Gazetteer of the State of New York: embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the State, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality, Part 1, Part 72

Author: French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, ed. cn; Place, Frank, 1880-1959, comp
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : R. Pearsall Smith
Number of Pages: 772


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1811; and the first death, that of a son of Henry Godfrey, in 1814. | lowing circumstance concerning it. About the time of the first Sumner Warren built the first mill, in 1811 ; Geo. Richmond kept the first inu, in 1811; and Clark & Co. the first store, iu 1816. The first school was taught by Melinda Abbey, in 1814.


1 Large quantities of lumber are received at this port from Canada and the Western States. The quantity re-shipped by canal in 1857 was, of timber, 841,011 cubic feet; of sawed stuff, 4,815.411 ft .; and of wood, 16,007 cords.


2 This elevator has a storage capacity of 250,000 hush., and facilities for elevating 2000 bush. per hour.


8 3 sawmills, 3 shingle mills, a planing mill, and a furnace and machine shop.


" This is the pop. of that part of the village in Erie co. A part of the village is across the creek, in Niagara co .; and the pop. of this is not known.


6 Alex. Logan, John King, and John Hersey settled in the town iu 1805; Emannel Winter, Jos. Haywood, Oliver Standard, John Cunninghamn, Josiah Guthrie, Ebenezer Coon, Thos. Ilon- nan, and Joseph Hersey, in 1806; Henry Anguish, in 1808; and Frederick Buck, In 1809. Henry Anguish kept the first inn. in 1811, and Judge Wilkinson the first store, iu 1823. The first mill was built by -- Osborne, in 1819.


6 Disciples, Evang. Lutb., M. E., R. C., and Wes. Meth. at Tona- wanda Village, and Evaug. Luth., M. E., and R. C. in other parts of the town.


Ethan and Wm. Allen and Jacob Turner settled in the town in 1806. and Chas. and Alex. Mckay, Ebenezer Holmes, and Wm. Iloyt in 1807. The first hirth was that of Win. Pettengill, in June. 1806. Isaac and Eli Hall built the first mill, in 1811; Isaac Hall kept the first inn, in 1816; and Orsamus Warren the


in 1811. In 1813 an Indian hatchet was found imbedded in a tree at Wales Center, and in 1825 John Allen related the fol- i


settlement of Buffalo an Indian came to that place and exhibited the skin of a white child, and boasted that he had murdered and Akinned the child for the purpose of making a tobacco pouch. Truman Allen, (brother of the narrator,) hearing the boast, became so enraged that he followed the Indiau to Wales and shot him. He buried the body and rifle in the sand, and stuck the tomahawk into a tree, where it was afterward found as above stated.


8 Named from an Indian who resided near its mouth and who was an inveterate smoker.


9 This community purchased 7,622 acres belonging to the Buf- falo Indian Reservation in 1844, and commenced their settle- ments the same year. They are largely engaged in agriculture and manufactures; and their wares have obtained so excellent a reputation that they fiud a ready market at Buffalo and else- where. They have a community of property, reside in villages, and several families usually occupy the same house. They are governed by a board of trustees; and their business is done through an agent, who appears to have almost unlimited control of matters. They are honest, industrious, aud frugal; and in tbe contented and peaceful tenor of their lives they present a model which miglit well be copied by some of the restless and ambitions Yankee race.


10 Among the other early settlers were Artenius W. Baker. John G. Wells, Isaac Earlle, and Geo. Hopper, who located in 1828. The first child born was a daughter of Joel Decker, in Aug. 1828; and the first death, that of Peter Beal, in 1834. Geo. E. Elderkin taught the first school, in 1839; Reuben Sackett kept the first inn, in 1826; the Ebenezer Society, the first store,


first store, in 1824. The first school was taught by Jas. Wood. ! in 1845 ; and Ballou & Tuhell built the first mill, in 1837.


11 2 Lutheran aud 2 Community of True Inspiration.


294


ERIE COUNTY.


Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Erie County.


ACRES OF LAND.


VALUATION OF 1858.


POPULATION.


SCHOOLS.


NAMES OF TOWNS.


Improred.


Unimproved.


Real Estate.


Personal


Property.


Total.


Males.


Females.


No. of Dwellings.


No. of Families.


Frecholders.


