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 work is respectfully dedicated 
 
 By the Authob. 
 
 TO THE EEADER: 
 
 In writing the liistory of Old CrowTi Point, it carries^ 
 me back to the scenes of my childhood, and creates a 
 feeling of sadness mingled with pleasure ; but as it has 
 been, either my good or bad fortune, to be an inhabitant 
 of tliis town from my infancy, my memoi'y dates back 
 to near the beginning of this century ; and it shall be my 
 sole object and aim, while writing this history, to«show 
 to the reader Crown Point as it Was, at my earliest mo- 
 ments, and its rise and progress, from time to time, and 
 the cause thereof, hoping, if he has the patience to fol- 
 low me through these vicissitudes of hmnan life for three 
 score years and ten, he never will be sorry for the pains' 
 taken. 
 
 The AtJTHOB^ 
 
 
CHAPTER I. 
 
 liOcation of Crown Point— The Exploring Party— The Ehoads Hill and^beaTi- 
 tiful prospects — The Encampment on the bank of Putt's Creek — Trout 
 supper and breakfast — The return to Vermont — Return to Crown Point 
 again — Cutting fallow, building log cabins and the removal — The fii-st 
 store — The first school — My earhest education — Tlie old Himter and 
 troutfishing — The first General Muster-The first hotel, dedication ball,etc. 
 
 It is well authenticated in history that the lands in the 
 most favorable localities along the shores of Lake Cham- 
 plain, was cleared and settled by the French in the days 
 of the French wars, and perhaps prior to that date ; and 
 of com*se some of the lands on the immediate shores of 
 the lake in Crown Point, were cleared and settled at the 
 same time. But little was known of the interior of 
 Crown Point, particularly the west part of the town, un- 
 til about the year 1800, except reports from hunters and 
 trappers, who roamed the forest in quest of wild game, 
 of which the country then abounded. They reported 
 there was a tract of beautiful settling land in Crown 
 Point about ten miles square embracing Putnam's Creek 
 and its tributaries within its limits, and that this tract of 
 land was timbered with beautiful hard wood and well 
 watered with never faiUng springs of the purest water ; 
 together with the natural advantages of the country, 
 made it a very inviting spot for young men of that day, 
 •of strong nerve and will, who felt disposed to grapple 
 with the old primeval forest. They also reported that 
 immediately west and joining this ti'act of land were the 
 fine old hills and mountain peaks of the Adirondaks sit- 
 uated on the head-waters of the Hudson River, of which 
 I will speak of more fully hereafter. 
 
 This news circulated through the country and reached 
 
several of the New England States, and inspired a great 
 many yoimg men of that day with a strong desire to see 
 and explore the 'promised land,' as it was then called in, 
 York State. At this time my father, Stephen Spaulding, 
 resided in SaHsbmy, Yt. He among the rest caught 
 the York fever, as it was then called, and started in com- 
 pany with several others in September, 1800, to explore 
 these lands. Their intention was to ascend every hill, 
 and mountain within their reach until they found one 
 that would overlook all the rest. After exploring the 
 wilderness for two days, sleeping on the ground at night, 
 the third day, late in the afternoon, found them on the 
 summit of what is now known as tlie Rhoads Hill in 
 Crown Point. From this lofty eminence they had a 
 splendid view of the tract of land heretofore mentioned, 
 a view of Lake Champlain for several miles in length, 
 besides an extensive \dew into the state ot Yermont, and 
 to use their own words, " it was splendid to behold." — 
 After feasting their eyesight on this beautiful landscape 
 to their satisfaction, they left the mountain and camped 
 that night on the bank of Putt's Creek, at the place now 
 known as Buck Hollow. A few minutes with hook and 
 line secured them a bountiful trout supper, and they then 
 laid down to rest. The next morning bright and early 
 foimd them out with hook and line again, and ^fter a 
 splendid breakfast of the speckled beauties they all wen- 
 ded their way to their respective homes in Yermont. 
 
 Well, time passed on till June, 1801, when my father 
 in company with Abner Newton and Solomon Chase, re- 
 turned to the wilds of Crown Point, built them a camp 
 and worked together till each one had a fjillow cut of 
 some three acres, then returned to Yermont. The next 
 September found them in Crown Point again ; they 
 burned tlieir fallows, and bv the assistance of each other 
 
and some other new beginners, who, by this time, had 
 commenced in like manner for themselves, in a few days, 
 each man had a comfortable log cabin, ready for the re- 
 ception of their families, and the next February my fath- 
 er moved his family, which consisted of his wife and three 
 children, into his newly made home, myself being the 
 yomigest child, but two months old at the time. From 
 this time the emigration from Vermont and New Hamp- 
 shire received a new impulse, and in the space of two 
 years some forty families from these states had settled or; 
 the wild lands in western Crown Point. At this period 
 the lands were not surveyed or claimed by any one. In 
 1805, Wni. Cockburn and Goldsbrow Bangor put in an 
 appearance from Kingston, Ulster County, N. Y. They 
 claimed the lands, surveyed them, and sold them to the. 
 settlers at prices ranging from three to four dollars per 
 acre. My father's lot proved to be Lot ISTo. 47 in Oock-r 
 burn's Pattent, now owned by Edwin Floyd. 
 
 I now come to my earliest remembrance, which was 
 the sm-veying of those lands. It may not be amiss at 
 this period to mention the names of some of the first 
 settlers, viz : Israel Douglass, Stephen Spaulding, Ab- 
 ner Newton, Solomon Chase, John Eastman, John Sis^ 
 son, Joseph Lockwood, Ephraim Towner, Daniel Bas- 
 com, Elisha Rhoads, Levi Phoads, Wm. Barrows, JosiaU 
 Converse, Simon Hart, Abijah Nichols, Asa Nichols, 
 Elder Lamson, Amos Lamson, Enos Lamson, Joseph 
 Searles, John Chillis, Thomas Scott and others. 
 
 For several years Elisha Rhoads kept a small store, 
 made large quantities of potash, bought all the ashes he 
 could of the new settlets, which was carefully saved by 
 them while clearing their land ; this little item of trade 
 was of essential benefit to the youthful settlement, 
 Al)out this time a school was started ^and kept 1)y Mrs, 
 
Hhoads, in tlie same log room where tliey kept house and 
 store also. Five little scholars, myself among the nmn- 
 ber, all seated on a pine slab bench with round poles for 
 legs, comprised the school and its fixtures, and that was 
 the place where I first learned my A B 0. 
 
 In the earliest days of the settlement an old hunter by 
 the name of Comfort Towner, whose name is still fresh 
 in the memory of the oldest inhabitants of the town, 
 made his home at my father's for a year or more, and 
 hunted for a living. I have heard him say that he killed 
 some forty deer the first year, all within one mile of our 
 house. I have often heard the report of the old man's 
 Ions; gun near our clearing, and soon after see the old 
 man emerge from the woods drawdng a stately deer be- 
 hind him up to our door. Occasionally when the inhab- 
 itants felt disposed to have a little luxury they would in- 
 dulge in a trout fishing. My brother Miles, who was 
 some five years my seinor, would go with the neighbor- 
 ing boys and take me with them. We would go about 
 a mile from our place in a southwest direction by the aid 
 of marked trees, to the high falls on Putt's Creek, now 
 known as Penfield's Grist Mill, and fish down stream as 
 far as Rlioades' the distance of about one mile and would 
 generally capture about thirty pounds of the speckled 
 beauties, weighing from ^ to 1^ lbs. each. 
 
 In 1806, the inhabitants were called on to do military 
 duty. The towns of Schroon, Moriah, Ticonderoga and 
 Crown Point were warned to appear armed and equpped 
 on the sj)ot where Ilelan Buck now resides. Some 75 
 or 80 men comprised the whole army. I siiw them 
 march around among the sm'oking log heaps ; for the 
 land at that time was in the process of being cleared. — 
 I remember well when the sheriff brought a ballot box 
 and some votes to my father and told him that he was 
 
appointed, with Samuel Foot and Alexander McKenzie^ 
 to travel the regions of Crown Point all over, and col- 
 lect every legal vote that could be found in town, and tc 
 meet at McKenzie's on a set day and count them, etc 
 This was accordingly done, and 44 votes was all that 
 could be obtained. Since that time I believe there ha& 
 been some place appointed to do the voting. 
 
