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The Cataract, built at Clayton, in 1847, measures 577 tons; length of keel, 202 feet; breadth of beam, 272 feet; across the guards, 48 feet; depth of hold, 10 feet; wheels, 30 feet in di- ameter. Engines, by H. R. Dunham & Co., Archimedes Works, New York; cylinder 44 inches in diameter, and a stroke of 11 feet; cost about $60,000. Commanded, in 1847-8, by James Van Cleve; in 1849-51, by R. B. Chapman, and in 1852-3, by A. D. Kilby.
Ontario, was built in 1847, at Clayton. Extreme length, 240} feet; breadth of beam, 32 feet, and over all, 543 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet. Engine, by T. F. Secor & Co., New York; cylinder, 50 inches in diameter, and 11 feet stroke. Ton- nage, 900. Cost, $80,000.
Bay State, built at Clayton, and came out on her first trip in June, 1849, with James Van Cleve, master, the first season. She has a tonnage of 935, and the following dimensions, viz: Length, 222 feet; breadth of beam, 31} feet, and over all, 58 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet. Engines from Archimedes Works, New York, with cylinder 56 inches in diameter, and 11 feet stroke. Wheels, 32 feet in diameter.
The Northerner, built at Oswego, by G. S. Weeks, and came out in May, 1850. Tonnage, 905. Length, 232 feet; beam, 30} feet; extreme breadth, 58 feet; depth of hold, 12} feet; wheels, 32 feet in diameter. Cost, $95,000. Engines, by T. F. Secor & Co., with cylinder 60 inches in diameter, and 11 feet stroke.
The New Yorle, the largest steamer on the lake, was built in 1851-2, at Clayton, by John Oades, the builder of the others at this place, and came out on her first trip in August, 1852, with R. B. Chapman, master. Tonnage, 994. Length, 224 feet;
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Steam Navigation on Lake Ontario.
beam, 323 feet; entire breadth, 64 feet. Engines, by H. R. Dunham & Co., of New York; cylinder, 60 inches in diameter, and 12 feet stroke. Wheels, 64 feet in diameter, and cost about $100,000.
In 1848, the two companies above named, which were gener- ally styled The Utica Company, and the St. Lawrence Com- pany, united into one, and assumed the name of the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steam Boat Company, having a capital of $750,000, and the following officers: E. B. Allen, president; E. B. Allen, G. N. Seymour, H. Van Rensselaer, A. Chapman, E. G. Merrick, S. Buckley, H. Fitzhugh, A. Munson, T. S. Fax- ton, H. White, L. Wright, directors; and James Van Cleve, secretary and treasurer.
This company is the owner of eleven steamers, in daily use during the summer season, as follows:
Express Line, from Ogdensburgh to Lewiston direct, touching at Clayton and Cape Vincent, a daily line of two steamers, from May till October, viz: Bay State, Captain John Ledyard, and New York, Captain R. B. Chapman.
Mail Line, from Ogdensburgh to Lewiston, touching at Pres- cott, Morristown, Brockville, Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Kings- ton, Sackets Harbor, Oswego, Genesee River and Lewiston. A daily line of three steamers, viz: Cataract, Captain A. D. Kilby; Niagara, Captain G. B. Estes; Ontario, Captain H. N. Throop. In 1852, the steamer Northerner, Captain R. F. Child, formed one of this line.
The American Line, from Ogdensburgh to Montreal daily, viz: British Queen, Captain J. La Flamme; British Empire, Captain D. S. Allen; Jenny Lind, Captain L. Moody. From Cape Vincent to Kingston, The Lady of the Lake, Captain Root. From Lewiston to Hamilton, the Rochester, Captain I. Mason.
In safety, regularity and despatch, these boats will com- pare with those on any inland water in the Union; and such has been the skill and care exercised in their management, that not a single life has been lost, or injury to passengers occurred from accident, upon these, or any of the steamers owned and run upon the American side of the lake. The me- lancholy accident that befel the Ocean Wave, a boat with a British license, and running in connection with the Northern Rail Road, in the spring of 1853, is entirely without parallel upon this lake, and was said to be due to a faulty construction.
