Our county and its people : a memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York, Part 21

Author: Curtis, Gates
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1328

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Northern Light Lodge, No. 1I, organized at De Kalb, September 17, 1807. The history of this lodge differs from that of those following, as the data of the latter were obtained from Grand Secretary M. L. Ehlers, as found recorded in the archives of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. The Northern Light Lodge was not so recorded, but papers were found among the records that indicated the organization about the time stated, which leaves no doubt of its having been legally formed. The writer, some thirty years ago, sat in open lodge with one of its elder members, who said he had often rode on horseback twelve miles through the woods by moonlight to attend the meetings. This lodge must have ceased to work previous to 1825, as the name was ap- propriated by one at Stockholm. The charter was carried away by some one, and a few years ago it fell into the hands of a Mason in the West, who sent it to O. D. Barker, near Canton, who in turn gave it in charge of St. Lawrence Lodge No. III, where it now remains. It is a parchment, 10 by 12 inches square, with the following inscription thereon :

Established under the Auspices of (Prince Edwin) at the city of York in Great Britain, in the year of Masonry 4926 (967 years ago). The Most Worshipful, Hon. De- witt Clinton, Esq., Grand Master; the Right Worshipful Martin Hoffman, D. G. M. ; the Rt. W. John Wood, S. G. W .; the Rt. W. Hon. Philip S. Van Rensselaer, J. G. W. ; Do by these Presents Approve, Authorize and Empower our worthy Brother Solomon

I The above information was obtained from Jno. H. Graham, past grand master of Masons of Quebec, L. C.

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Rich to be the Master; Isaac Bunham, S.W .; Joseph Woodhouse, J.W., to form and hold at the town of Dekalb, in the county of St. Lawrence, to be distinguished as the Northern Light Lodge No. 11.

Given under our hands and the seal of our Grand Lodge in the City of New York in North America, this 17th day of Sept., A. D. 1807, A. L. 5807.

JOHN WELLS, Grand Secretary.

Hamilton Lodge No. 177 was located in the town of Madrid, now Waddington, formerly called Hamilton. The warrant was dated March I, 1809. The names of the first officers were not given, but the lodge continued to work with fair success until the Morgan flurry, when it ceased to meet, and in June, 1832, the warrant was declared forfeited by the Grand Lodge. Amasa Pratt was the treasurer when the lodge ceased to meet, and it was supposed that through fear of the jewels be- ing destroyed by the "antis," he secreted them. A few years later he died and the matter was forgotten. About 1843, when the workmen were digging a trench for the walls of an addition to the Hon. George Redington's house, the jewels were found. Alexander Miller, a Roman- ist, purchased the jewels of the workmen for a trifle, and quietly disposed of them to Bell Brothers, in Ogdensburg, for old silver.

St. Lawrence Lodge No. 186, located at the village of Ogdensburg, in the town of Oswegatchie ; warrant dated September 6, 1809. Twelve Masons joined in a petition to the Grand Lodge, which was recom- mended by the Northern Light Lodge at De Kalb, when the warrant was granted with the name and number as above mentioned, naming Palmer Cleveland, W. M .; Bethuel Houghton, S. W .; and John Tib- bits, J. W. The lodge met in the old historic court-house, and con- tinued its meetings during the war times of 1812-15. But owing to the bitter persecution and excitement of the Morgan affair, at its regular meeting of February 19, 1827, it voted to surrender its charter. The lodge register showed a membership of fifty-seven, including some of the best citizens of the place.

Benevolence Lodge No. 193, located at Hopkinton ; warrant dated Jan- uary 24, 1811. The records show that the warrant was forfeited in June, 1832.

Canton Lodge No. 325, located at Canton ; warrant dated September II, 1819. Forfeited in June, 1835.

Northern Light Lodge No. 440, located at Stockholm; warrant dated June 8, 1825. Forfeited in June, 1832.

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Scotch Lodge No. 500, located at Rossie. The warrant was granted June 7, 1827, just as the Morgan excitement was rising, which made it difficult for the lodge to grow very much, and after two years it went down. In October, 1832, it was revived and struggled for existence two years longer, when they surrendered their charter in June, 1834.