 I well remember of riding with my parents in a wag- 
 on from the top of Army Hill to the lake, when there 
 was but one house from that place to the widow Wilcox's 
 — now Hammond's Corners — and not one from there to 
 the lake, all woods ; for about half the distance is a hea- 
 vy pine forest, and as we neared the lake the timber 
 dwindled down to scrub oak bushes and small pines, and 
 we could not see the lake until we wei*e within 30 rods 
 of it, and at the time of which I speak Lake Champlain 
 was about as desolate as the country around it. Some 
 half a dozen sloops, perhaps as many more schooners 
 comprised the entire craft of commerce on the lake, and 
 not a wharf or warehouse to grace its shores from Essex 
 to Wliitehall, and none of any importance when there. 
 Steamboats and canals had never been thought of at this 
 time. It took from four to twelve weeks then to get any 
 communication across the Atlantic. A man can travel 
 now to any part of the globe in the same number of 
 hours that he could of days forty years ago. Perhaps 
 the young reader may think we had no recreation in the 
 olden time, if so he is much mistaken, for we had our 
 share and just as good, and much cheaper then than now. 
 I will cite one case : In 1807, Elisha Hhodes built a 
 hotel and dancing hall ; the building still stands as a 
 monument of early days and enterprise, and is known as 
 the old Rookery at Buck Hollow. The building was 
 finished in time for a New Year's ball, and the party as- 
 
!3embled,and as horses were almost miknown at that tune 
 in the place, ox teams were brought into requisition, and 
 which conveyed the blooming lads and lasses to and frorri 
 the dance. One pair of oxen worth $75 or $80, would 
 take along six or eight couple with ease, and a dollar or 
 two pay the bill, whereas it now takes a $500 horse and 
 ia $500 carriage to convey a single couple, any distance 
 ever so short, and perhaps they don't weigh to exceed 
 one hundred pounds each, and from $10 to $25 to pay 
 their bill. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 The names of the first settlers in the east and central part of the town — The 
 first mills, 2d, etc. — The methods and means of the inhabitants to pro- 
 ciu'e an honest Uving — The Algereens — The trip to Whitehall — The cold 
 season of 1816, the famine of 1817, and the Riiffering of the inhabitants 
 — A bountiful harvest, the clouds of gloom and soitow pass away. 
 
 Names of the first inhabitants in the east and central 
 part of the town — Robert Walker, Aaron Townsend, 
 George and Alexander Trimble, the Barnetts, Murdocks, 
 the Brooks, James Morrow, Sam'l Foot, Dennis Megar, 
 Andrew Hardy, the Heustices, Crossmans, Bigelows, 
 Drakes, Davises, Rogers, Hildreths, Newells, Stantons, 
 Strongs, Kings, John Ranne, Elijah Grosvenor, and oth- 
 ers, and Rodolphus Field the first Physician. 
 
 James Morrow built the first mills, kept the first Inn 
 and store at Crown Point Centre, about the year 1800. 
 In 1810, Allen Peufield, an •enterprising young man of 
 some means, from Pittsford, Vt., built a grist and saw 
 mill, at what is now known as Irondale, to which prop- 
 erty he made large additions, and retained it within 
 
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 liis name, till the day of his death, aged 87 years. In 
 1811, Ebeiiezer Hopkius erected a grist and saw mill one 
 mile farther down the stream at what is now known as 
 Buck Hollow. These mills, althongh of the cheapest 
 construction, were of the greatest importance to the 
 youthful settle^nent. 
 
 From this period nothing of importance occurred to 
 marr the peace and quietude of the people, till the war 
 ot 1812. During that war reports were frequently cir- 
 culated that the enemy were on their way from Canada 
 through the vast wilderness that lies between this settle- 
 ment and the Canada line, for the purpose of getting 
 possession of tlie old fort on Lake Champlain. These 
 reports were believed by many, and caused a great many 
 sleepless nights among the timid portion of the inhabi- 
 tants, and that was all it amounted to. 
 
 I will now pass along to September, 1814, when we 
 had an alarm, that the nation felt. Al)out 9 o'clock P. 
 M. the alarm reached town ; horses and men were run- 
 ning all night long, from house to house, and every per- 
 son that could bear arms was warned to appear the next 
 morning by the rising of the sun at the principal places 
 in their respective towns throughout the country. The 
 call was promptly obeyed, for sun rise found every man 
 at his post. This was truly an exciting time ; here could 
 be seen people of all ages and conditions, from the old 
 frosty head of eighty winters or more, down to the in- 
 fant in its mothers arms. Here were men and women 
 of all ages, assembled together, all one common family 
 and one common cause. Here was borrowing and lend- 
 ing guns, hats, coats, boots and money, anything to help 
 the cause or facilitate the march. One old man by the 
 name of McAully, a cripple from birth, lent his hat and 
 coat and offered to lend his crutches. About 10 o'clock 
 
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 file start was made for Plattsburgli, and all sworn to 
 iiglit for tlieir country's cause. There was a few days at 
 home of suspelise and uncertainty. All kinds of stories 
 were in circulation in regard to the enemy's advance, but 
 the most reliable information was favorable to our cause. 
 The battle was fought on Sunday the 11th of Septem- 
 ber, but the result of the battle we did not know till the 
 Tuesday following. Still near enough to hear the report 
 of their gnus, booming along our shores and vibrating 
 acjainst our mountains: the next Tuesday with a fair wind 
 Captain Archibald Smith, of A¥hitehall, sailed up the 
 lake with his sloop and scattered the welcenfe news along 
 the eager shores of old Champlain. 
 
 This news spread like wild-fire back into the country 
 around, and for a few days lal)or was partially sus- 
 pended, and the time spent in the exchange of congrat- 
 ulations and hilarity. 
 
 From that time the people had no more fears from the 
 ^wlrs, and they returned to the peaceable pursuits of life. 
 I Avill here say to the generation of the present day you 
 little know of the hardships, trials and sufferings that the 
 pioneers undergo in settling a new country, in preparing 
 the ground, so that the next generation can harvest the 
 crop. At the time of vdiicli I am writing, there was not 
 one half land enough cleared in town for the support of 
 the inhabitants in it, and of course the deficiency must 
 be made up some other w%ay. You would of course ask 
 the question, "How did the people live ?" l*fo branch of 
 enterprise in town w^hereby they could earn the honest 
 dollar any better way than to go into the old primeval 
 forest, cut down the massive trees, burn them into ashes 
 and then manufacture them into potash, then cany the 
 potash to Yermont and sell it to some speculator who 
 would always buy at some price. At the best this was a 
 
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 liard way to earn a dollar, but some took this method, 
 while others in the winter season made shingles, staves, 
 brooms, ba,skets, hay rakes, and all other wooden wares 
 were manufactured and marketed in Vermont. Large 
 quantities of maple sugar were annually made, and tons 
 on tons of it has been transported on men's backs ±rom 
 Crown Point to Yermont, and either sold or exchanged 
 it for something that they stood in need of, and when the 
 season of haying commenced the early settlers in Grown 
 Point would turn out, almost to a man, and go and help 
 Yermonters cut their grass and grain. All this trade 
 and traffic between the two states was no doubt a bene- 
 fit to both parties at this date. 
 
 Yermont was several years in advance of New York 
 in the improvements on their farms, and some of the 
 leading ones felt their importance considerably and gave 
 their wild neighbors the appellation of Algereens, so that 
 it became a common saying among themselves as their 
 harvest drew near, that plenty of Algereens would be 
 along from York State by the time tlieir services were 
 needed. But it so happened of late that several of the 
 young Algereens had stepped across the state line and 
 bought up many of their best possessions, and told the 
 old occupants to go their way in peace and sin no more. 
 
 In 1813, when the United States troops were station- 
 ed in Whitehall, but as often called Skeenesborough at 
 that time, a speculation was discovered and set in motion 
 by such of the inhabitants as had by this time got a little 
 ahead in the world and of some of their neighbors, the 
 plan was to charter a scow, load it with the surplus pro- 
 ducts, take it to Wliitehall and sell it to the soldiers. — 
 Accordingly a scoav was hired of Sam'l Kanne, the fer- 
 ryman. The produce was hauled to the lake, and put on 
 board the craft ; the cargo belonged to some ten or twelve 
 