The multiplied means of safety which are provided, according to law, upon these boats, would do much to prevent the tragic results, which, with the exemplary care exercised, could scarcely happen. The steamers upon this lake are characterized for the perfection, neatness and convenience of their arrangements, and
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Steam Navigation on Lake Ontario.
the attractive scenery upon their routes; and the throng of plea- sure-seeking tourists that pass up and down the St. Lawrence during the summer season, is constantly increasing.
The steamer Bay State, during the season of 1852, run 47,310 miles, equal to sixteen times across the Atlantic, and her wheels performed 5,000,000 of revolutions. No accidents or delays, what- ever, occurred. The duty, performed by the other boats, would doubtless compare with this.
No opportunity has occurred to collect the statistics of steam navigation, upon the Canadian side of the lake.
· The Passport, Magnet, Maple Leaf, New Era, Arabian, Lord Elgin, St. Lawrence, Boston, and other boats, were running upon regular lines, in 1853, some of them from Montreal to Hamilton, and the Champion, Highlander and May Flower, formed a daily line between Cape Vincent and Hamilton, touching at the prin- cipal ports on the north shore of the lake.
The Watertown and Rome Rail Road, and the Northern Rail Road, have each lines of propellers running to the Upper Lakes, connecting with freight trains, and affording families of emigrants to the western country, a cheap and convenient mode of passage.
In accordance with a law of Congress, passed March 3, 1849, sail vessels on the northern lakes are required to display in the night time a red light, if on the starboard tack; a green one, if on the larboard, and vessels going off large or before the wind, a white light. Steam boats and propellers are required to carry by night, a triangular light, with red glass on the larboard, and green on the starboard side, with reflectors, and of sufficient size to give a good light. A failure to observe these regulations, renders the parties liable to all damage resulting, and a fine of $100.
The exemption from accident, which these steamers have hitherto enjoyed, may be ascribed, in part, to the excellence of their construction, and, in part, to the direct interest of the officers of the boats in their safe management, from their pecuniary in- terest invested in them. A submarine railway at Ogdensburgh, now constructing, is destined to confer great benefits upon the navigation of the lake, by affording the means for taking the largest class of steamers and vessels out of the water for repairs.
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Statistics of Population and Resources.
CHAPTER VI.
STATISTICS OF POPULATION AND RESOURCES.
The following table gives the results of the several censuses, taken by order of the state and general governments, since the first settlement of the county. The returns for 1807 give the number of legal voters, with property qualifications, only. In 1801 there were 76 voters in Champion, and 134 in Watertown.
TOWNS.
1807.
1810.
1814.
1820.
1825.
1930.
1835.
1840.
1845.
1850.
Adams.
163
1.376
1,693
2,461
2.415
2,905
2 970
2,966
3,055
3.106
Alexandria.
1,543
1,523
2,701
3.476
2.711
3.162
Antwerp. .
. ...
303
1.319
2.557
2.412
2 014
3,109
3,380
3.665
Brownville.
181
1,662
1,937
3.990
2,580
2,933
2,890
3,968
4,390
4,325
Cape Vincent.
182
1,481
1,691
2 080
2.028
2,342
2,490
2 206
2,146
2.0-5
Ellisburgh
96
1,725
2 325
3.531
4,733
5,292
5 029
5.349
5.531
5 522
Henderson.
128
1,338
1,402
1,919
2,074
2,428
2,970
2,480
2.345
2.239
Houndsfield
226
943
1,386
3.429
2,769
3,415
3,558
4.146
3,917
4,140
Le Ray.
153
1,150
1,120
2.944
2 556
3.430
3 668
3,721
3,853
3,654
Lorraine.
161
812
810
1.112
1,400
1,727
1,615
1,699
1,640
1.511
Orleans.
Pamelia.
Philadelphia
. . .
..
826
826
1,167
1.616
1 988
1 942
1.915
Rodman
236
1,277
1,484
1,735
1,719
1.901
1,698
1.702
1,694
1.784
Rutland.
236
1,733
1,694
1,946
2,102
2,339
2,111
2,090
2,148
*2.265
Theresa.
231
1,841
2,458
2,876
3,416
4,768
4,279
5.027
· 5,432
*. 203
Wilna.
261
64S
1,126
1,602
2.053
2,591
2,714
2.993
Worth
320
Total.
