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SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Chloride of sodium
1.084 grains.
Sulphate of potassa
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Bi-carbonate of lime
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Bi-carbonate of iron
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MAGNETIC SPRING.
0.789 grains.
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0.416 grains.
3.271 grains.
2.304 grains.
19.201 grains.
17.014 grains.
0.153 grains.
0.115 grains.
0.242 grains.
0.569 grains.
44.897 grains.
Chloride of sodium
Sulphate of potassa
Sulphate of sodium
Sulphate of lime
Sulphate of magnesia
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liad been made by Professor E. S. Wayne of Cincinnati in February, 1882. These analyses are copied from the published report given after they
CHAPTER III.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.
It is interesting to trace the line of descent of the county of Union. By careful research it is ascertained that the territory now included within its boundary lines formed portions of nine, and perhaps ten, different counties before it was finally set off as Union. The first two counties organized in the Northwest Territory were in that portion now forming the state of Ohio. Washington county, erected by proclamation of Gov. Arthur St. Clair, July 27, 1788, included all that portion east of a line passing from the mouth of the Cuyahoga river, up that stream to the portage between it and the Tuscara- was branch of the Muskingum; thence across the portage and down the Tuscarawas to the site of old Fort Laurens, at the north boundary of what is now Tuscarawas county: thence west on a line identical with the subse- quent Greenville treaty line to the Scioto river and down that stream to the Ohio. It is thus seen that the county of Washington as originally formed included about half of the present state of Ohio. Hamilton county was next organized by the same authority, and included the region between the Miamis as far north as a line drawn due east from the standing stone fork of the Great Miami to the Little Miami; this was January 4, 1790. There is nothing to show that its limits were ever extended to the eastward, yet in the description of Wayne county, as formed by the proclamation of Governor St. Clair. August 15. 1796. it would seem that Hamilton had been extended to the Scioto; if so, it included what is now Union county, and from that date (1790) should begin the existence of an organized county of which Union formed a part. Wayne county, organized at the date above given, undoubtedly included the northern portion of Union, as the description will show: "Beginning at the mouth of Cuyahoga river upon Lake Erie, and with the said river to the portage between it and the Tuscarawas branch of the Muskingum; thence down the said branch to the forks at the crossing place above Fort Laurens: thence by a west line to the east boundary of Hamilton county, which is a due north line from the lower Shawnee (Shawanese ) town upon the Scioto river ; thence by a line west-northerly to the south part of portage between the Miamis of Ohio and the St. Mary's
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rivers : thence by a line also west-northerly to the southwestern part of the portage between the Wabash and Miamis of Lake Erie, where Fort Wayne now stands: thence by a line west-northerly to the south part of Lake Mich- igan : thence along the western shores of the same to the northwest part thereof, including lands upon the streams emptying into said lake; thence by a due north line to the territorial boundary in Lake Superior, and with the said boundary through Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie, to the mouth of Cuyahoga river. the place of beginning." After the treaty of Greenville, the limits of Hamilton county were extended westward to the boundary line designated by that treaty, which extended from Fort Recovery, in what is now Mercer county, Ohio, directly to the Ohio river at a point opposite the mouth of the Kentucky river. The seat of justice for Washington county was at Marietta : for Hamilton county at Cincinnati, and for Wayne county at Detroit, and these conditions remain unchanged to the present, except in the extent of territory in each county.
July 10, 1797, St. Clair issued a proclamation forming another county, and calling it Adams, the boundaries of which were as follows, and, as seen by noting them carefully, included nearly the whole of Union county: "Be- ginning upon the Ohio river, at the upper boundary of that tract of twenty- four thousand acres of land, granted unto the French inhabitants of Gallipolis by an act of the Congress of the United States bearing date the 3rd of March, 1795 ; thence down the said Ohio river to the mouth of Elk river (generally known by the name of Eagle creek). and up with the principal water of the. said Elk river or Eagle creek, to its source or head: thence by a due north line to the southern boundary of Wayne county, and easterly along said boundary so far that a due south line shall meet with the interior point of the upper boundary of the aforesaid tract of land of twenty-four thousand acres, and with the said boundary to the place of beginning."
The counties thus far mentioned were organized before the sound of the settler's ax had echoed in the forests of Union county. The next county. Ross, was organized in the same year settlements were begun here-August 20, 1798, and was the last one under territorial government. Its boundaries were described as follows: "Beginning at the forty-second mile tree, on the line of the original grant of land by the United States to the Ohio company, which line was run by Israel Ludlow, and running from thence east until it shall intersect a line to be drawn due north from the mouth of Elk river (commonly called Eagle creek) : and from the point of intersection running north to the southern boundary of the county of Wayne, and from thence
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easterly, with the said boundary of Wayne, until a north line to be drawn from the place of beginning shall intersect the same; and if it should be found that a north line, drawn from the place of beginning, will not intersect the southern boundary of Wayne, then an east line is to be drawn from the east- ern termination of the said boundary, until it shall intersect the aforesaid north line to be drawn from the place of beginning." Ross county included a large part of Adams, with all the portion thereof embracing most of what is Union county.