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 different men, and consisted of potatoes, onions and all 
 kinds of garden sance ; doAvn to sqnaslies, mellons, and 
 cucnmbers ; not forgetting tlie butter, cheese, and honey : 
 as each man chose to be his own snper-cargo : this fur- 
 nished the vessel with plenty of back-woods sailors, and 
 as none of them had ever been drowned, they did not 
 fear the water ; by the aid of a few bed blankets and a 
 good north breeze, they set sail for Whitehall, about the 
 first of October, and as none of them had ever been far- 
 ther south than old Ti, they occasionally had to enquire 
 the way ; they had no other difficulty in finding the place 
 of their destination, which they reached the next day. 
 Late in the afternoon, they sold their cargo, to good 
 advantage to the troops, and purchased such articles as 
 desired. And after strolling about the City, for a day 
 or so to see its wonders, the Elephant and soforth, they 
 returned, I believe the same route, by which they went, 
 and after about a weeks absence reached home in safety ; 
 where they could sit by their own fire-sides, and tell their 
 families and neighbors, of the wonders, Avhich they saw, 
 in Whitehall. One of the party by the name of Seaver, 
 who always admired a good horse, said " he had no idea, 
 that they had such fine horses in the Southern States, 
 until he went there and saw them himself." From this 
 time till 1816 the inhabitants followed their usual voca- 
 tion of improving their lands &c., until they were called 
 to experience the greatest calamity that can befall a na- 
 tion. The cold summer of 1816 vnll be fresh in the 
 minds of all who lived at that time, and were old enough 
 to remember it. It extended all over the United States, 
 and Europe ; the smi did not seem to posess any more 
 heat than it does in November, and the weather was cold 
 and chilly, ice was formed in every month in the year in 
 some localities ; flurries of snow were frequent. I re- 
 
member the 8th day of that June, the snow fell more 
 than half an inch deep, and the fields were white as far 
 as the e3^e could see, but it soon disappeared, the wea- 
 ther was cold and dry, yet a little corn and potatoes 
 w^ere raised, in some favorable localities, but not one 
 fourth of the amount required for the use of the inhabi- 
 tants, saying nothing about the dumb beasts, and some- 
 thing must be saved for seed another season, at length 
 the dreaded time arrived, the summer of 1817, when 
 starvation stared them full in the face ; the poeple did 
 the best they could, w^hat could they do more. Some 
 families who w^ere quite well to do in the world, lived 
 without briead many days, and for the poorer classes it 
 was still harder ; there were a few cases, and very few, 
 where some fortunate man had a little surplus of old 
 grain on liand, it was spared and divided among the peo- 
 ple as long as it lasted, but at exorbitant prices ; it made 
 but little difference wdiether a man had money or not, 
 the bread was not in the land ; I have seen the silent 
 tears roll down the face of the child, the parent, and 
 the grandparent, all under the same roof, because they 
 had no bread; these were times that tried the human soul. 
 The question arises, how did the people live? Well they 
 had cows, the streams were full of fish, and the woods, 
 with game, the fields and mountains furnished an abun- 
 dance of berries in their season, and in some cases when 
 one meal was finished a family council was held, to 
 devise something for the next; this being done, each one 
 would start off hoping to find their share of it. I have 
 been mentioning some extreme cases, but this was not 
 the situation of the j)eople in general, but one thing is 
 certain there was not much boasting about it; the ripening 
 fields were daily watched, and as soon as it could be 
 done, the ripest heads were picked and carefully shelled 
 
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 and cleaned L_y hand, and cooked into some kind of 
 pudding which satisfjed the gnawing hunger and made a 
 good substitute for bread, a bountiful liarvest was gath- 
 ered, every one had bread and to spare, and the clouds 
 of gloom, which had so long enshrouded the land, gradu- 
 ally arose and passed away, like the sullen clouds after 
 the departed storm, A tew days since while collecting 
 some statistics for this history, I called on Mr. John 
 Obei", a venerable old man of 82 summers, a man of 
 truth and veracity, who told me some of his hardships 
 and sufieriugs, during this trying season. He then had 
 a young family and was on a new farm; I will give you 
 his story as near as I can, in his own words; he said, "I 
 got completely up a stump, I heard that Col. Howe of 
 Shoreham, had some flour to sell, I took 96 lbs., of 
 potash in a bag, and my father took 45 lbs., in another, 
 and we started tor Shoreham 12 miles distant, about sun 
 rise, and when we had got within about three miles of 
 CoFs., my father gave out, and I took his load in addi- 
 tion to my own, and carried it the rest of the way, we 
 sold our potash, bought our flour and started for home 
 again; I had the flour of two bushels of wheat, and ten 
 pounds of coarse flour of my own, and father had what 
 flour liis potash came to, and we had not got more than 
 half-way home, before my father gave out again, then I 
 took his load in addition to my own and carried it home 
 arriving after midnight. I tell you, the next day we 
 were pretty tired and sore." It is pleasant to know that 
 Mr. Ober has a competence in his old age, and surround- 
 ed by a large family of kind children, to smooth his path 
 to the grave. His neighbors like to listen to his tales of 
 truth and sorrow, as they fall from the lips of one of the 
 early pioneers who settled the back wilderness of old 
 Crown Point. This case was only one of the many of a 
 
similar nature, but the actors in the drama liave mostly 
 passed away, with only now and then one left to tell the 
 sorrowful story. Peace be to their ashes. 
 
 CHAPTEK III. 
 
 llie Champlain Canal, and the new era of light that daTVned on the valley 
 of Lake Champlain— Col. Howe builds the great dam. Incidents rela- 
 tive thereto — The people begin to think the desolate and wortliless re- 
 gions of the Adi-iondacks, may yet be turned to some account. Building 
 the fii'st saw-mill among the Adriondacks, names of the proprietors, 
 incidents relative to raising the fli'st mill &c., 
 
 In 1818, the Champlain Canal was commenced and 
 finished so far in 1819 that water communication was 
 open for canal boats, between the Hudson river and Lake 
 Champlain. By this enterprise new business was opened 
 to this entire region, the spirit of enterprise awoke and 
 set the ball in motion. An intrinsic value was placed on 
 the vast wilderness of the Adrondacks, as well as on the 
 ores and minerals of which the country abounded, these 
 long neglected regions, began to be explored by men of 
 enterprise in search of sites for manufacturing Lumber, 
 Iron, &c.. In 1819 the first enterprise of the kind was 
 commenced among us. Col. Job L. Howe from Shore- 
 ham, Vt, built the famous dam across Putts creek at what 
 is now Wymans low^er mills ; he employed about fifty 
 men the whole season and kept a small store from which 
 he entirely paid his help. A good chopper received 62^ 
 cents per day, and a man with an ox team, one dollar 
 per day. Then we paid one dollar for three yards of cot- 
 ton shirting the same for calicos, and all other things in 
 proportion; we sometimes thought the Col. rather steep 
 
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 in his prices, as he only hud to go to Middlebury for his 
 goods, but I suppose it was about as well as he could do 
 by us ; at any rate it was as well as we could do ; there 
 was no striking in those days for higher wages or better 
 times, the men were glad to find a chance to work on 
 almost any terms. It was my fortune at that time to drive 
 an ox team, for six weeks drawing logs and timber for 
 that dam; the Col. subsequently built several other mills 
 which were supplied by this dam, which were in oppera- 
 tion for several years to his advantage, and the common- 
 wealth of Crown Point and vicinity. In 1821, the first 
 Co., was formed for lumbering purposes among the Adi- 
 rondack mountains. It consisted of the following getle- 
 men, Deacou Allen Pcnfield, Dea. Phineas Wilcox, Dea. 
 Ebenezar Hopkins, and John Pressy, who was very far 
 from being a deacon. 
 
 They purchased a small site, and a quantity of pine 
 timbered land, on Paradox tract, at the place now known 
 as the old Dudly mill, on Paradox creek ; at that time I 
 worked for deacon Wilcox, and went ^vith the rest of the 
 company about a dozen in all some four miles into the 
 wilderness, to make a beginning. A sight was selected 
 and all went to work in earnest, to clear a spot for the 
 house and mill, we had worked about five minutes when 
 our title was disputed by a party numbering about i.a 
 hundred to one of us, we all beat a hasty retreat, but 
 soon returned equiped with fire brands, and torches, and 
 soon vanished the foe, which proved to be nothing more 
 nor less than a nest of black hornets; this is very fresh in 
 my memory for I got my full share of the sensation pro- 
 duced at the time. A spot was soon cleared and a house 
 erected, we then proceeded to fall and hew timber for the 
 mill, which in four weeks was ready for raising, a gener- 
 al invitation was given to the inhabitants in town, and 
 
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 vei'y generally accepted. They were elated with the 
 thoughts of having something like business going on in 
 their midst, where they could find employment near home 
 at a specified time. About forty men turned out to raise 
 that portion of the mill which was not finished the first 
 day, consequently they must stay over night ; well there 
 was enough to eat and drink; the reader must understand 
 this occurred in days of yore, when bread was consider- 
 ed to be the staff of life, and whiskey, life itself ; when 
 good fellows were plenty, but good templars rather 
 scarce. The proprietors liad furnished two large three 
 gallon jugs of whiskey for the raising; it was understood 
 that one v:as to be spared for the second day, the other 
 was finished at a late hour the first night. The evening 
 passed away pleasantly, each in turn telling stories, and 
 singing such songs as were suitable on such an occasion, 
 all then turned in for rest. The next morning found all 
 on our feet, ready for a little whiskey, but to our aston- 
 ishment the jug \vas gone, whiskey and all; some one had 
 stolen and carried it away; here was a great dilemma and 
 long faces by the dozen, everything as silent as the tomb, 
 except the birds in the trees, which seemed to raise their 
 notes higher than ever, and rejoice at our calamity; I sup- 
 pose it was because they had no use for whiskey. Still 
 no one knew anything about the lost jug, but from some 
 immistakable signs suspicion rested on one of our num- 
 ber by the name of Parker, an old soldier ; who was 
 told very promptly to produce the jug, or take the beach 
 wythe, so he provided himself with a forked stick or 
 mineral rod used in searching for minerals, and after lin- 
 ing and cross lining for some time the spot was centered 
 and the jug found, here we were every man, deacons and 
 all, following the old soldier around searching in every 
 nook for the lost treasure. There was another chano-e. 
 