During the Morgan excitement, which lasted some ten or twelve years, many lodges in the State surrendered or forfeited their warrants, when the Grand Lodge renumbered the surviving ones. This accounts for the discrepancy in numbers.

North Star Lodge No. 107 was located at Lawrence. A dispensa- tion was granted by the Grand Lodge on the 3d of September, 1844, to Josiah F. Sanders, master; Otis Farrar, S. W .; and Amasa Harring- ton, J. W., to run to May 15, 1845. It was extended to the same of- ficers at that date one year longer, when a warrant was granted June 5, 1846. This lodge was subsequently moved to Brushton, Franklin county, where it now remains.

St. Lawrence Lodge No. III, located at Canton, was granted a war- rant June 10, 1846. The first officers were : Elijah Baker, master ; Daniel Mack, S. W .; and Joseph Ames, J. W.

Ogdensburg Lodge No. 128, located at Ogdensburg. A dispensa- tion was granted in July, 1847, to George Guest as master ; Sylvester Gilbert as S. W. ; and Royal Vilas as J. W. A warrant was granted to them on June 7, 1848.

Raquette River Lodge No. 213. A warrant was granted in June, 1851, to Joshua Blaisdell, master; Aaron T. Hopkins, S. W .; and Jehiel H. Hyde, J. W. Twenty-three petitioners asked for a charter.

Gouverneur Lodge No. 217, located at Gouverneur. A warrant was granted June 9, 1851, to Benjamin F. Skinner, master; Josiah Waid, S. W. ; and William Holmes, J. W. Twenty Masons petitioned for a charter.

Grass River Lodge No. 312, located at Grass River (later Columbia village), now Madrid. The warrant was granted June 16, 1853, to H. B. Richardson, master ; Caleb Pierce, S. W .; and H. K. Belding, J. W. The lodge room and its furniture was destroyed by fire, and the war- rant declared forfeited June 9, 1881.

Black Lake Lodge No. 319, located at Edwardsville in the town of Morristown. The warrant was granted to Jacob H. Bellinger, master ;

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Andrew Gray, S. W. ; and Abraham Klock, J. W., June 10, 1854. Eight Masons petitioned for the charter. At the June meeting, 1876, the Grand Lodge consented to the removal of Black Lake Lodge to Hammond Corners, and in 1879 to a removal to Brier Hill, and in 1891 granted permission for the lodge to again move to Morristown village, where it now remains.

Waddington Lodge No. 393, located at Waddington village, in the town of Waddington (formerly Hamilton in Madrid). The warrant was granted June 23, 1856, to John Peacock, master ; Henry B. Proc- tor, S. W .; and Leonard J. Proctor, J. W. Nine Masons joined in the petition.

Amber Lodge No. 395, located at Parishville. The warrant was granted to Leavitt Hatch, master; Samuel Lincoln, S. W .; and Eben- ezer C. Culver, J. W. Nine Masons joined in petitioning the Grand Lodge for the charter.

Norfolk Lodge No. 405, located at Norfolk village, in the town of Norfolk ; warrant dated July 7, 1856, naming Abram N. Thompson, master ; Lloyd C. Yale, S. W. ; and Edward M. Shepard, J. W. War- rant suspended October, 1863 ; forfeited June, 1864.

High Falls Lodge No. 428, located at Colton. The warrant was granted June 26, 1857, to Silas Hawley, master ; Alonzo Squire, S. W .; and John B. Willson, J. W. Seven petitioners for charter.

Wildwood Lodge No. 477, located at Edwards village in the town of Edwards. The warrant was granted July 6, 1859, to Amos Newton, master ; Otis Earl, S. W., and Joseph Brodie, J. W. Eleven Masons petitioned for a charter.

Deer River Lodge No. 499, located at Nicholville in the easterly part of the town of Lawrence. The warrant was granted July 3, 1860, to J. F. Sanders, master ; Silas L. Slocum, S. W. ; and Warren Ives, J. W. Ten Masons joined in the petition for a charter.

Hermon Lodge No. 500, located at the village of Hermon, in the town of Hermon. The warrant was granted July 4, 1860, to Azariah P. Sherwin, master ; William D. Gilmour, S. W .; and Edward F. Cheney, J. W. Nine Masons petitioned for a charter.

