Samuel C Vinice, of Dearborn county, Iteceitel. The first sale ut muds bus hrbl on the 211 of October, 1823. The minimum prire uns fixed ut $1.25 per here. The land un which the selllers


hmd built, neur the fort, ins bid in by Messes. Bair & MtCorkle, whin divided The anine into the hushed muil eighteen lois, Inidl off by Kuliert Young, IL gar- voyul, from Piquu, Dhin, Julge Hanna afterward bonghi Burr & MrCorklo'n intriest


WIont al present constitutes the comuity of Allen ins, until ISIS, inetmler in Kunx County, and The county business was trabencheil at Vinerants In Thut year, il wus mnie jmit of Romdulph t'ounty; mind, until 1823, the ciminty spal wns nl Winchester.


THE COUNTY ORGANIZLIN


Allen County wus organized in 1823 by un not of the Legislature. anmrs Itny, of Indinnnunlis, W. 31. Conner, of Hamilton County, and A. Hathininy trere appointeil Commissiquera to loente the conuly sent, und purformel their duties in 1821. The country uns nt That tinho still very thinly grilled, uml thero here ugl more than eight houses to be found aling the trail for the en. lire distance from here to Richmond, "The best of these irns one of hewn logs, the rest were more enbins,


The first election for contity officers wuy held in the last week in May, 1824 The first meeting of the County Commissioners was held on the 31al "of May-Willingi Rockhill, Franris Comunret nnil Iumes Wyman being the members of the Buaril. The other incumbenta, who first filleil the curious county offices, were as follows : Allen Hamilton, Sheriff, Anthony L. Hiris, Clerk ; Joseph Holman, Treasurer; 11. B. MrKeen, Assessor.


The conmir, nl this time (1824), embruceil also the territory afterward given to Wells, Adloms, Ihuntington and Whitley Counties


The first Circuit Court uns held August 9,1824 Samuel lbuona and Ben- jaun Cushman on the bench ; C. W. Kning, Prosecuting Attorney. W. G. Ening uas the first canilidnte admitted to the har


The first grand jury urns enmiposeit as fullous: Jolin Tipton, foreman ; Puul Taber, Willluni Suttenfield, Alexander Euing, James W. Horkley, Will. iam Probst, Hornee Taylor, Antes Wyman, James Conner, Cyrus Taber nind W' N. Mood. The fry case on the docket uns un nelion fur trespass brought by Richnril Surnin es. Joseph Troutner


The first uppliention for citizenship wus that maile by Francis Arrline The nypheution iras grunted.




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