No. of


Children taught.


Alden.


11,721


8,960


$643,985


$15,400


$659,385


1,230


469


469 1,016


395


13


987


Amherst


17,298}


12,003


1,274,820


86,500


1,361,320


2,565


Aurora.


19,363}


13,9342


452,240


52,120


504,360


1,872


1,793


733


759


578


14


973


Boston .


13,6044


6,153


290,300


11,600


301,900


908


8€1 523


196


211


169


9


378


Buffalo City


10,612}


2,3364


29,334,840


6,182,220


35,517,060


37,561


36,653


10,613


14,715


6,153


34


28,000


Clarence ..


17,770


14,637


1,032,130


96,675


1,128,805


1,695


1,558


587


630


459


14


1,116


Colden


9,716


12,702


221,250


3,575


224,825


709


672


289


283


286


10


549


Collins


18,174


11,692}


610,090


75,900


685,990


1,013


1,012


362


408


287


13


633


Concord


23,9504


17,080


524,648


20,950


545,598


1,409


1.396


531


535


527


19


1,166


East Hamburgh.


15,1844


8,170


560,470


49,160


609,630


1,012


934


394


388


330


13


825


Eden ..


15,2614


7,814


490,430


23,125


513,555


1,241


1,185


470


470


414


13


961


Elmiaª


14,4004


10,977


701,088


19,900


720,988 237,567


1,194


1,058


452


463


384


14


969


Grand Island


4,017


13.684


237,567


114,375


849,060


1,617


1,420


550


564


385


13 1,020


Holland.


12,0354


9,369


222.403


6,500


228,903


691


630


265


255


260


12


586


Lancaster.


14,660}


16,303}


890,275


73,400


963,675


2,854


2,635


1,0€5


1,080


794


11


1,649


Marilla


7,037 }


652


300,175


16,600


316,775


704


673


292


294


257


9


546


Newstead.


19,491


11,886


954,055


30,375


984,430


1,576


1,411


596


595


486


15


1,165


North Collins


18,69]}


8,353}


498,076


60,080


558,156


964


895


358


367


340


12


748


Sardinia ..


16,0324


13,994


337,500


15,475


352,975


888


877


360


369


328


15


682


Tonawanda


8,6994


3,772}


516,477


61,100


577,577


1,385


1,184


450


507


323


8


916


Wales.


14,5384


7,025


330,315


14,600


344,915


870


819


336


341


329


11


641


West Seneca.


6,632


11,743₴


555,293


2,250


557,543


1,333


1,190


416


493


602


6


923


Total.


340,3074 253,344} |43.256,039


7,060,480


50,216,519


67,658


64,673 21,674 26,193 15,566 328


51.503


LIVE STOCK.


AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.


NAMES OF TOWNS.


and


| Working


-1 Oren and


1,011


2,306


7:28


10,556


46,890


3,547


16.412


5,853


55,424


4.000


410


Amherst.


1.004


1.230


1,294


1,568


1,975


36,170}


82,6161


3,173


19.496


8.740


69.605


100


3101


Aurora.


1,033


1,191


1,236


6,828


1,233


5.934


77,6112


6.3881


31,068


17,985


111.094


15,095


1.18%


Boston


453


1,016


1,165


2,431


603


2,185


48,763}


4,0291


16,107


10,997


56.135


115,545


769


Brandt


281


789


817


1,326


503


1,421


23,2211


2.020₴


12,860


5,391


55,737


82,282


1,403


Buffalo


2,116


332


1,609


56


2,503


7,616


42.716


4.184


22,519


2,970


15,400


4,950


681


Clarence.


1.073


896


1,161


4.844


1,859


45,471


99,576


2,606


17,064


30,864


86,743


890


1,184


Colden


337


824


797


1,710


372


1,297


27,798}


2,697


11,710


3,819


54,205


42,000


1,562


Collins.


709


1,757


2,461


3,329


886


1,949₴


93,043


5,7241


22,566


17,365}


98,115


460,881


2,004₺


East Hamburgh.


664


688


1,368


4,150


852


3.7991


59,357₴


5,623}


31,256}


19,254}


110.120


38,500


1,432₴


Exten.


617


1,149


1,271


2,587


914


6,515}


59,425₺


4,312%


20,371


14,121


112,660


36,455


1,868


Evans.