JS 
 
 tlie whole company vociferously shouting which was 
 answered by the owls, every face as bright as the rising 
 sun ; now for the sake of a little variety, I will turn the 
 crank of my poetry machine, once or twice to see if we 
 can produce a rhyme in honor of this occasion, and here 
 it comes ; 
 
 The Heavens wept, the earth rejoiced 
 
 And Hell was very friskey, 
 That after two hours faithful search, 
 
 We found the jug of w^hiskey. 
 
 Well, to shorten my story the mill was raised, and the 
 whiskey draidv, and after partaking of a sumptuous dinner 
 of pork and l)eans provided by the noble firm, all left 
 for their respective homes in high spirits thinking we 
 did honor to ourselves and justice to the firm- 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Howe's mill Boon changed owners and passed into the hands of Ham- 
 mond's Co., — Their prosperity and the advantage it was to the inhabi- 
 tants. — About this time Buck & BaUey came into town sold goods, 
 manufactured lumber, &c., — Several other mills were built by different 
 parties. — Penfield & Taft, manufactm'ed lumber for southern market. 
 
 Howe's mill soon changed owners, and passed into the 
 hands of Hammonds & Co., who laid the foundation for 
 their extensive lumbering enterprise, which they prose- 
 cuted with the utmost zeal and perseverance for about 
 40 years ; they also built several other mills and bought 
 large additions to their former purchases, until they 
 could travel some ten miles in different directions on 
 their own lands ; which proved to be a source of great 
 Wealth to them ; as their profits were only known to 
 
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 themselves it is sufficient to stiy they made their pile hon- 
 estly and at the same time it gave employment to every 
 man in town who was disposed to work ; especially in 
 the winter season ; and has been one of the principal 
 main-springs to the prosperity of Crown I'oint. 
 
 About this time Buck & Bailey came in town, opened 
 a store, and began lumbering operations ; they bought 
 large tracts of pine timber, built mills, and for 10 years 
 manufactured large quantities of lumber for the south- 
 ern market When the company dissolved partnership 
 their property came into the hands of Hiram & Helan 
 Buck, who subsequently sold their lumbering interest and 
 gave their Mtention to agriculture, land spculations, &c. 
 
 ■During the next five years several other parties built 
 mills and manufactured lumber on a smaller scale, viz.: 
 Allen Breed, Ephraim Towner, M. & S. Spaulding ; 
 Spear & Eusist, Wright & Pond, Wm. & H. Phelps, 
 Johnathan Breed, Rhoads, Stratten, Brown, &c., 
 
 All of these operations, although small when com- 
 pared with larger ones, gave employment to a number of 
 men ; and of course has been some advantage to the town. 
 Penfield & Taft operated at Ironds-le, and manufactured 
 large quantities of lumber for the southern market, get- 
 ting their logs from the Adirondack mountains for sever- 
 al years. In 1834, Taft sold his interest to Penfield, 
 since then the firm has been known as Penfield & Har- 
 wood, of whom I will say more hereafter. 
 
 Irondale Iron works are situated six miles west of the 
 Lake, upon Putnam's Creek, which afibi-ds the motive 
 power. The forge now contains four fires, one 
 
 wooden helve hammer, weighing one thousand eight 
 hundred pounds, and two wheels which were erected in 
 1828. It] was^until recently owned by Penfield & Har- 
 wood, who have sold their entire interest to J, & T^ 
 
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 Hammond, of Crown Point. The forge consumes eliar- 
 coal, which is principally burnt in covered kilns about 
 four miles from the works in the west part of Ticonder- 
 oga. Ore from the bed of the company, located about 
 fiv^e miles from the works, among the Adirondacks, is 
 used in the forge. It manufactures blooms and bars; 
 tlie iron made in this forge has established the highest 
 reputation. This statement is sustained. by the fact that 
 in 1829 the company received an order from the govern- 
 ment for a large quantity of their iron to be fabricated 
 into chain cables for the navy ; it is extensively used for 
 the fabrication of fine ware, and at Pittsbm-g it is used 
 for making cast steel; the com]:)any have a separator near 
 their works in which the ore is prepared for the forge; it 
 is stated that two tons of separated ore yields a ton of 
 Iron; the annual amount manufactured at this forge, is 
 about five hundred tons, there are a saw mill and grist 
 mill standing a few rods below the iron works and own- 
 ed by the proprietors. Other minor industrial pursuits 
 of Crown Point, embraced at the centre village three 
 miles from the lake, viz. a tannery, woolen factory, grist 
 mill and saw mill, tub and barrel factory, and wheel 
 Wright shop; one mile below are a sash and door factory 
 and a pail and tub factory; still nearer the Lake are a 
 grist and saw mill and wheel wright shop, all these 
 works stand upon Putnam's creek, a small stream already 
 mentioned. 
 
 Crown Point Iron Company's furnace : This work is 
 situated ten miles west of Crown Point landing and was 
 owned by that company consisting of J. & T. Hammond 
 & E. S. Bogue, until recently E. S. Bogue sold his in- 
 terest to J. & T. Hammond. A furnace was built on 
 that site in 1845, burnt down in 1865, and immediately 
 rebuilt. The stack is 42 feet high and nine feet 
 
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 across the boshes. It was a charcoal hh\st furnace ; the 
 escape heat being used for generating steam for running 
 bhast, stamping ore, sawing coal brands and grinding 
 feed ; 6,500 tons of ore and 650,000 bushels of charcoal 
 were used annually, producing 3,500 tons of pig iron. 
 During the last eight years the furnace was in operation 
 only about three fourths of the time, owing to the insuf- 
 ficient supply of coal, which was burnt in kilns. The 
 ore was taken from a bed owned by the company, one 
 mile distant from the works, and the lime from a quarry 
 about the same distance. This furnace has been peculi- 
 arly successful in its manner of operation and the quality 
 of iron produced . Since the establishment of the Bes- 
 samer steel works at Troy, a large portion of the iron 
 from this furnace has been purchased by that institution. 
 The harder and higher qualities secure a constant market 
 from the manufactories of malable iron. In consequence 
 of it being made from charcoal, which became so scarce, 
 this furnace was allowed to run down some three years 
 ago, and has been burnt down since. The old stack still 
 stands a monument of early enterprise, healthfully en- 
 sconced among some half dozen high barren peaks of 
 the Adirondack mountains. 
 
 CHAPTER Y. 
 
 Vennont loses her Algereens, becomes very friendly to its. — A short trip 
 on Lake Champlain. 
 
 The early inhabitants of Crown Point were chiefly 
 emigrants from Vermont and ISTewhamp shire ; who 
 brought their habits of industry, religion and politics 
 with them. They have mostly passed away, only now 
 
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 and then one left to tell the story. Their offsprings arc 
 now the principal inhabitants of the town, and many of 
 them business men and not entirely ignorant of a pio- 
 neers life in a new country. They have inherited the 
 habits of industry and frugality, and generally have a 
 competence, and are above want. 
 
 About the year 1821 they turned their attention to 
 agricultural pursuits, more than ever, and found them- 
 selves well rewarded. In the winter season they hauled 
 lumber, iron and iron ore to the lake, earning a hundred 
 or two dollars, so that after defraying contingent expenses 
 had something left for pin money : and here is where 
 Vermont lost her Algereens. Still we respect our Ver- 
 mont neighbors, because they frequently came and help- 
 ed us haul our lumber, iron and iron ores to the Lake. 
 I greatly respect old Vermont, for I was born there, 
 and as Stephen A. Douglas once said, "it was a noble 
 state to be ]:)orn in, providing he emigrated very yoimg." 
 