Louisville Lodge No. 502, located at Louisville. The warrent was granted June 6, 1861, to James Miller, master ; Justus Barrett, S. W. ; and Levi Miller, J. W. The warrant was forfeited in 1865.

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Massena Lodge No. 513, located at the village of Massena. The war- · rant was granted June 19, 1861, to Martin G. Chamberlain, master ; Orson Davis, S. W .; and W. L. P. Garvin, J. W. Seven Masons peti- tioned for a charter.

Brasher Lodge No. 541, located at Brasher Falls. The warrant was granted June 10, 1864, to Henry F. Taylor, master; N. W. Barker, S. W .; and Chauncey Buck, J. W. Seven petitioned for a charter.

Russell Lodge No. 566, located at Russell. The warrant was granted June 26, 1865, to Samuel V. Padget, master ; Washington L. Derby, S. W. ; and Smith Chase, J. W. Ten Masons joined in the petition for a charter.

Depeyster Lodge No. 573, located at Depeyster Corners, in the town of Depeyster. The warrant was granted July 4, 1864, to Jacob H. Bellinger, master; William Perry, S. W .; and Gates Curtis, J. W. Seven Masons petitioned for a charter.

Elk Lodge No. 577, located at Hopkinton. The warrant was granted July 8, 1865, to Henry M. Sprague, master ; Lucius Lockwood, S. W .; and John Herrin, J. W. Nine Masons petitioned for a charter.

Richville Lodge No. 633, located at Richville, in the town of De- kalb. The warrant was granted July 1, 1867, to Horace White, jr., master ; Carlos W. Lynde, S. W .; and James Sanders, J. W. Eight- een Masons petitioned for a charter.

Oswegatchie Lodge No. 687, located at Fine. The warrant was granted July 4, 1868, to Azariah P. Sherwin, master ; Seth Curtis, S. W. ; and Lorenzo L. Gay, J. W. Eleven Masons petitioned for a char- ter.

What Cheer Lodge No. 689, located at Norfolk. The warrant was granted June 1, 1869, to David W. Branch, master ; Levi P. Bedell, S. W. ; and Josiah C. Mould, J. W. Fourteen Masons petitioned for a charter. The furniture and warrant were burned in 1883. A dupli- cate warrant was granted them on June 3, 1885. The lodge voted to move to Norwood, to which consent was given by the Grand Lodge in June, 1893. Labor was resumed at Norwood the last week in Septem- ber following.

Acacian Lodge No. 705, located at Ogdensburg. The warrant was granted June 19, 1870, to Charles H. Butrick, master ; James L. Ray-

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mond, S. W .; and Wm. L. Proctor, J. W. Twenty-three Masons petitioned for a charter.

Fellowship Lodge No. 749, located at Rensselaer Falls. The warrant was granted June 15, 1874, to John R. Mills, master ; Frank B. Dor- othy, S. W. ; and Patrick McCormick, J. W .. Nine Masons petitioned for a charter.

Gouverneur Masonic Temple .- This building, which is approaching completion, is 54 feet in width, 100 feet deep, and four stories high. The front is of Gouverneur marble laid in broken ashlar, and the sides and rear of brick. The lower story is designated for stores ; the second for a public hall and offices ; the third and fourth for Masonic purposes, such as lodge room, banquet hall, drill chamber, library and the various ante-rooms for the accommodation of the several Masonic bodies which are to meet there. A commodious stairway leads from the center of the front to the second floor, for the accommodation of the halls and of- fices. Other easy flights of stairs lead from the second floor to the rooms above. The building is to be furnished with modern improve- ments and heated by steam. The structure will cost $20,000. A por- tion of this sum was contributed by members of the order and the re- mainder raised by loan. It is expected that the rentals of the stores, offices and halls will pay the interest on the loan and in a few years liquidate the debt, after which a portion of the income will be devoted to charitable purposes.

ROYAL ARCH, OR ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY.

This body is distinguished by grand and subordinate chapters. The date of its origin is supposed to be at the time of the rebuilding of the second Temple of Zerubbabel. The Grand Chapter of the State of New York was organized in 1797.