1,983 15,143 18,564
33.882 41,941 48.425 53,798
60,549
64,999 68,442
The grades of qualification in 1801, in the two towns then comprising the county, were as follows: Champion, worth £100 and upwards, one; worth less than £20, but renting pro- perty worth 40 s. per ann., 75. Watertown, worth £100 and up- wards, two; worth less than £20, but renting property worth 40 s. per annum, 132. In 1807 the result was as follows:
TOWNS.
£100. £20-100. 40 $.
TOWNS.
[£100.|£20-100.|40 s.
Adams
25
6
132
Houndsfield ..
47
0
179
Brownville.
34
24
123
Le Ray
36
22
95
Champion
138
38
6
Malta.
18
3
140
Ellisburgh
88
4
4
Rutland
193
21
22
Harrison
146
70
20
Watertown
54
6
171
Henderson.
57
49
22
Total
835
239
914
..
1,342
1,988
2,263
2.332
2,104
2,254
2.528
Clayton.
.....
1,724
2 563
2,872
3 816
5,472
6,018
2,925
3.544
3 101
2,044
3,001
3,047
3,465
Lyme
..
...
..
. ..
2,109
2,310
Watertown.
.. .
....
. .
....
3,044
Champion
3.314
3,990
4.682
4,191
The census of 1810, gave the following returns of manufactures in this county:
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Statistics.
Cotton goods made in families, yards (av. 32 cts.), 1,392
Flaxen goods made in families, yds. (av. 37} cts.),. 106,623
Blended and unnamed cloths, yds. (av. 35 cts.),. 1,475
Woolen goods made in families, yds. (av. 872 cts.),. 51,013
Looms, .. .
660
Carding machines 5, pounds carded (av. 50 cts. per lb.), . 35,000
Fulling mills 8, yards fulled (av. $1.25 per yd.),. 40 000
Hatteries 2, hats made (av. $2.50),.
1,000
Furnaces 2, tons of iron (av. from $100 to $120 per ton),.
50
Trip hammers,
16
Hides tanned 750 (av. $4.25 each), calfskins 1,000 (av. $1.12 each.)
9,650
Distilleries 16, gallons made (av. 80 cts.), 32,000
Breweries 2, gallons made (av. 17 cts.), 25,600
Paper mills 1, reams made (av. $3.), . 900
The census of 1814, taken in pursuance of an act passed April 15, of that year, gave the following results:
Total population in the thirteen towns, 18,564
Electors, with freeholds of the value of £100,. 1,039
Electors, with freeholds worth from £20 to £100, 107
1,641
Electors, not freeholders, renting tenements worth 40s. per ann., Free white males, under 18 years of age, ..
5,367
Free white males, of the age of 18 and under 45,
3,376
Free white males, of 45 years and upwards, .
716
Free white females, under 18 years,.
5,204
Free white females, of the age of 18 and under 45,. 2,954
Free white females, of 45 years and upwards, 700
All other free persons, .
217
Slaves (Brownville 1, Houndsfield 18, Le Ray 4, Watertown 5, Wilna 2),.
30
No statistics but those of population were taken at this time. The national census of 1820, gave the following returns:
White males under 10, .... 5,592
White males from 10 to 16, 2,459
66 16 to 18, 700
16 to 26,
includ'g heads of families, 3,831
White males from 26 to 45, includ'g heads of families, White males, 45 and upw'ds, includ'g heads of families, White females under 10, . . White females from 10 to 16, 66 16 to 26,
4,143
Foreigners not naturalized,. 787
Persons eng'd in agriculture, 134
manufactures, 1,603
Slaves (Antwerp 4, Le Ray 1) 5
2,397
includ'g heads of families, 3,005 White females from 26 to 45, includ'g heads of families, 3,040
White females of 45 and up- wards, including heads of families, 1,250
1,574 5,521
Colored males, free,. 79
Colored females, free, ... 63
Statistics of agriculture and manufactures were taken in 1820, but we are not aware that they were printed in detail by separate counties.
The several state censuses, taken in 1825, 1835, and 1845, give the following numbers of the different classes of population, and statistics of agriculture and manufactures in this county.
2
Tanneries, . .
Oil mills 3, gallons made (av. $1.25),.
359
Statistics.
1825.
1935.
1845 .
1825.
1835.
1845.
Males,.
21,832
27,140
64,999
Sheep ..