 Now if the reader -will accompany me, we will take a 
 little sail on old Lake Champlain. We will first take a 
 look at tlie old garrison on long point, whose old grey 
 walls stand as monuments of wars one hundred and thir- 
 ty years ago ; when France and England, two mighty 
 nations beyond the wide Atlantic were strugling with 
 each other for their respective claims for possessions in 
 this North American wilderness, the histoiy of which is 
 too well known for me to make many comments. After 
 leaving the old Fort we will move along up the Lake, and 
 observe the scenery along the western shore. There 
 stands a beautiful light house, erected by the govern- 
 ment, to aid the mariners who may navigate these waters 
 in the night ; and further along behold those splendid 
 farms and beautiful residences of the Murdocks,Trimbles, 
 JBarnetS;, Hunters, and Breeds ; all early settlers of this 
 
town. Kovp" we come to Wolcott's ferry, and the moutk 
 of old Pntts creek, which after leasing its source, and 
 turning 101 water wheels it silently lands its wearied 
 waters in the bosom of the Lake ; half a mile further 
 on we arrive at Gunnisons wharf, ware house, steamboat 
 landing and ferry ; ' the ware house is filled wdth barrels, 
 boxes, crates, &c., all destined to their several owners 
 back in the country around. Now walk up this little 
 bank, and look there. Oh ! what a change — I stood on 
 this identical spot 68 years ago ; not a building could be 
 seen west of here, nothing but a forest, I now behold a 
 broad, handsome street, wdth a row of splendid white 
 buildings on either side, and among the rest, the first 
 house that was' ever painted in this town. It was built 
 in 1814, by Wm. Livingston, Esq, and now occupied by 
 Wm. Scott. Now step with me into Gunison's spacious 
 and splendid Hotel, and take a glass of Saratoga water 
 with the good old deacon, and then move along to Ham- 
 monds wdiarf, and what do we behold ; massive piles of 
 iron, iron ore, lumber, brick and stone, and more than a 
 hundred laborers at work putting those materials togeth- 
 er ; we also see a canal extending some 40 rods inland, 
 with a steam boat and several canal boats in it, on en- 
 quiry, we are told that Crown Point Iron Company are 
 building two extensive furnaces here and they are also 
 building a rail-road from this place 13 miles west to their 
 mines back among the Adirondack mountains where un- 
 told millions of wealth still lie hidden in the bosom of 
 the earth; of this I will say more hereafter. We will now 
 go to the lofty summit of the Rhoad's hill, and stand on 
 the spot where the old pioneers stood seventythree years 
 ago, and view the scenery before us; oh, what a splendid 
 panorama lies at our feet, the ten miles square of wilder- 
 ness mentioned in the commencement of this history lias' 
 
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 been turned into Iriiitful fields or farms well cultivated^ 
 with orchards, yards and gardens, and on almost every 
 farm we can behold a large wliite dwelling which indica- 
 ted the place where comfort dwells; they are now enjoy- 
 ing all the blessings ot civilization, peace and plenty ; 
 here we have extensive views of Yermont scenery, hei* 
 old green mountains as green as ever, arable land has 
 been generally well cultivated, and the inhabitants are 
 wealthy and respectable, and can boast of its being a 
 land of steady habits. Now as we shorten the angle of 
 vision and look at old Champlain once more where in 
 the early days of this history, you would scarcely see a 
 craft in motion, now" the beautiful Lake is dotted all over 
 with commercial crafts of almost every description, mov- 
 ing to and fro; the commerce of Lake Champlain now 
 large is every year augmented. The luml)er the ore the 
 Iron, fabrics of the north, combined Math the grain and 
 flour of the west, the coal and merchandise from the 
 South constitute a vast trade ; to their domestic resources 
 may be added the productions of Canada, which seek a 
 market by this avenue, and the goods chiefly bonded that 
 pass into the dominion from American ports, and much 
 of which is returned under fresh entries all swelling this 
 immense internal commerce. Numerous Canadian ves- 
 sels designed for the navigation of the St. Lawrence are 
 really distinguishable from American by their peculiar 
 structure and appearance, reach the waters of Cham- 
 plain via Chamblee canal; vessels from the upper Lakes 
 are frequently observed in our harbors. A large class 
 of the population contiguous to the Lake are connected 
 with its navigation. 
 
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 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Cliiu-ches, stores, manufactories, &c.— Ores, when and by whom discovered. 
 The first Iron manuf actm-ed in Crown Point and by Avhom. 
 
 There are four clinrclies in town, tliree of which are 
 well attended, the fourth is an old affair and only occu- 
 pied occasionally ; six dry-goods and grocery stores, one 
 druggist store, one hardware, two of stoves, tin, and 
 sheet iron, one Tannery, one sash, door, blind, tub, and 
 pail factory, three flouring mills, five saw-mills, three 
 harness makers, two furniture stores, four hotels, and a 
 goodly number of blacksmiths and shoemakers shops, 
 and two physicians ; which speaks Vi^ell tor the health of 
 the place. The old iron companies ore bed was first dis- 
 covered by Timothy P. Hunter in 1821, while hunting 
 for bees; he b'rought some small specimens from the bed 
 in his pocket, wliich he exhibited to his friends who kept 
 it secret for about two years, at length it leaked out, and 
 the location was generally known; it never benefited Mr. 
 Hunter, he lived and died a poor man. Miles Spaulding 
 and Otis Bradford were the first men that opened said 
 bed, and took therefrom some 8 or 10 hundred pounds 
 of ore, which they carried in bags on their backs through 
 the wilderness over one mile to a road where a team 
 could be had, which hauled it to Ticonderoga where it 
 was tested, and pronounced genuine, but through the 
 treachery of some of their confidential friends, this their 
 chance for a fortune was lost, and also their labor. 
 
 The Penfield bed so called, but now owned by the 
 Crown Point company, and was discovered in 1826, by 
 a boy named Reuel L. Cram while hunting for partidge, 
 taking hold a small bush to help himself up the moun- 
 tain steep, the bush became detached from the rock and 
 there lay the shining ore; he carried some specimens of 
 
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 it to his father, who was fortunate enough to own the 
 land, and opened the bed ; he subsequently sold it to 
 Penlield & Taft. Reuel Cram now resides in Pembroke, 
 N.H. The Sax and Flojd bed was discovered by Samuel 
 Renne in 1818 and opened by liim 1822, quantities of it 
 were taken to Plattsburg and manufactured into hollow 
 ware; it has been mixed with other ores and worked to 
 good advantage but of late has been allowed to rest; the 
 iron business of Crown Point is destined to become a 
 source of national wealth,it was initiated by John Ranne 
 Esq., in 1823, in a small forge near Crown Point centre 
 on the exact site where Shearer's wheel-wright shop now 
 stands ; he obtained most of his ore from Cheever mine 
 and occassionaly used some of the Sax and Floyd ore but 
 used the Penfield ore after itB discovery. 
 
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 CHAPTER VII- 
 
 Tlie Wliiteliall and Plattsbui-g Raili-oad.— The people of Northern N. Y. ela- 
 ted with the Governor's promise. — The town was bonded for $50,000 in 
 aid of the Rail Road. — Contributions, and by whom. Rail Road built 
 from Port Henry to Ticonderoga.— The Whitehall & Plattsbui-g Rail 
 Road leased to Vermont Central. The Vermont Central sells the lease 
 to the N. Y. & Canada R. R. Co. 
 
 The AVhitehall and Plattsburg Railroad was surveyed 
 in 1861 and work was commenced Feb. 20th, 1869, on 
 the banks of Putts Creek. A petition was presented to 
 the Legislature askingfor $500,000 to aid in the construc- 
 tion of the said road, $250,000 were granted ; Gov. Fen- 
 ton signed the bill, promising to sign another bill the 
 next year if he was re-elected, and it passed both houses 
 of the Legislature; this promise elated the people of 
 northern New York, who had always been shut out from 
 
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 the outside world during the winter months. He was 
 consequently re-elected by the vote of thousands of his 
 political enemies. Another bill passed the Legislature 
 to give -another $250,000 to aid the construction of said 
 road, but was vetoed by the Governor. But we do not 
 think it worth while to waste time and paper in writing 
 his eulogy, we only say he is like the dutchman's coon dog 
 ■■ — good to tree the coon and bark at his master; the town 
 was then bonded to the. amount of $50,000 to aid in 
 building the road, but was strongly opposed by many of 
 our best citizens, who feeling the burdens of the late 
 War, and other drafts on their resources, were unwilling 
 to comply with the measure, but a majority ruled, and 
 was done subsequently. Yankee enterprise took the case 
 in hand, and raised a large amount by subscription which 
 put the road in running order from Port Henry to Ti- 
 conderoga ; cars were running in less than two years, from 
 the time work was commenced on it. This short road, 
 only some sixteen miles in length, already pays $12,000 
 of our taxes; it is believed by many of our best men that 
 the town bonds will prove a good investment for the 
 town, and when the furnaces and Rail Road now in course 
 of construction are completed, together with the mines, 
 when worked, will pay one half of our taxes, besides 
 giving employment to hundreds of laboring men, the 
 entire year. The following named gentlemen contribu- 
 ted the sums opposite their respective names. 
 
 Charles F. Hammond & Sons, $12,500. 
 E. S. Bogue, 3,000. 
 
 Peniield & Harwood, 2,000. 
 
 C. P. Fobes & Co., 1,000. 
 
 J. C. Brevort, 500. 
 
 C. P. Iron Co, 1,000> 
 
 $20,000 
 
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 State a,id being refused, and tlie counties sontli of us 
 feeling little interest in the "Wliitehall and Plattsburg 
 R. R, probably because they had a railroad of their own, 
 and that was enough, consequently the Whitehall and 
 Plattsburg R. R. was leased to the Vermont Central in 
 
 1871. They bridged the Lake at Ticonderoga and built 
 a branch R. R., from the Lake to Licester Junction. 
 Opening a communication between Port Henry and 
 Boston, and also to New York, by a roundabout way 
 through Yermont. The New York and Canada R. R. 
 was surveyed in 1871 and work w^as commenced. On 
 account of its close proximity to the "Whitehall & Platts- 
 burg R, R., from Ticonderoga to Port Henry, the N. Y. 
 & Canada R. R., bought the lease and consolidated by 
 a special act of the JST. Y. Legislature in 1873. 
 