March 24, 1803, Greene county was erected by act of the state Legisla- ture, from parts of Hamilton and Ross, and possibly included a narrow strip on the west side of Union. The following were its boundaries: "Beginning at the southeast corner of the county of Montgomery, running thence east to Ross county line, and the said course continued eight miles into the said county of Ross : thence north to the state line: thence westwardly with the same to the east line of Montgomery county; thence bounded by the said line of Montgomery to the beginning."
A few days later. March 30, 1803. Franklin county was formed as fol- lows, including a considerable portion of Union : "Beginning on the western boundary of the twentieth range of townships east of the Scioto river at the corner of sections number twenty-four and twenty-five in the ninth town- ship of the twenty-first range surveyed by John Matthews; thence west until it intersects the eastern boundary line of Greene county; thence north with said line until it intersects the state line: thence eastwardly with the said line to the northwest corner of Fairfield county : thence with the western bound- ary line of Fairfield to the place of beginning." The county of Fairfield at that time extended north to the state line. February 20, 1805, the western portion of what is now Union county became a part of Champaign, the latter county being created that day including the following territory: "Beginning where the range line between the eiglith and ninth ranges, between the Great and Little Miami, intersects the eastern boundary of the county of Mont- gomery ; thence east to the eastern boundary of the county of Greene, and to continue six miles in the county of Franklin ; thence north to the state line; thence west with said line until it intersects the said eastern boundary of the county of Montgomery : thence to the place of beginning."
Delaware county was formed February 10, 1808, and embraced a large portion of Union. It was bounded thus: "Beginning at the southeast cor- ner of township number three, in the sixteenth range of the United States military district : thence west, with the line between the second and third tier
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of townships, to the Scioto river. and continued west to the east boundary of Champaign county : thence, with the said boundary, north to the Indian boundary line ; thence eastwardly, with said line, to the point where the north and south line between the fifteenth and sixteenth ranges of the said United States military district intersects the same; thence sonth, with the said last mentioned line. to the place of beginning." By an act of February 17, 1809. all that part of Franklin county lying north of Delaware was attached to the latter.
February 16, 1810. Madison county was formed, "beginning at the southwest corner of Delaware county, thence east, with the south boundary of the said county line, to a point that a line running due south will be the distance of twelve and one-half miles west of the county seat of Franklin county ; thence on a straight line, to the northwest corner of the county of Pickaway: thence with said line south until it intersects the line of Ross county ; thence west with said line. to the line of Greene county ; thence north with the line of Greene to Champaign county line; thence with Champaign line to place of beginning." The limits included the southern part of what is now Union county.
Next in order was Logan county, formed December 30, 1817, with the following boundaries: "Beginning on the east line of Miami county, be- tween sections number thirty-three and thirty-four in the third township. thirteenth range, and running east twelve miles, with the sectional line be- tween the third and fourth tier of sections: thence south one mile; thence with the sectional line between the second and third tier of sections in said range, to the line between the United States and Virginia military land, and thence east to the line of Champaign county: thence north with said line to the Indian boundary line; thence west to a point so that a line drawn from said point due south will strike the Indian boundary line at a point where the line between the counties of Miami and Champaign strikes said line; thence south, with said line, between the counties of Miami and Champaign. to the place of beginning ; and also including the United States reservation at the rapids of the Miami of the Lake." Logan county, as thus formed. included a strip off the west side of Union, running north from Champaign.
Col. James Curry, whose home was in Jerome township, then a portion of Madison county, was the representative in the Legislature, in the session of 1819-20, from the district in which that county was included. and through his efforts an act was passed January 10. 1820. entitled, "An act to erect the county of Union." The text of this act is as follows:
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"Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., that so much of the counties of Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Logan, and also so much of the territory within the limits of this state laying north of the old Indian boundary line as comes within the following boundaries, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate and distinct county, which shall be known by the name of the county of Union, to-wit : Beginning on the north boundary line of Delaware county, on that part known by the name of the Old Indian or Greenville line, at a point three miles west of the Scioto river: thence due south fifteen miles ; thence east four miles; thence south unto the north boundary of Franklin county ; thence south two and one-half miles into Franklin county; thence west to the east boundary of Madison county, and to continue west unto the east boundary of Champaign county ; thence north to the northeast corner of said county : thence west three miles ; thence north so far that a line due east will strike a point three miles north of the beginning: thence south to the said place of beginning.