St. Lawrence Chapter R. A. M. No. 24 was located at Massena. The charter was dated February 9, 1809. The first officers' names were not found, or brought forward. The convocations were continued until January, 1821, when by vote of its members they resolved to move it to Potsdam. The first convocation held at Potsdam was on April 4 following, where they continued to work until December 3, 1828, when the charter was given up. On the application of several companions

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the Grand Chapter renewed the charter July 5, 1851. The first convo- cation held after the revival was July 17, 1851, and meetings have been continued to the pretent time. Present officers (1893) are : Chapin W. Hazelton, H. P. ; Harlan S. Perrigo, K. ; and Freeman H. Allen, S.

Ogdensburg Chapter R. A. M. No. 63, located at Ogdensburg. The charter was granted February 5, 1819, to Palmer Cleveland, H. P. ; Sylvester Gilbert, K. ; and Amos Bacon, S. The chapter continued to work until the 27th of December, 1827, when the officers were elected and installed, but in consequence of the anti-Masonic feeling, the chap- ter closed its labors for a period of twenty-one years, having a member- ship of sixty seven. At the annual convocation held at Albany, Feb- ruary 17, 1849, the Grand Chapter renewed the warrant, when labor was resumed and has continued ever since.

St. Lawrence Chapter R. A. M. No. 132, located at Canton. The warrant was granted February 3, 1848, to Elijah Baker, high priest ; Daniel Mack, king ; and Paul Boynton, scribe.

Elk Chapter R. A. M. No. 197, located at Nicholville. The war- rant was granted February 7, 1867, to Josiah F. Sanders, H. P .; Otis Farran, K .; and Reuben Jones, scribe.

Gouverneur Chapter R. A. M. No. 233, located at Gouverneur. The warrant was granted February 3, 1869, to George B. Winslow, H. P. ; A. C. Norton, K .; and Wm. H. Bowne, S.

Royal and Select Masters. A warrant was issued at the meeting of the Grand Council in September, 1893, to John McCarty, Thrice Ex- cellent Master ; Omer A. Hine, next, and M. Z. Gates, Capt. of, to form a lodge at Gouverneur, N. Y.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

The order of Knights Templar dates back to 1064 A. D., or the days of the Crusades. In England an encampment was established at Bristol by the Templars who returned with Richard I. from Palestine , also, one was established at Bath, and another at York. From these have ema- nated the existing encampments in the British Islands and in the United States, which are lineal descendants of the ancient order.

St. Lawrence Commandery K. T. No. 28, was organized under dis- pensation at Canton, in July 1858. The dispensation was granted to

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Darius Clark, E. C. ; William H. Sawyer, G .; and Amasa O. Brown, C. G. The dispensation was continued the second year, when at the annual meeting of the Grand Encampment in September, 1859, a war- rant was granted them. On the IIth of February, 1860, the records were destroyed by fire. Again on August 5, 1870, the asylum was de- stroyed by fire, including the charter. A second warrant was granted them in October, 1872, under which the commandery is now held.

Ogdensburg Commandery K. T. No. 54, located at the city of Og- densburg. ' A dispensation was granted on the 16th of January, 1873, to E. M. Holbrook, E. C .; Joseph Thompson, G. ; and N. M. Curtis, C. G., and on July 8, following, J. B. Chaffee, grand lecturer, assisting, the first conclave was opened and several members received into the or- der. At the annual conclave of the Grand Commandery, held at the city of New York, October 15, 1873, a warrant was granted them, and on December 18 following the commandery was instituted and the of- ficers installed. At the Grand Conclave held at Buffalo, N. Y., Sep- tember, 1893, a dispensation for a commandery was recommended to be issued to D. G. Whitney, as E. C .; John Webb, jr., as G., and Charles McCarty, as C. G.

SCOTTISH RITE, OR ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE.

This rite is said to have been organized in France early in the eight- eenth century, and derived its title from claims made that it was origin- ally instituted in Scotland, which claims are not fully established. It is next to the York Rite. The administrative power of the rite is depos- ited in Supreme Councils of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General.