 Charles F. Hammond sold his interest to J. & T. 
 Hammond in 1866. E. S. Bogue, Penfield & Harwood 
 sold their respective interests to J. & T. Hammond in 
 
 1872. The present Crown Point Iron Company was 
 formed, in Oct., 1872, with a cash capital of $1200,000. 
 
 CHAPTER Yin. 
 
 A view of the mines and siuToiuiding sceneiy. — A fancy Rail Road ride from 
 tlie mines to the Lake.— The improvements and prospects of tlie town. 
 — Universal improvements. — The effects of science, and the conclusion. 
 
 Dear reader, a person is well paid in taking a trip to 
 the Adirondacks, and stand at the mines which is a splen- 
 did place to view the scenery for miles around; think of 
 the past and take observations. Here are some three 
 hundred men employed in raising L'on ore, one half of 
 them perhaps, far down in the mines under our feet, and 
 others at the mouths of the shafts. Powerful steam en- 
 
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 glues are raising tlie ore from the mines as fast as it m 
 ready for its assent. Here is also a beautiful young vil- 
 lage, built expressly for the use of the miners; north and 
 west of us are the high and barren mountain peaks made 
 bare first by the woodman's ax, and then by subsequent 
 fires. South of us, and in plain sight, there is another 
 party of miners at work on the northern declivity of a 
 sister mountain, raising iron ore for the Ticoderoga Co.; 
 numerous other beds have been opened in the vicinity, 
 which proves that the entire region around us an immense 
 de^iosit of mineral wealth; and on the east of us stands 
 old Nob mountain with lofty brow far, above all the others. 
 It seems like a lonely sentinel guarding the immense 
 wealth wliich lies at its feet. Here are massive piles of 
 rich ore recently torn from the bowels of the moun- 
 tains, which soon must take its leave of its kindred ele- 
 ment, and be manufactured into various shapes and uses 
 for the benefit of civilization, in every part of the globe. 
 From this standpoint the rail road takes its start for the 
 Lake, and the new furnaces. But as the new rail-road is 
 not quite completed we shall be obliged to take the fancy 
 train from here to the Lake, and here it comes — we are 
 now on board the cars, and under way, we shall stop a 
 minute or so at the principal stations on the way; how 
 still and easy these cars run, and the engine makes no 
 noise at all, here on our left are the ruins of an old fur- 
 nace, wliich was built by the old Crown Pomt L'on Co., 
 in 1S45, and run by that company some 26 years or 
 more with good success, but as fuel became scarce was 
 allowed to run down, and since then has been consumed 
 by fire; its principal business was the manufacturing of 
 pig iron. We are now passing through an uneven 
 country, with a few good farmers where the inhabitants 
 are both industrious and pros]^ering. Irondale, the Con- 
 
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 diictor says ; this is a pleasant little "sallage whicli is owned 
 by the present Crown Point Iron company, its principal 
 business manufacturing bloom iron. We are off again, 
 this old and dilapidated village on our left, is Buck Hol- 
 low ; it was once the most business place in Crown 
 Point. . This fine establishment on our right is the resi- 
 dence of Helan Buck; that lofty eminence on our left and 
 about one mile away, is the old Khoades Hill, where our 
 liistory began. We are now swinging around the north 
 side of the Army Hill, where we have a fine pros- 
 pect of the north part of the town, the Lake and Ver- 
 mont. Bradford Corners, the Conductor says ; this is a 
 beautiful situation, but the rail-road hurts the looks of it 
 very much, and takes some of his best land from him, 
 but he has enough left yet, to work himself to death ou» 
 We are off again, passing through some good farms and 
 over some deep gulfs, but the road is perfectly smooth, 
 till we hear the Conductor say Hammonds Corners; this 
 is a nice little village with a fine brick church, a splendid 
 park, a soldier's monument, which was the gift of one 
 individual, to perpetuate the memory of the brave boys 
 who for their country fell. We have come to a perfect 
 stand-still, but we are on the temperance side of Vial's 
 Hotel. 
 
 I have endeavored to fulfill my promise to the reader 
 in showing him Crown Point as it was seventy three 
 years ago, and picture out to him some of the hardsliips 
 and sufferings of the iidiabitants and early pioneers of 
 this town according to the best of my abilities. Also its 
 rise and progress from time to time as things transpired, 
 and some of the principle causes thereof. 
 
 And as there never was an efifect without a cause, I 
 will endeavor to show him some of the principle causes 
 of its present appearance and future prospects at the 
 
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 present clay. As the past has been explained I will speak 
 of the present and the future; there are immense depos- 
 its of iron ore of the best quality known to exist, at the 
 mines among the Adirondacks, is the first cause. The 
 second is we have a few enterprising men among us who 
 are determined to develop their wealth and make them 
 useful to the world at large; for this purpose there aie 
 two immense Furnaces now being built at the Lake, and 
 a rail road from the furnaces to the mines, a distance of 
 13 miles for the express purpose to convey the ores from 
 the mines to the furnaces, and to the Lake. 
 
 There is also a canal some forty rods long from the 
 Lake extending inland to the Furnaces, to facilitate the 
 mammoth enterprise. And the question comes up where 
 are the men, and who is the man, that keeps this mighty 
 wheel in motion and employs 800 laborers daily, who 
 are well paid for their services. The answer is, it is 
 through the indefatigable energy and enterprise of Gen. 
 John Hayimond. 
 
 But let it be understood, that these blessings are not 
 all confined to Crown Point, alone, or to any particular 
 locality. Some of them are the productions of scienti- 
 fic men, in different parts of the globe, but mostly in 
 our own county. When I meditate on the great change 
 that has taken place since my remembrance, I become 
 lost in wonder, and turn my attention to some other sub- 
 ject. It seems as .though man had almost aspired to be 
 a Deity ; he has called the lightnings down from the 
 clouds, and caged them up in bottles, he has harnessed 
 them up, and made them do the office of our post boys. 
 He has called down the Sun beams and made them paint 
 our pictures for us, he has analized the air, he has meas- 
 ured the depth of the ocean, he has bound the earth in 
 iron bands and a girdle of electricity encircles the globe. 
 
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 And wliat is done in one liemispliere is immediately 
 known in another. And at tliis time they liave crafts 
 ah-eady made, to navigate mid air to other continents ; 
 and with the same ratio of progress for the next century 
 as in the past, he will have the most essential powers of 
 nature under his control!. My story is told, I was only 
 about four years old when I introduced myself to the 
 reader, and now at the age of seventy-two years I leave 
 him and hid him a long and pleasant good bye. 
 
 SAMUEL S. SPAITLDING. 
 Crown Point, N. Y., Sept. 24th., 1873 
 
 ■^g ■ <• ^ ii> fl' 
 
 The Assessors Eoll of Crown Point in 1818, was as 
 follows. 
 
 Keal Estate, $81,155 
 
 Personal Property, 20,063 . 
 
 And the Tax was, 661:,18 
 
 ISTames of the taxable Inhabitants at that date. 
 
 Armstrong, Jewit 
 Allen, Benjamin 
 Adkins, George 
 Amy, Abraham 
 Austin, Rodman 
 Bigalow, John 
 Bigalow, Eben 
 Butter field, Stephen 
 Burrows Wm. L. 
 Brooks, Daniel 
 Bradford, Simon 
 Bascom, Daniel 
 Barnett, James H. 
 
 Adams, Levi 
 Adkins, Seth 
 Allen, David 
 Amy, John 
 Abbot, Obed 
 Bigalow, Amos 
 Bigalow, Levi 
 Bishop, John F. 
 Brooks, Jonathan 
 Bouge, Ethan 
 Blackman, John 
 Breed, Allen 
 Balou, George 
 
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 Barrit, Nathan 
 Boyingtoii, Joel 
 Barnett, Asa W. 
 Bennet, Lewis L. 
 Burdet, Israel 
 Ohilcott, Amos 
 Cobiirn, Charles 
 Cliapin, Aaron 
 Chapin, Justice 
 Nichols, Asa 
 Nichols, Zadock 
 Nichols, Amasa 
 Nichols, Aaron Cedar 
 Nims, Bufus 
 Ober, Israel 
 Ober, Benjamin 
 Berkins, Wm. 
 Bhillips, Amaziah 
 Bhipin, Clark 
 Bhoacls, Levi 
 Beed, George 
 Eogers, Daniel 
 Bogers, John 
 Simond, B. Nathan 
 Stowel, Boyal 
 Shattnck, Samnel 
 Stratten, Benjamin 
 Seaver, Berly 
 Sisson, John J. 
 Chapman, Calvin 
 Chellis, Abraham 
 Converse, Elijah 
 Cutter, Jonas 
 Chapin, Edmond B. 
 