614


1,384


1,467


3.157


846


2,241 }


50,281


5,333₴


13,922


11,13S


94.069


27,625


Grand Island


129


489


250


631


779


4,047


15,845


1,002


9,928


148


23.420


40


6871


Hamburgh


780


638


818


1,545


1,007


3,3581


55,645


6,208


21,119


11,170


102,800


23,380


2,137₴ 270


Holland


485


1.187


780


3,604


5:58


9.057 }


43,647₴


3,041


7.107


10,761


77,850


7.907


Lancaster ..


908


1,125


1,176


1,236


1.494


22,235


84,964


4,439


31,934


13.520


80,300


3.130


Marilla-


337


616


487


1.896


508


9581


22,9741


1.821}


7,779


1,118


43,394


2,904


702


Newstead


1,051


1,252


1.018


5,706


1,668


48,700


100,6774


3.322


20,553


20,726


107,777


4,190


397


North Collins


574


1.576


2,588


2,464


816


1,432


45,981


6.410


19,992


12,50L


103.429


515,804


2,251


Sardinia


712


1.874


1,036


6,062


697


1,484


66,294


3,401


18,811


10,266


95.645


28,470


3,329


Tonawanda


465


534


629


346


888


19,818


43,499


2,415


8,991


2,179


26,920


175


Wales.


575


1.546


1,258


4,784


688


5,119


55,540}


4,336


15,431


12,229


112,155


37,860


1,347}


West Seneca.


282


603


508


824


7,154


31,017


2.798


20.392


470


30,260


30


Total.


16,983 25,608 29,831 65,085 24,791 263,7924 1,358,349


98,0111 445.350} 266,195 1,866,132 2,038,392


26,654


618


1,559


2.764


1.628


776


5,045


40,530


5,905


10,691


16,866


78.736


586,384


1,541


Concord


611


588


862


870


814


9,687


40,432₴


3,2721


17,271


5,743


Apples.


Pounds


Butter.


Pounds


Cheere.


Domestic Cloths, in yards.


Horses.


Calves.


Cows.


Shecp.


Swine.


Winter.


Spring.


Tons of Ilay.


Bushels of


Potatoes.


Bushels of


497


365


7


995


Chicktowaga.


9,280}


6,405}


867,992


9,800


877,792


1,314


1,212


310


311


298


10


691


Brandt


7,6664


1,5134


269,310


11,200


280,510


570


355


161


173


90


5


420


Hamburgh


14,4684


8,183


734,685


405,625


7,600


413,225


11


896


Evans.


483


1,174 2.553


951


7:27


G|Districts.


17


2,270


BUSH. OF GRAIN.


DAIRY PRODUCTS.


Alden ..


555


Chicktowaga ..


64,139


975}


Elmas.


" Formed since 1855.


488


ESSEX COUNTY.


EX THIS county was formed from Clinton, March 1, 1799, and a e corner was taken off in the erection of Franklin co. in 1808. It lies upon Lake Champlain, in the N. E. part of the State; is cen- trally distant 100 miles from Albany, and contains 1,926 square miles. It is by far the most broken and mountainous county in SEAL the State. With the exception of a narrow strip of level land along the shore of Lake Champlain, nearly the whole co. is of an Alpine character. Iligh, rocky peaks, and immense mountain masses, abounding in wild, broken erags and stupendous preci- YO piees, and separated by narrow ravines and deep gorges, form the general characteristics of the landscape. With the exception of the Black Mountain, of North Carolina, and the White Moun- tain group, of New Hampshire, the mountains of this co. attain a higher elevation than any others belonging to the great Appalachian system; and, taking into consideration their great number of lofty peaks, they surpass in magnitnde all other groups E. of the Mississippi. The mountains seem thrown together without regard to order or system; and from this fact, and the frequent misapplication of names, much confnsion has arisen in attempting to describe them.