96,408
114,371 184,536
Females,
19,818
25,898
33,324
Hogs,
39,290
57 695
53,068
Sub't Mil'y duty,.
5.060
4.669
5,893
Yds. fulled el. yr. pre. " flannel &c ......
" linen, cotton &c.
129,239
98,055
70,304
Paupers,.
157
89
147
Grist mills,.
54
47
54
Col. persons not taxed,
152
125
168
Saw mills.
107
134
168
Mar. fem. under 45,
5,490
6,918
8,399
Carding machines.
39
27
25
Unmar. "
2,743
· 4,063
5,4=5
Cotton factories, ..
..
3
2
2
Mar. year previous, ..
332
395
749
Iron works, ..
18
10
21
Births males,
969
1,068
1,265
Trip-hammers,
7
12
11
6
females,
900
1,017
1,025
Distilleries,
30
13
6
Deaths males,
281
355
354
Asheries,.
149
43
43
Acres improved land.
173,147
258.348
386.789
Glass factories
1
1
Neat cattle,
44,730
70,737
85,934
Rope factories, .
1
2
Horses,.
8,072
15.813J
16,397
Breweries,
3
4
The census of 1830 and 1840 gave the following returns from Jefferson County :
1830.
1840.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Whites under 5.
4,361
4,074
4,855
4,638
66
10
15
3,211
3,053
3,907
3,623
66
20
30
4,376
4,152
5,083
5,231
66
30
40
3,042
2,440
3,687
3,462
40
" 50
1,872
1,641
2,606
2,184
66
50
" 60
1,030
830
1,567
1,406
60
70
474
417
838
727
66
70 " 80
195
176
351
299
66
80 " 90
47
4
79
96
90 "100
2
4
11
7
66
over 100
2
Colored persons
65
74
70
71
From the census of 1840, we derive the following:
Iron-Cast iron furnaces,
$25
6; tons ...
1,166
Value of furs and skins Other products of the forest.
$15,854
Tons of fuel consumed in furnaces
1,869
Manufactures -Machinery made ..
$35,000
Capital invested. .
$59,000
Men employed . ...
48
Lead-Smelting house, 1; pounds
300,000
Men employed.
18
Capital invested .. $10,000
Marble, value ..
$30
Forest-Value of lumber. $247,448
Bricks and lime.
$11,732
Tons pot and pearlash.
1,006
Men employed. ..
32
66
5 to 10
3,901
3,698
4,615
4,217
66
15
" 20
2,599
2,716
3,647
3,677
females, "
215
378
430
Tanneries,.
76.814
77.043
80,135
Voters,.
8,153
10,499
13.772
101,122
99,438 113,104
Aliens,
1,030
1,712
12
9
Oil mills,.
4
2
2
voters, ....
2
6
Fulling mills,.
34
28
26
" under 16,.
9,657
11,992
13,495
Woolen factories,
2
6
10
. .
Forges-mill, 1; tons ..
80
Men employed . 131
Men employed ..
256
Manufactures of metal.
$22,000
2,049
taxed, ....
12
16-45,. .
36
360
Statistics.
Total manufact'ing cap- ital .. . .
$14,301
Men employed .. ...
31
Wool-Fulling mills ... ....
22
Woolen manufactories. 11
Value manufactured ... $205,300
Persons employed. ... Capital invested .. $273,800
292
Paper - Manufactory, 1; value made . . .
$10,000
Cotton -- Factories, 1 ; spin- dles. 1,000
Value manufactured ...
$16,000
Persons employed .. 40
Capital invested . ...
$10.000
Cordage-Rope walk, 1; value made . $8,000
Men employed .. 5
Hats, &c .- Value manufac- tured .
$13,350
Value straw bonnets ...
$1,000
Persons employed ... ..
32
Mills-Flouring mills. . .
8
Capital invested .
$7,000
Leather-Tanneries. ..
31
Grist mills.
34
Sides of sole leather tanned .
10,448
Oil Mills 4
Sides of upper leather tanned ... .
22,340
Value of manufactures $299,514 Men employed. 177
Men employed. . 143
Capital invested . $194,200
Capital invested.
$88,200 29
Men employed. 42
Value manufactured ...
$98,800
Capital invested ,
$9,340
Capital invested.