The Scottish Rite consists of thirty three degrees. The first fourteen degrees are conferred in a body called a Lodge of Perfection, which in- cludes the three Blue Lodge degrees. The fifteenth and sixteenth de- grees are conferred in a body called a Council of the Princes of Jerusa- lem. The seventeenth and eighteenth degrees are conferred in a body called a Chapter of Princes of Rose Croix The nineteenth up to the thirty-second degrees inclusive are conferred in a body designated as a Consistory of Princes of the Royal Secret, but the three last are con- ferred as the proxies of the Supreme Council. The Thirty-third, or Sovereign Grand Inspector General, -- this degree is given in a body

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called the Supreme Council, which is the administrative head of this rite.

St. Lawrence Lodge of Perfection was organized at Potsdam under dispensation, October 9, 1888. Charter granted September 19, 1889. It was removed to Canton, November 24, 1890, where it now remains in working order.

A Council of the Princes of Jerusalem, and a Chapter of Princes of Rose Croix, was granted by the Supreme Council of the Ancient Ac- cepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Jurisdiction, convened at Chicago, September 19, 1893, to be formed at Ogdensburg, N. Y. On the 14th of November, the two bodies were duly instituted and the officers installed.

ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

This is what may be called a side degree, having only the resem- blance of Masonry. The order was originated by a nobleman in France about 1770 It was placed under the care of an individual Mason, but is outside of Masonic jurisdiction. Mothers, wives, sisters and daugh- ters of Masons are eligible to receive the degree ; also Master Masons. The order was introduced into the United States shortly after its or- ganization, but its headway has been slow and unsteady.

St. Lawrence Chapter No. 60, located at Depeyster, was organized about 1887.

Empire Chapter No. 68, located at Canton, was organized June 6, 1888.

Maple City Chapter No. 71, located at Ogdensburg, was organized by dispensation February 12, 1889, and a warrant granted in June fol- lowing.

Parish Chapter No. 91, located at Parishville. Warrant was granted June 6, 1893.

Marble City Chapter No. 92, located at Gouverneur. Warrant granted June 6, 1893.

ODD FELLOWSHIP.

This order is of comparatively recent origin, and started in England about 1750. At first it was considered only as a " take-off" on the

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Masonic order, who at their banquets addressed each other as jolly good fellows. Therefore in order to be distinguished from the Masons, they dropped the words jolly good, and substituted the word "odd." Hence the title, Odd Fellows.

Odd Fellowship in the United States dates from the following cir- cumstances : Thomas Wilder, a blacksmith, and four of his companions, who had received the degrees of Odd Fellowship in England, organized a lodge in Baltimore, Md., April 26, 1819. Not being invested with authority from the grand body of Odd Fellows in England, they acted independently, and therefore named it Washington Lodge No. I of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The following lodges of I. O. O. F. have been organized in St. Law- rence county :

Ogdensburg Lodge No. 273 (since No. 98) instituted February 24, 1847.

Mastaqua Lodge No. 274, located at Potsdam. Instituted March 23, 1847 .*

St. Lawrence Grand Convent Lodge No. 43, located at Canton, June 27, 1848 .*

Ouriga Lodge No. 319, located at Madrid. Instituted August 6,

1848 .*

Norfolk Lodge No. 243, located at Norfolk. Instituted August 22, 1849 .*

River de Grass Lodge No. 425, located at Canton. Instituted Jan- uary 29, 1852 .*

Deer River Lodge No. 434, located at North Lawrence .*

St. Regis Lodge No. 453, located at Stockholm .*

Gouverneur Lodge No. 325, located at Gouverneur.

Brier Hill Lodge No. 470, located at Brier Hill, Morristown.

Norwood Lodge No. 486, located at Norwood, Potsdam.

Excelsior Lodge No. 548, located at Potsdam.

Elijah White Lodge No. 590, located at Ogdensburg.

De Kalb Lodge No. 617, located at De Kalb Junction. Lawrenceville Lodge No. 619, located at Lawrenceville. Winthrop Lodge No. 620, located at Winthrop.

* Lodges that have been disbanded.

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Canton Lodge No 635, located at Canton.

Ogdensburg Encampment I. O. O. F., located at Ogdensburg. Insti-

tuted in 1861.