The 5 mountain ranges N. of the Mohawk valley extend through portions of this co., and terminate upon the shores of Lake Champlain. They all have a general N. E. and s. w. direction, rising successively higher toward the N. until they culminate in the most northerly range. The axes of these ranges are nearly parallel, and are respectively about 8 mi. apart. They are not always distinct and continuous, but in some places their lateral spurs interlock, and in others their continuity is broken by the intervention of valleys and brief intervals of lowland. They are not regularly serrated, but appear to consist of groups of sharp pointed peaks connected by immense ridges. The principal mountain masses appear to extend in a due N. and s. direction, and are thus placed obliquely in the range of which they form a part. Single mountains are often sufficiently large to occupy the whole intervening space between the ranges, thus destroying the continuity of the valleys and reducing them to narrow, isolated ravines. This arrangement of monntains, in regard to the ridges, affords the key to the peculiar plan of the construction of this whole moun- tain system. The most southerly of the 5 ranges barely enters the extreme s. E. corner of the co. It is known as the Palmertown or Luzerne Mts. It has also sometimes been called the Black Mountain Range and the Tongue Mts. It constitutes the highlands which rise upon both sides of Lake George and npon the narrow peninsula between the Lake George Outlet and Lake Cham- plain. Mt. Defiance, the extremity of the ridge, has an elevation of about 750 feet above the lake. The second range, known as the Kayaderosseras, extends through the s. E. part of Schroon and the center of Crown Point, ending in the high cliff which overlooks Bulwagga Bay, and is elevated about 1,150 feet above the surface of the lake. Along the course of this range, in Schroon, is a cluster of mountain peaks, the highest of which, Mt. Pharaoh, is 3,500 to 4,000 feet above tide. The third range occupies the w. and N. parts of Schroou, and extends through the N. part of Moriah and the center of Westport, ending in the high promontory of Split Rock, in the s. part of Essex.1 Bald Mountain, in Westport, one of the most noted peaks of this range, attains an elevation of 2,065 feet above tide This range takes the name of the Schroon Mts. from the principal lake which lies at its foot.


The fourth range extends through the central parts of Minerva and N. Hudson, the s. E. corner of Keene and Lewis, the N. w. part of Elizabethtown, and the center of Willsborough, ending in the high bluffs which border upon Perou Bay. It might with propriety be called the Boquet Range, from the principal river which flows at its base. Dix Peak, in N. Hudson, the highest monntaiu in this range, attains an elevation of 5,200 fect above tide, and, next to Mt. Marey, is the


1 The name of Split Rock was applied to this promontory in feel soundings have been taken in the chasm ; but it is probable consequence of abont Lacre of the extreme point bring de- ! tached from the mainland by a chasm 10 feet wide, extending


that the tissme was formed by the disintegration of the rock, which at this point contains iron pyrites and is casity acted downward to near the water's edge. It was once supposed | upon by the elements. The height of this dissevered mass that this mass was split off from the mainland by some great above the lake is about 30 feet. convulsion of nature, and writers have gravely assertod that 500


295


296


ESSEX COUNTY.


highest point in the co. Nipple Top has an elevation of 4,900 feet. Raven Hill, in Elizabethtown, and Mt. Discovery, in Lewis, each attain an elevation of over 2,000 feet. The fifth range extends through Newcomb, Keene, Jay, Lewis, and Chesterfield, ending in the rocky promontory of Trem- bleau Point. It has sometimes been called the Clinton Range, but it is more widely known as the Adirondack Range.1 Mt. Marey, the highest peak of this range, and the highest land in the State, has an elevation of 5467 feet above tide. Mounts McMartin, MeIntyre, and San-da-no-na, belonging to this range, are each upward of 5000 feet high. A spur of this range extends north- ward on the borders of Jay and Chesterfield, in a high, unbroken ridge, with a mean elevation of about 2,000 feet above tide.


North of the Adirondack Range the mountains are not disposcd in regular ranges, but are seattcred in groups over a large space of country. These groups, however, lie in a line parallel to the other ranges, and for convenience of description they might be considered under the head of the "Au Sable Range." Mt. Seward, the highest peak, 5,100 feet above tide, is situated just beyond the limits of the co. Whiteface, in Wilmington, has an elevation of 4,855 feet.