$19,400
Houses - Built of wood
year previous. . 147
Tallow candles, lbs.
34,640
Men employed. 5
Capital invested.
$3,000
All other manufactures not
Distilled and Fermented Li-
enumerated $74,493
quors-Distilleries ....
9
Capital invested $22,358
Gallons produced .. . 313,344 8
Total manufacturing cap- ital
.$721,249
The census of 1845 gave many details, for which the former ones afford no means of comparison, viz:
Natives of New York, ..... 50,582
New England, .. 7,528
Episcopal
....
6
" Other States, ... 557
Presbyterian 66
....
16
Congregational ....
66
24
Catholic
....
5
Dutch Reform.
....
3
Unitarian 66
....
2
Jewish 66
1
Quakers
66
...
1
Priv. « 623
Common Schools, .. . . 357
Cost of Comm. Schools, $74,927.70
66
66 Colleges,. 14
" " other improvem., $3,041.10
4
Printing, &c .- Offices ... Binderies
1
Weekly papers
5
Men employed.
28
Capital invested. $15,300
Tobacco-Manufactured .. Persons employed . .. . .
. $1,000
3
Carriages,&c-Value m'de $44,400 Men employed. 76
Capital invested. $20,150
Saw mills. 109
Furniture-Value made .. $24,250
Other manufac. leather
Soap and Candles -- Pounds of soap .
19,700
Brick and stone houses
23
Men employed . ... Value of buildings .... $223,790
9
" France, .. ...
424
Germany, ... 425
Natives of other European
Counties, ..
99
Children, between 5 and 16, 18,619 66
attend. Com. Sch. 15,659
Academies,
....
2
Academ .. 73
Baptist ..... Churches, .... 19
" Gr. Britain and provinces, .... 4,209
Methodist ....
318
Breweries
Gallons produced . 64,000
Capital invested ...... $37,500 Medicinal Drugs, Paints, &c $1,500
Barrels of flour made .. 11,900
Statistics. 361
Pupils, ....
15.761
Salary,
$28,040.30
Average attendance,.
9,386
Merchants,
200
Private Schools,
26
Manufacturers, 253
Pupils,.
620
Farmers, .
11,002
Mechanics,.
2,369
Inns, ...
118
Attorneys, .
48
Wholesale stores,.
3
Physicians,
102
Retail stores,
161
Clergy,
106
Groceries,
57
ACRES.
BUSHELS.
ACRES.
BUSHELS.
Barley,.
11,007
159,872
Wheat (harv.),
32,949
421,819
Peas,
10,079
153,374
Corn,
17,432
467,230
Beans,
660
6,974
Rye,
9,989
55,457
Buck Wheat, ..
2,882
42,128
Oats,.
26,462
709,232
Turnips, .. ....
159
18,538
Potatoes, .
.
8,628
1,235,139
Flax, 1,106 acres .- 208,545 pounds.
Cows milked, 41,360. Pounds of Butter, 3,080,767. Pounds of Cheese 2,802,314.
The census of 1850 not having been published, we are una- ble to give more than the following statistics:
Total population 68,153
Dwelling houses ~ 11,926
Males .
34,748
Families.
12,235
Females ..
33,223
Farms.
5,500
Colored (m. 90, f. 92),
182
Manufacturing capital, $1,443,002
United States born ...
60,281
Raw material used .... $1,452,345
Foreign born ..
7,872
Value of product .. ... $2,657,983
Deaths year prev. June 1
572
Males employed.
2,094
Marriages 6
773
Females
391
Averages per month . . .
$12
Number of churches ...
89
Persons over 20 who
can not read.
1,577
Number of children at- tending schools .. . .. . 18,605
Do. foreigners.
899
Acres of improved land 418,540
Of the place of nativity of our citizens, the census of 1850 gives the following:
New York. .53,199 | Virginia .. ......
11 Wales
55
Maine 88
North Carolina ..
1
Germany
585 .
New Hampshire 816
South Carolina ..
1 France .. 401
Vermont .. . . 2,055
Georgia ..
1 Holland. 2
Massachusetts
1,877
Louisiana
3
Italy
6
Rhode Island .
338 Ohio
60
Switzerland
65
Connecticut . ...
1,369
Michigan
42
Prussia 1
New Jersey . ... 169
Illinois
27
British America
2,830
Pennsylvania ...