"Section 2. That all suits or actions, whether of a civil or criminal nature, which shall be pending, and all crimes which shall have been com- mitted within the limits of those parts of Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Logan counties, so to be set off and erected into a new county previous to the organization of the said county of Union, shall be prosecuted to final judgment and execution in the counties aforesaid, in the same manner as they would have been if no such division had taken place; and the sheriffs, coroners and constables of the counties aforesaid shall execute all such pro- cess as shall be necessary to carry into effect such suits, prosecutions and judgments ; and the collectors of taxes for the aforesaid counties shall collect all such taxes as shall have been levied and unpaid within the above described parts of the counties of Delaware. Franklin, Madison and Logan, previous to the taking effect of this act.
"Section 3. That all justices of the peace within those parts of the counties aforesaid, which by this act shall be erected into a new county, shall continue to exercise the duties of their respective offices until the term of their service expires, in the same manner as if they had been commissioned for the said county of Union.
"Section 4. That the electors within the fractional townships that may be set off by the erection of the county of Union shall elect in the next ad- joining township.
"Section 5. That on the first Monday of April next the legal electors residing within the county of Union shall assemble within their respective
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townships, at the usual places of holding elections, and shall proceed to elect their usual county and township officers, who shall hold their several offices until the next annual election.
"Section 6. That courts of the said county of Union shall be holden in the village of Milford until the permanent seat of justice is established for the said county of Union.
"Section 7. That commissioners shall be appointed, agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled, 'An act establishing seats of justice,' to fix upon a permanent seat of justice for said county of Union. and make report thereof to the next court of common pleas to be holden in and for said county, agreeably to the provisions of the above recited act; and the commissioners aforesaid shall receive a compensation for their services out of the treasury of the said county of Union.
"Section 8. That so much of the territory lying north of the county of Logan as is contained within the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Logan county, thence running north five miles; thence west to a point from which a south line will strike the northwest corner of said county ; thence south to said corner ; thence east with the line to the beginning, shall be and it is hereby attached to the county of Logan, and shall hereafter form a part of said county.
"Section 9. That so much of the county of Franklin as lays within the following boundary, to-wit : Beginning on the line between the counties of Franklin and Madison, at a point two and one-half miles south of the north boundary of said counties ; thence east two miles; thence south four miles; thence west two miles: thence north to the place of beginning, be attached to and hereafter considered a part of the county of Madison. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of April next."
February 12. 1820, an act was passed erecting fourteen counties out of "all that part of the lands lately ceded by the Indians to the United States, which lies within this state." These counties are Van Wert, Mercer, Put- nam, Allen, Hancock, Hardin, Crawford, Marion, Seneca, Sandusky, Wood. Henry, Paulding and Williams. February 4. 1825, the Legislature passed an act authorizing William Wilson, of Clark county, to run the line between Madison and Union counties, commencing at the southeast corner of the latter and running due west to the line of Champaign county. He was to receive three dollars per day and the markers and chain-carriers seventy-five cents per day for the time necessarily employed in such survey. January 29, 1827, another act authorized Jeremiah McLene, of Franklin county, to run
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said line, beginning at the same place and running in a direct line so as to strike a point in the eastern boundary of Champaign county, two and one- half miles south of the line formerly run between the counties of Delaware and Madison. The same compensation was allowed as by the previous act. January 18, 1828, an act was passed establishing the line between Madison and Union counties according to the survey made by Levi Phelps in 1820. February 4, 1828, another act authorized Silas G. Strong, of Union county, and James Eaton, of Delaware, to locate and establish the line between those two counties. Mr. Eaton was a very careful engineer, but used the magnetic needle, and as a consequence the line was somewhat crooked. In 1881, the permanent line between these two counties was run by F. J. Sager, surveyor of Union county, and stone monuments were set at prominent stations; a transit instrument was used, which insured accuracy. The survey was made by Mr. Sager, as being best qualified to do the work, although the adjoining counties in this and other instances shared the expenses and appointed men to assist in the matter. Mr. Sager was one of five persons who organized the State Association of County Surveyors in 1879.
The permanent line between the counties of Union and Logan was sur- veyed in 1876, the surveyors making their report to the commissioners, March 8, 1877. They were F. J. Sager, of Union, and W. H. McCormick, of Logan, and their report is filed in Vol. XVI, Law Record, Union county clerk's office. pp. 1-9, with opinion of attorney in the case. The total length of the line as run was one hundred and two thousand one hundred and thirty feet, or about nineteen and one-fourth miles. Stone monuments were planted at all important points.