 Barrit, Beuhen 
 Barrows, Samuel 
 Butterfield, Wilder 
 Burrows, Jesse 
 Chilcott, John 
 Chilcott, Abijali 
 Cummings, Thoma^ 
 Chapin, Justine 
 Cooper, Zebade 
 Nichols, Asa 2d 
 Nichols, Albe 
 Nichols, John 
 Nichols, Aaron, Sugar Hill, 
 Ober, Samuel 
 Ober, John 
 Bulcifer, Amos 
 Bickett, W. John 
 Bhillips, Reuben 
 Bhoads, Elisha 
 Renne, John 
 Russel, Wm. 
 Bussel, Nehemiah 
 Smith, Benjamin 
 Stowel, Asa 
 Stowel, David 
 Sprague, Nathan 
 Searl, Joseph 
 Sisson, John 
 Sawyer, Ephraim 
 Chellis, John 
 Converse, Josiali 
 Cole, Amos 
 Cram, Amos 
 Clark, Abraham 
 
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 Grossman, John 
 Grossman, Ira 
 Dudey, James 
 Drake, David 
 Drake, Joseph 
 Davis, Elijah 
 Dibble, John 
 Davis, Hammond 
 Fuller, Joseph 
 Farnsaworth, Thomas 
 Farewell, Jesseniah 
 Foot, Samuel J, 
 Gedding, John 
 Griswoold, Jonas B. 
 Grosvenor, Elijah 
 Hews, Barney 
 Hildreth, Leonard 
 Hustice, Benjamin B. 
 Huestice, Timothy 
 Hildreth, James 
 King, John 
 Kellog, Sylvester 
 Lamson, Stephen 
 Livingstone, Wm. 
 Lyon, Jesse 
 Lamson, Horace 
 Magowan, Berny 
 Magennis, John 
 Murdoch, Samuel 
 Nichols, Andi-ew 
 Newel, Wm. 
 Nelson, Wm. 
 Stratton, Jabes 
 Scoot, Isaac 
 
 Grossman, Elijah 
 Gatlin, John B. 
 Drake, David 
 Drake, David 
 Dunlap, Horace 
 Davis, Daniel R. 
 Davis, Willard 
 Edmund, Stephen 
 Foster, Franklin M. 
 Fuller, Aron 
 Foot, Samuel 
 Field, Kodophus 
 Glidding, Thomas 
 Griswoold, Alexander 
 Hunter, Stephen 
 Hopldns, Ebenezer 
 Hildreth, Jeremiah 
 Hustice, Wm. B. 
 Holden, Joshua 
 Jenks, Jeremiah 
 Kemp, O. P. 
 Lewis, James 
 Lamson, Ezekiel 
 Lamson, Elder 
 Lane, Henry G. 
 Meritt, Joseph 
 Makenzie, Robert 
 Munroe, Royal 
 McAUy, Susan 
 Miles, Spaulding 
 Newel, Seth 
 Newel, Joshua 
 Scott, Thomas 
 Turner, Thomas 
 
35 
 
 Taft, Timothy 
 Thompson, Amos 
 Trimble, A. Ohiloii 
 Willcox, Asa 
 "Willcox, Phineas 
 "Wilder, Daniel 
 Wilkins, Isaac 
 Wright, Peter 
 Lockwood, Joseph 
 Maynard, Abner 
 Smith, Reuben 
 Rowley, Henry 
 Bartlet, Moses 
 Morse, Benjamin 
 Town, Silas 
 Barker, Samuel 
 Lamson, Enos "estate" 
 Joshua, Holden 
 
 Towner, Ephraim 
 Tuttle, Harvey 
 Townsend, Aaron 
 Wood, Abel 
 Walker, James 
 Ward, Roswell 
 Wheeler, E. Aaron 
 Witherbee, Thomas 
 Maynard, Heman 
 Smith, James 
 Town, Joseph 
 Rowley, Hiram 
 Mclntyre, Mosea 
 Town, Ira 
 Quartemas, Martin 
 Reed, Benjamin 
 Smith, Samuel 
 Treadway, William 
 
 The Assessor's EoU of Crown Point in 1835, was as follows: 
 
 Valuation of Eeal Estate, $91,361 
 " Personal Property $4,800 
 The Tax was $750,22 
 
 Names of the taxable inhabitants at that date ; 
 
 Adkins, George Austin, James 
 Ai-mstrong, Martin Armstrong, Jewet 
 Alden, William Avrel, Samuel 
 
 Barnett, Jedediah 
 Barnett, James 
 Baldwin, John 
 Burwell, John 
 
 Benedict, Jonas 
 Breed, Allen 
 Burge, Nancy 
 Barret, Joseph 
 
 Adams, Levi 
 Aldin, Milo 
 Allen, Benjamin 
 Ballon, Amos 
 Ballon, Hiram 
 Barker, Samuel 
 Barret, Reuben 
 
36 
 
 Bixby, Jacob 
 Ballou, George 
 Bishop, John F. 
 Bradford, Otis 
 Barret, Luciau 
 Bigelow, John 
 Bishop, Gerome 
 Brown, Forrest 
 Breed, Foster 
 Brooks, Jonathan 
 Barrows, John 
 Clark, Stilhnan 
 Chilcott, John 
 Coburn,Charles 
 Cross, Warren 
 Cram, Asa 
 Conn, George jr. 
 Davis, Calvin 
 Davis, Hammond 
 Davis, Bradley M. 
 Douglass, Jona. 
 Drake, Lyman 
 Drake, David 
 Ewen, John T. 
 Farr, Abijah 
 Foster, Moses 
 Giddmgs, John 
 Griswould, Alex'r 
 Glidden, Asahel 
 Gray, Osro P, 
 Hunter, Stephen 
 Hodgman, Thos. 
 Howe, Lemuel D. 
 Howe, Juba 
 Hascall, Libeas 
 Heustice, Timothy 
 Hildrith, Norman 
 
 Boyington, Joel 
 Bigalow, Eben 
 Breed, Jonathan I 
 Bradford, Enos 
 Barnett, Asa W. 
 Buckmau, Silas 
 Breed, Allen 
 Bartlet, Eumanas 
 Barker & Fenton, 
 Bailey, Abel 
 Baker, George 
 Crossman, Ira 
 Call, Luther 
 Cory, Lewis 
 Converse, Josiah 
 Cummings, Leon. 
 Crossman, Aburn 
 Davis, Elisha 
 Davis, Orson 
 Dibble, Thomaa 
 Dean, Timothy 
 Drake, Lyman 
 Dike, Franklin F. 
 Foot, Samuel 
 Farnsworth, Thos , 
 Floyd, John 
 Gracy, Robert 
 Gileo, Nichols 
 Gibson, Gabriel 
 Gracy, James 
 Hutchison, James 
 Hildrith, Hollis 
 Hughes, Bernard 
 Howe, Heniy 
 Holden, Joshua 
 Heustice, Benj. 
 Hodgeman, Tim. 
 
 Barrows, Zoraster 
 Brooks, John B. 
 Breed, Jared 
 Brooks & Floyd, 
 Barber, James 
 Buck, Hiram 
 Brown, George 
 Brooks, Daniel 
 Bradford, Orren 
 Barrows, Henry 
 Bailey, Samuel B, 
 Cross, William 
 Chilcott, Abijah 
 Cleavelaud, Daniel 
 Chapin, Aaron 
 Cutter, Charles 
 Dunkley, Lucius 
 Drake, Stephen 
 Davis, Benjamin S. 
 Duelley, Ezra 
 Derby, Lemuel 
 Davis, Henry 
 Edmunds, Afred A, 
 Fisher, Leonard 
 Fuller, Aaron 
 Fenton, Chauncey 
 Goodrich, Elijah 
 Glidden, Josiah 
 Gunnison, George 
 Groves, John 
 Hale, Henry 
 Hildrith, Thomas 
 Hammond, Cha's F, 
 Hammonds & Co. 
 Heustice, Daniel 
 Heustice, Daniel D, 
 Ingalls, Samuel H. 
 
37 
 
 Ingalls, Hibbard 
 Jackson, Elias 
 Kibby, Arrial A. 
 King, John jr. 
 
 Jencks, Jeremiali 
 Knowls, Artliur 
 Kendal, Caleb 
 Lane, Robert 
 
 Mamson, Stephen Lock, John M. 
 
 Leeland, Martin Lawrence, Jedediah 
 
 Mason, Lorenzo Morton, Lym'n & L 
 
 McAully, Susan Mills, Williana 
 
 Maginis, Jolin Murdock, Samuel 
 
 Murdock, Sam'l jr Moore, John 
 
 Moore, William Moore, John E. 
 
 Mclntyre, Abijali McAully, Smith 
 
 Morgan,Eoswell H. Mott, John R. 
 