The rocks of Essex co. are primary, consisting of granite, gneiss, and hypersthene. The moun- tains generally arc composed of huge masses of naked rocks, more or less disintegrated by the action of the elements. Nearly the whole mountain region is composed of this primitive rock. Along the base of the mountains, on the E., appear the Trenton limestone and Utica slate; while upon the immediate borders of the lake are found the elayey masses of the tertiary formation. In the primary rocks, among the mountains, are immense beds of rich magnetic iron ore, some of which have been extensively worked, though generally in a very rude and primitive mauner. The iron produced from this ore has been subjected to the most severe tests, and has been pronounced equal to the best which is produced in the world.


The s. w. portion of the co. is drained by the Hudson and its principal branch, the Schroon River. These streams take their rise upon the highest peaks of the Adirondack and Schroon Ranges, and flow through the winding valleys that lie at their basc. Upon the E. Putnams Creek drains the region between the Luzerne and Kayadcrosseras Ranges; Mill Brook, between the Kayaderosseras and Schroon; and the Boquet2 River, between the Schroon and Boquet Ranges. The Au Sable, flowing along the N. base of the Adirondack Range, drains the N. portion of the co. The valleys of these streams are generally uarrow, and are bounded by steep banks, which are not unfrequently huge masses of precipitous or overhanging rocks.


Lakes Champlain and George lie partly in this co., and more than 100 small lakes lie wholly within its limits. The greater part of these are comprised iu three groups, lying near the base of the principal mountain peaks. The first of these groups surrounds Mt. Marcy ; the second, MIt. Pharaoh; and the third, Whiteface. Many others are found scattered along the whole course of the mountain ranges. These lakes are generally long and narrow; and Prof. Emmons says "that, instead of occupying shallow basins scooped out of the softer materials,-as carth and the ordinary slates and shales,-they lie iu chasins formed by uplifts and fractures in the primary rock." Many of these lakes have precipitous banks, presenting a great variety of wild and pictu- resque seenery. The soil along Lake Champlain consists of a stiff, hard clay, alternating with a dark loam and gravel, and, in the narrow valleys, of disintegrated rocks. Upon the mountains the soil is thin and light, many of the peaks being masses of naked rocks, destitute of both soil and vegetation. The declivities of the hills are generally wooded, but not very heavily. Three-fourths of the entire surface of the co. is too rough and broken for cultivation.


Farming, iron mining, and the manufacture of iron from the ore, constitute the leading pursuits; and the immense mineral wealth of this section must for centuries continue to afford an object of profitable investment. Iu the infancy of the settlement, and until the supply became exhausted, the manufacture and exportation of lumber and staves to the Quebec market formed the leading, and, in some neighborhoods, almost the sole, objects of industry. Rafts of great size were formed in the coves and sheltered points along the lake shore, and were wafted by sails and oars to the Richlieu River, and down that stream and the St. Lawrence to Quebec, where they were transferred to ships for the British market. The completion of the Champlain Canal gave a new impulse to lumbering: but the timber suitable for exportation is now nearly exhausted, except on the extreme w. borders of the co. The logs of this latter region are floated down the Saranac,


1 The name Adirondack is strictly applied only to the group of elevated peaks of which Mt. Marcy is the center. but by common nage it is now made to comprehend the whole system of mountains s. of the Mohawk.


? Pron. bo-kwet. Probably from the French "baquet," a trough. It is also said to have been named from Henry Boquet, an English officer: but the name appears on French maps pre- vious to his residence in the country.


VIEW ON LAKE GEORGE.


ADIRONDACK OR INDIAN PASS.


297


ESSEX COUNTY.


Racket, Hudson, and other streams, to some convenient place for sawing; and large sums have been appropriated by the State for improving the channels of these rivers for this purpose.1 Tan- neries, within the last few years, have greatly inereased in the woody sections of the State, and about a dozen of them are located in this eo. The iron manufacturing business of this region was commeneed at Willsborough Falls in 1801,2 and now forms one of the leading pursuits of the people. Iron ore is exported from this co. in large quantities to Pittsburgh and other distant localities, to be mixed with other ores.3 The manufacture of sash and blinds, tubs, pails, and other artieles of pine and eedar, starch, paper, and black lead, receives considerable attention. Ship- building, to some extent, has been carried on in Essex and Willsborough.