163 Other states
31
West Indies .. 1
Delaware ... ....
8 England
1,047
Other countries. 17
Maryland ... ...
14
Ireland
2,546
Unknown.
52
Dist. Columbia .. 8| Scotland 284
The following list of revolutionary pensioners, and their wid- ows, living in the county, in 1840, will be read with interest.
1
362
Revolutionary Pensioners.
From some inadvertence, Watertown and Champion do not occur on the official list from which we copy. The ages and place of residence of each are given:
Adams-Peter Doxtater, 88; Lucy Thompson, 73; Cynthia White, 77; John Merriam, 84; Abel Bassett, 80; Danforth Doty, 85.
Alexandria-George Rappole, 89; William Carter, 83; Dan- iel Whorry, 75; Edith Patten, 80; Ephraim Hogert, 84; Peter Lutz, 76; Abram Newman, 81.
Antwerp-Lydia Turner, 76; Noah French, 86; Martha Clark, 76; Josiah Drake, 78.
Brownville-John Baxter, 88; Walter Wilson, 85; Selah Burton, 79; David Rimiston, 93; John P. Beecher, 78.
Clayton-Solomon Ingalls, 90; Hosea Randolph, 72; Lydia Dixon, 85; Amos Richards, 82; James Bothell, 82; Mary Da- vis, 73; Abraham Joy, 78; James Rankin, 83; Thomas Fet- terly, 76.
Ellisburgh-Solomon Tracey, 81; Jonathan Fish, 83; Stephen Lindsley, 81; Mrs. Deuse, 80; Bryant Eddy, 79; Jonathan Matteson, 78; Rufus Richardson, 79; Abel Porter, 80; Samuel Hubbard, 79; James Gault, 83; Simeon Russell, 84; Samuel Mixer, 82; Levi Smith, 85; Abiezar Philips, 81; Thomas Worden, 82; Simeon Russell, 89; Ebenezer Wallace, 79; Ste- phen Hicks, 85; Henry H. Fall, 90.
Henderson - John Pettingell, 73; Ebenezer Sawyer, 86; Abijah Stickney, 82; John Carter, 78: John Morris, 81; Ste- phen Hawkins, 82.
Houndsfield-Jared Olcott, 81; Charles Ripley, 76; Sumner Adams, 65; Solomon Livermore, 78; Anna Dorchester, 79; Elias Taylor, 72; Thomas Cole, 72; Julius Terrey, 64; Ebene- zer Philips, 80.
Le Ray-Timothy Tamblin, 83; Joel Dodge, 79; Hiel Truesden, 78; Ezekiel Lyman, SO; William Rogers, 83; Han- nah Harwick, 81; Elizabeth Ainsted, 74; Elisha Scofield, -.
Lorraine-Jacob Weaver, 83; Benjamin Fletcher, 80; Caleb Tift, 81.
Lyme-Samuel J. Mills, 81; Jacob H. Oyes, 83; Nicholas Smith, 85; Prudence Hodges, 73; Lucretia Marsh, 84; Felix Powell, 77.
Orleans-Joseph Rhodes, 78; Adolphus Picket, 79; William Colins, 80; John Monk, 89; Moses Limon, 78; Elizabeth Rix- ford, 75; Nicholas Smith, 85; Elizabeth Barret, 80; Caleb Willis, 78; M. Contreman, 70.
Pamelia-J. Gloyd, 85.
Philadelphia-Editha Taylor, 84; James Hewitt, 77; Jona- than Carr, 83; Isaac Hurd, 79.
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Rodman-Ephraim Wright, 73; John Russell; Elijah McIn- tosh, 78.
Rutland-Mary Barney, 74; Samuel Dunham, 88.
Wilna-Peter Brown, 88; Stephen Shew, 79; Josiah Hurl- bert, 79; Solomon Cleaveland, 86.
Very few of the above persons are now living, and the last will soon have disappeared from among us.
Post Routes in the County, and Dates of Formation, by Acts of Congress.
April 21, 1806. From Harrisburgh, through Williamstown (De Kalb), Ogdensburgh, Potsdam, Chateaugay, to Plattsburgh. From Rome, through Redfield, Adams, by Smith's Mills, to Sackets Harbor, and from thence to Chemangh?