When the line between Union and Delaware counties was run in 1881, it was found that the official survey of 1828 was far from being on a straight line, as called for by the act creating the county, and, by order of the com- missioners of the counties jointly, it was established on a slightly different course, being straightened somewhat. The "fifteen-mile line" (south from the Greenville treaty line) is straight from the northwest corner of Delaware county to a point in the south side of the old William Peet farm, recognized as the county line : thence straight to the point recognized as the county line at the Delaware and Bellefontaine road on the south side of Boke's creek; thence straight to the south end of said fifteen-mile line. The four-mile line was run straight as nearly as possible to the old line and the seven-mile line to the same. The variation in the old fifteen-mile line was probably attribut- able to local influences upon the magnetic needle in the survey of 1828. The
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first angle in this line is nine hundred and ten rods south of the place of beginning, the point being one hundred and ninety-four and four-fifths feet west of a straight line which would connect the two ends of said fifteen-mile line, the bearing being south thirty minutes west; thence south one degree two minutes east to the south end of said line; thence north eighty-nine de- grees twenty-eight minutes east to the east end of the four-mile line; thence south one degree twenty-two minutes east to the south end of the seven-mile line. Sandstone monuments three feet high with six-inch dressed faces were set at prominent points on the line.
The survey of the line between Union county and the counties of Marion and Hardin was made by F. J. Sager, of Union, W. H. Brown, of Hardin, and Isaac Young, of Marion, beginning May 26, 1879. They could find no recorded evidence that the north line of Union county had ever been run, but found some evidence in the field. The point on the Greenville treaty line at the east boundary of the county designated as three miles west of the Scioto river, is actually three miles and sixteen rods. The line thence north to the northeast corner of the county was well marked, yet there was no trace of said corner ever having been marked, nor could any evidence be found to show where it was. The north boundary was found by examination to have been nowhere near straight as formerly surveyed, varying in places from a due east and west line as much as twenty rods. The surveyors established the northeast corner of Union county and marked it with a stone monument, planting similar monuments at other prominent points along the line. The distance from the Greenville treaty line north to the county corner is three miles and three and forty-eight hundredths rods long. The northern bound- ary was run, per order, from the established northeast corner to a point twenty-five feet north of the floor of the old bridge across Rush creek on the Marysville & Kenton state road, in a direct course, continuing in the same course to the northwest corner of the county, which was established and a stone monument set one hundred and seventeen rods south of the north- east corner of Logan county. The total length of north boundary is four thousand five hundred and eighty-nine and six hundredths rods.
SUBDIVISION OF THE COUNTY INTO TOWNSHIPS.
May 10, 1803. at a meeting of the associate judges of the common pleas court of Franklin county, then newly formed and including a portion of what is now Union county, it was "Ordered. That the lands contained within the following boundaries, to-wit : Beginning on the west bank of the
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Scioto river, one mile, on a direct line, above the mouth of Roaring run; from thence, in a direct line, to the junction of Treacle's creek with Darby creek, which is frequently called the Forks of Darby; thence south unto the line between the counties of Ross and Franklin; thence west with said line until it intersects the county line of Greene; thence with the last-mentioned line north, and from the point of beginning up the Scioto, to the northern boundary of Franklin county, do make and constitute the second township in said county, and be called Darby township.
"Ordered, That in Darby township there be elected one justice of the peace, and that the electors of said township hold their election for that pur- pose at the house of David Mitchell, in said township, on the twenty-first day of June next."
Joshua Ewing was elected to the office at the date specified. Franklin township was formed at the same time with Darby, and included "all that part of Franklin county contained within the following limits, to-wit: Be- ginning at the forks of Darby creek, that is, at the junction of what is called Treacle's creek with Darby: running thence south to the line between the counties of Ross and Franklin; thence east with said line until it intersects the Scioto river ; thence up the same until it comes to a point one mile on a straight line, above the mouth of Roaring Run, and from thence to the point of beginning." An election for two justices of the peace was ordered to be held at Franklinton, the temporary seat of justice of Franklin county, and Zachariah Stephen and James Marshall were chosen to fill the offices. The point designated as "one mile on a direct line, above the month of Roaring Run," was a little south of the present town of Dublin, Franklin county, the stream being now known as Hayden's Run. The spot is referred to in Martin's History of Franklin county ( 1858). page nineteen. It is seen from the description that Franklin township included a strip off the south end of the territory now included in Union county, while Darby township lay to the north and west.
When Union county was organized in 1820 its three subdivisions were the townships of Union. Darby and Mill Creek. At a meeting of the board of commissioners of Union county on the 12th day of March. 1821, it was "Agreed, that the county of Union be divided into townships as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Union county, running east five and one-half miles ; thence north six miles : thence west three miles ; thence north to the north boundary of Union county: all west to be Union township. Second township: Beginning at the southeast corner of Union township,
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