The county seat is located at Elizabethtown," situated upon the Boquet, about 8 mi. w. of the lake. It contains the courthouse, jail, and county elerk's office." These buildings are plain and substantial. The poorhouse is located upon a farm of 100 acres, in Essex, 10} mi. N. E. of Elizabethtown. The average number of inmates is 70, supported at a cost of 62 ets. per week each. The farm yields a revenue of about $1,200.6


There are 2 papers now published in the county.7


In 1609, Samuel Champlain, with two attendants, accompanied a party of Canadian Indians on an expedition against the Five Nations. On the 4th of July his party entered the lake which now bears his name, and on the 30th they met their enemies. A sanguinary battle ensued, the fate of which was decided by the firearms of the whites, then for the first time used within the limits of the State. This aet of unprovoked hostility on the part of Champlain laid the foundation for the long and bloody wars between the Five Nations and the French, and rendered the former the willing and steadfast friends and allies of the English. The whole region bordering upon the lake was elaimed, by construetive title, by both France and England ; and during the wars that ensued it became the great battle ground for supremacy, and the principal highway for war parties in their mutual incursions upon the defenseless frontier settlements. Fort Frederick was erected by the French at Crown Point in 1731. This measure was met by remonstrance, but no open resistance, on the part of the English. Previous to the erection of the fort, French settlements had commenced in various places along both shores of the lake. These settlements had made considerable progress,


1 $6000 was appropriated in 1853, and $5000 in 1854, for im- proving the log navigation of the Au Sable River. A lighthouse has been erected at Split Rock by the General Government. The proposed Sacketts Ilarbor and Saratoga R. R. has been sur. veyed across the 8. corner of the co., and another routo lias been projected from Plattsburgh to Whitehall; but there is little prospect of either of these lines being soon finished.


* In that year George Throop and Levi llighy. in connection with Charles Kane, of Schenectady, began the manufacture of anchors at Willsborough Falls. For the first 10 years the ore was obtained in part from Canada, but principally from Ver- mont. A bed at Basin Ilarbor was the only one then known within the co. Mill and steamboat irons were afterward made, and the foundry was finally converted into a forge. Early in the present century W. D. Ross erected a rolling mill on the Boquet, for making nail plates for the factory at Fair Haven, Vt. About 1809, Archibald McIntyre and his asso. ciates erected works on a branch of the Au Sable, in the present town of N. Elba, designated as the " Elba Iron Works," which were at first supplied from the vicinity, and afterward from the Arnold mine, in Clinton co. The forge was abandoned in 1815, after several years of prosperous business. The iron interest rapidly extended after the completion of the Champlain Canal, and several large manufactories were erected in the valley of the Au Sable and the surrounding region. The forges, rolling mills, and nail factories of this section are among the most extensive of the kind in the country. Bar, pig, and bloom iron of superior quality are produced in large quantities. Witbin a few years, anthracite conl has nearly superseded the use of charcoal in the furnaces along the lake shore. These establish- mente afford a home market for a large part of the agricultural products of the co. Most of the above dates and facts are con- densed from Watson's Ag. Survey of Essex Co., 1852, p. 814.


8 The principal ores in this co. are magnetic, and they are separated from the stone by water and by magnetic machines. Ilundreds of bbls. of iron sand are collected upon the shores of Lake Champlain and sold to the N. Y. stationers.


4 David Watson and John Savage, of Wash. co., were appointed commissioners to locate a site for the co. buildings, which were to be erected under the care of 3 commissioners appointed by the supervisors. The first co. officers were Daniel Ross, First Judge ; Stephen Cuyler, Clerk ; Thos. Stowers, Sherif; and Win. Gilliland. Surrogate.


5 When the co. was formed, the new blockhouse in Essex, then Willsborough, was used as a courthouse and jail. By an act passed April 7, 1807, Elizabethtown was selected as the co. seat, and to this place the courts and clerk's office were trans- ferred upon the completion of the proper buildings, in 1814.


6 This establishment is old, and in somo respects inconve- nient ; but it is spoken of as extremely well kept, and in this respect is one of the best in the State.


1 The Reveille, the first paper in the co., was started at Elizabethtown, about 1810, by Luther Marsh.


The Essex Patriot was published at the same place, in 1817-18, by L and O. Person.


The Essex County Times was started at Elizabethtown, by R. W. Livingston, and in 1833 sold to - Macomb, who con- tinued it about 15 months. It was printed on an old " Ramage" press brought from Skaneateles, Onondaga co.




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