Ogdensburg Company of " Cantons," located at Ogdensburg. Uni- formed. The membership was fifty-three in 1890.

Degree of Rebekah I. O. O. F., located at Ogdensburg. It was insti- tuted April 30, 1891.

St. Jean Baptiste Society was organized at Ogdensburg March 3, 1873 ; incorporated June 10, 1875. Eligibility : The applicant must be in good health, between the ages of sixteen and fifty years, of French extraction, and a communicant of the Roman Catholic church and promise to remain such. The entrance fees are from two to five dollars, according to age ; dues $3 per year. A weekly benefit is paid to a sick member, and at death a casket is furnished, and the widow or friends draw $200.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

Soon after the close of the civil war the officers and soldiers who served in the Union army felt the necessity of an organization, whereby they could be brought into closer and more fraternal relations with each other. Therefore the Grand Army of the Republic was created, and charters were granted to local posts throughout the United States.

A post, No. 71, was organized at Ogdensburg December 17, 1867. Other posts have been organized in St. Lawrence county from time to time as follows: At Gouverneur, Potsdam, Canton, Norwood, Massena, Hermon, Morristown, Waddington, Edwards, Parishville, Nicholville, North Lawrence, Heuvelton, Colton, and Richville.

BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS.

There are various mutual benefit associations in the county, as fol- lows :

The Northern Tier Masonic Relief Association, organized May 3, 1872, at Ogdensburg.

Odd Fellows Funeral Aid Society, organized at Ogdensburg in 1870.

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Young Men's Catholic Union, organized at Ogdensburg, January 13, 1884.

Royal Arcanum, organized at Ogdensburg, June 23, 1877.

Ancient Order of United Workmen. A branch was organized at Og- densburg, July 16, 1888.

Foresters. A lodge was organized recently in Ogdensburg, and two or three lodges in other towns in the county. Most of these organiza- tions have a ritual and pass words.

KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

It is claimed that the object of this organization is to educate and direct the power of the industrial classes. The first organization was effected at Reading, Pa., July 4, 1878, which became the highest trib- unal of the order in the United States, and grants charters to local as- semblies.

Local Assembly No. 1916 was founded at Ogdensburg in May, 1882, with 700 charter members.

Local Assembly No. 9544 was organized at Gouverneur in 1884, with 200 charter members.

Local Assembly No. 1003 was organized at Parishville in 1886, with fifty charter members.

GRANGERS.

An organization chiefly composed of farmers, whose object, apart from sociability, is to dispose of their products at the highest market price and to purchase their supplies at the lowest rates or wholesale prices, without paying percentage to middlemen. There are some nine- teen lodges of Grangers in St. Lawrence county.

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CHAPTER XVIII.

ANCIENT RELICS.

Evidences in St. Lawrence County of Pre-historic Occupation -- Trench Enclosures- Mound near Ogdensburg --- Nature and Uses of Implements Found-Theories Concern- ing the Mound Builders.

"HE " American Physician " says, " it has been asserted that all animals tend to deteriorate in this country "-the western conti- . nent. " Archaeologists give abundant proof that successive races had peopled the western continent before our own occupied it." Professor Shaler is satisfied that this continent is far inferior to the Old World in its capacity of sustaining a dense population.

For many years after the settlement of this part of the country by the white people it was very common to find on or near the surface of the ground along the shores of the St. Lawrence and its tributaries, the broken remains of rudely formed pottery, such as pots, images and pipes, mortars, pestles, arrow and spear heads, axes, chisels, gouges and or- naments of various kinds. These implements were made of clay, stone, flint, jasper, chalcedony, shale, shells and bone. The Aborigines, or Indians, who inhabited the land on its discovery by the Europeans, were in possession of similar implements, which were used by them, in connection with the bow and arrow, in the chase and on the war path. During the surveying and settling of this part of the country there were discovered what are usually termed defensive trench-enclosures. There were several such enclosures known to have existed in St. Lawrence county, which locality appears to have been a favorite haunt of these builders, as evinced by the remains of their rude implements and orna- ments scattered through the soil.

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Our county and its people : a memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York, Part 21

Author: Curtis, Gates Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Curtis, Gates
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1328