April 28, 1810. From Utica, by Whitestown, Rome, Cam- den, Adams, and Sackets Harbor, to Brownville. From Utica, by Trenton, Steuben, Leyden, Turin, Lowville, Harrisburgh, Ox Bow, De Kalb, Canton, Ogdensburgh, Lisbon, Hamilton ( Wad- dington), Madrid, Potsdam, Chesterfield (Lawrence), Malone and Chetango (Chateaugay), to Plattsburgh. From Harrisburgh, by Champion, Watertown, and Brownville, to Port Putnam.
April 30, 1816. From Williamstown, by Richland, Ellis- burgh, and Henderson, to Sackets Harbor. From Brownville to Cape Vincent.
April 20, 1818. From Denmark, by Le Raysville, to Wilna.
March 3, 1821. From Turin, by Harrisburgh, Copenhagen, Tylerville, Pinckney, and Rodman, to Adams. From Water- town, by Le Raysville, to Antwerp.
May 8, 1822. From Champion to Alexandria, by Felt's Mills, Le Raysville, Evans' Mills, Theresa and Plessis.
March 3, 1825. From Watertown, by Adams and Manns- ville, to Sandy Creek, and from thence, by Richland, &c., to Syracuse.
March 2, 1827. From Ellisburgh, by Smithville, to Sackets Harbor.
May 24, 1828. From Watertown, by Evans' Mills, Phila- delphia, Antwerp, Gouverneur, De Kalb, and Heuville, to Og- densburgh.
June 15, 1832. From Watertown, by Brownville, La Farge- ville, to Cornelia, at the mouth of French Creek; thence, by De- pauville, to Brownville. From Heuville, by De Peyster, to Ox Bow.
July 2, 1836. From Watertown, by Burrville, to Rodman. From Carthage, through Great Bend, Le Raysville, Felt's Mills, Lockport, and Huntington's Mills, to Watertown. From The- resa, by the Glass Works and South Hammond, to Hammond.
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July 7, 1838. From New Haven, by Port Ontario and Lind- seyville, to Ellisburgh.
August 31, 1842. From North Adams, through Field's Set- tlement, to Watertown.
March 3, 1845. From Wilna, by Natural Bridge, to Diana.
March 3, 1847. From Antwerp, by Shingle Creek, Fowler, Fullerville, Edwards, and Russell, to Canton.
August 14, 1848. From Copenhagen, by Boynton's Corners, Worthville, and Jacksonville, to Lorraine. From La Farge- ville, by Shantyville, Parker Settlement, Theresa, Ox Bow, and Wegatchie, to Gouverneur.
September 27, 1850. From Pierrepont Manor to Sackets Harbor, by rail road. From Adams Centre to Sackets Harbor, on the direct road. From Natural Bridge to Diana. From Evans' Mills to Ox Bow. From Lowville, by Harrisburgh and Pinckney, to Rodman.
March 3, 1851. From Great Bend, by Evans' Mills, to French Creek (Clayton).
Post Ofices .- The following is a list of the post offices now existing in the several towns in Jefferson County:
Adams. Adams, Adams Centre, Appling, North Adams, Smithville (on line of Henderson).
Alexandria. Alexandria, Alexandria Centre, Plessis, Redwood.
Antwerp. Antwerp, Bentley's Corners, Ox Bow.
Brownville. Brownville, Dexter, Limerick, Perch River, Pillar Point.
Cape Vincent. Cape Vincent, Millen's Bay, Saint Lawrence. Champion. Champion, Great Bend, Champion South Road. Clayton. Clayton (formerly Cornelia), Depauville.
Ellisburgh. Belleville, Ellisburgh, Mannsville, Pierrepont Manor, Rural Hill, Woodville.
Henderson. Henderson (formerly Naples), Robert's Corners. Houndsfield. E. Houndsfield, Sackets Harbor, Stowell's Corners. Le Ray. Evans' Mills, Le Raysville, Sandford's Corners. Lorraine. Lorraine.
Lyme. Chaumont, Point Peninsula, Three Mile Bay.
Orleans. La Fargeville, Omar, Orleans Four Corners, Stone Mills.
Pamelia. Pamelia Four Corners.
Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pogeland, Sterlingville, Whit- ney's Corners.
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