 Nichols, Aiiiasa Nickerson, Amos 
 
 Kilson, Aaron 
 Nichols, Zadock 
 Nichols, Asa 
 Pond, Benager 
 Pulsifer, Amos 
 Philips, Harvey 
 Prible, Paris I. 
 Petty, John 
 Rogers, John 
 Rhoades, Levi 
 Reed, Harris 
 
 Nil son, William 
 Newell, Joshua 
 Ober, John 
 Perkins, William 
 Parmerter, Jacob J 
 Penfleld & Taft, 
 Potter, Moses 
 Petty, Solomon 
 Russell, Hubbard 
 Rhoades, Elisha 
 Reed, Poster 
 
 Russell, Samuel (Black-smith) Russell, 
 Rogers, Daniel Rogers, Ward 
 
 Smith, Frederick Sprague, Nathan 
 Spaulding, Samuel Stiles, Samuel 
 Stanard, Joel Searls, Joseph 
 
 Spaulding& Hatch, Sawyer, Abel 
 Sisson, John Sturtefant, Alex S. 
 
 Stratten, Amos Spaulding, L'a 
 Simmonds, Hiram Spaulding, S'n 2d 
 
 Smith, Austin 
 Sprague, Hiram 
 Stanton, Amos 
 
 Shattuck, Weston 
 Stanton, James 
 Spear, Alden 
 
 Johnson, Timothy 
 Kuowlton, Thomas. 
 King, John 
 Lewis, Samuel 
 Livingston, Wm. 
 Morton, Joel 
 . Morton, Loyal 
 Maginis, Aaron 
 Murdock, James 
 Moore, Levi 
 Mclntyre, Micager 
 Monroe, Loyal 
 Nichols, Aaron 
 Nims, Rufus 
 Nilson & Allen 
 Newell, William 
 Ober, Joseph 
 Porter, William 
 Pressy, John 
 Philips, Ameziab 
 Prible, Abraham 
 Pratt, Charles 
 Russell, Jonathan 
 Reed, Randal 
 Renne, John 
 Samuel (Inn-keeper) 
 Smith, Phineas 
 Spaulding, Miles 
 Spaulding, Caleb 
 Searls, Ransom 
 Sisson, Hiram 
 Sawyer, Chan'y P. 
 Spaulding, Stephen 
 Simons, N. T. 
 Strong, Colburn 
 Stanton, Elisha 
 Stowel, Royal 
 
38 
 
 Stowel, David Scofield, William 
 
 Towner, Ephraim Towner, Bphrim I. 
 Towner, Ira Towner, Benj. F. 
 
 Town, Silas Town, Job 
 
 Trimble <fc Murdock, Thompson, Oka 
 Taylor, John Trimble, Chilon A. 
 
 Titus, William Taylor, Daniel 
 
 TownsendjMoses B. Townsead, Aaron B. 
 Tyrell & Chipman, Tyrill, James 
 Wolcott, Ariel Wood, Jotham 
 
 Wheeler, Aaron 
 Whitman, Benj. 
 
 Wolcott, Moses 
 Wilder & Gray, 
 
 Woodworth, John 
 Whitman,Chaiincey 
 Wright, Peter 
 Wilder, Joseph T. 
 
 Witherbee, Thomas Witherbee & Wood 
 
 Towner, Shaler 
 Townei-, Ichabod A. 
 Thi-asher, Henry 
 Train, Jonathan 
 Thompson, George 
 Trimble, George 
 Turner, Septamus 
 Townsend, John 
 Wood, Abel 
 Wallace, John I. 
 Wilkins, Isaac 
 Wright, Samuel 
 Wallace, John 
 Wrightonton, Geo. 
 Wright & Eaton, 
 
 The Assessor's Eoll of Crown Point in 1872, was as follows 
 
 Valuation of Eeal Estate $436,716 
 Personal " $38,750 
 
 The Tax was $12,643,83 
 
 Names of taxable Inhabitants at this date : 
 
 Averel, Charles Averel, Samuel Adkms, Owen H. 
 
 Allen, John Allen, Solomon 
 
 Avery, Horatio Abeare, Antoine 
 
 Allen, William Breed, Eleazer 
 
 Breed, William Breed, Foster 
 
 Bevins, Benj. L. Breed, Benjamin 
 
 Bamett, Edward J. Broughton, Darwin Burdict, John C. 
 
 Bigalow, Daniel Barker, Samuel H Bradford, Otis 
 
 Brown, George Barker, Elmore Barker & Wyman 
 
 Brevoort, Julius C Bascom, D. W. Baldwin, Philo 
 
 Bigalow, Augustus Bradford, Enos Bradford, Aldiu 
 
 Allen, Leander A. 
 Abbott, Seth 
 Bamett, Hyde R. 
 Bamett, James K. 
 Barnett, George 
 
39 
 
 Brooks, Daniel 
 Buck, Hiram 
 Bowman, Ann 
 Bradford, Stewart 
 Bryden, James 
 Brooks, Erving 
 Breed, Jon. I. 
 Boyington, Charles 
 Bigalow, Levi 
 Bigalow, Calvin 
 Baldwin, John 
 Brown & Rhoades 
 J?aldwin, Wm. 
 barton, Wm. A. 
 5unel, Alonzo M. 
 Buck,He.&Al. 
 Blossom, Eliza 
 Grossman, A. S. 
 Capron, Welc. D. 
 Cheney, Hiram 
 Chapman, Geo. E. 
 Clough, Edwin 
 Cook, Wm. H. 
 Cobum, /ames A. 
 Clough, Philip 
 Cowin, /ames 
 Crown Point I. Co. 
 Davis, /ames 
 Dwinel, Nehemiah 
 Dudley, /ames 
 Davis, /oseph 
 Dahar, Mitchell 
 Depoutee, Dennis 
 DeWolf, Charles 
 Fobes, Cyrus P. 
 French, Isaac 
 Friend, Farewell 
 
 Brooks, Jon. H. 
 Bogue, Edwin S. 
 Barrows, Daniel 
 Bennett, Sophia 
 Bly, Norman 
 Brooks, Wm. 
 Breed, Sarah Ann 
 Burrows, John 
 Brooks, J ohn B. 
 Barnett, Wm. 
 Buckman, Ahira 
 JBailey, Hilah 
 BxiYgj, James 
 Bell, Philo H. 
 bailey, Abel H. 
 Bradford, Wesley 
 
 Bigelow, Charles 
 Barrows, William 
 Barnett, Meicia I. 
 Babcock, Sarah 
 Bradford, Orren 
 Barret, Alvin & Reu. 
 Baldwin, Martin 
 Baldwin, Ezra H. 
 Bell, Charles 
 Bushnell, Fred'k N 
 Barnett, Joseph 
 ^artlett, Joseph 
 barton, Augustus 
 barton, Wm. H. 
 jBascom, Chester 
 Buck, Helon 
 
 Buck, Almeda (Exr) Crossman, Wm. H. 
 Crossman, Samuel Curut, Wm. 
 
 Carlisle, Amasa 
 Chapin, Justin 
 Coburn, Frederick 
 Crough, Lawrence 
 Casey, Thomas 
 Craw, Asa L. 
 Crawford, /ames 
 Cram, Wm. 
 Dsvis, Martha M. 
 Davis, Ozias S. 
 Depoutee, A. Gr. 
 Davis, Warren 
 Depoutee, Moses 
 Drake, Elijah 
 Deshan, George 
 Fenton, Chauncey 
 Fobes, C. P. & Co. 
 French, Stillman 
 Fish, /S'amuel 
 
 Carter, Jeremiah B. 
 Carter, Leander 
 Clune,Wm. 
 Curtis, Amos 
 Carr, Henry 
 Cowin, Thomas 
 Carrol, Dacy 
 Champine, Francis 
 Davis, Truman E. 
 Dudley, Erving 
 Dunckley, Charles 
 Davis, Elisha 
 Dudley, Chauncey 
 Dolph, Sarah 
 Dudley, Henry 
 Fuller, William 
 Floyd, William 
 Farr, Elizabeth 
 Fleming, Alexander 
 
40 
 
 rioyd, Edwin, E. 
 Fitcli, Alonzo 
 Guuuison, George 
 Gonyo, Peter 
 Gracy, Robert 
 Gileo, Fernando 
 Garvey, Patrick 
 Hunter, Theodore 
 
 Fitcli, Hiram 
 Freeman, Joseph 
 Gunnison, William 
 Gregoiy, George A. 
 Gillet, Mark 
 Gado, Eli 
 Gray, George 
 Hutchison, Adeline 
 
 Heustice, Timothy Howe, Juba 
 Hammond, Thos. Hammond, John 
 Hammond, Chas.F, Heustice, Alpheus 
 Hurlbert, Warner Heustice, Horace 
 
 Hamilton, John 
 Hamilton, Henry 
 Hutchison, Wm. 
 Hitt, Wm. G. 
 Hunter, Mathew 
 Horicon Iron Co. 
 Hodskins, Milton 
 Ingalls, Nathan 
 Jordon, Edward 
 Knapp, Bradford 
 Knowles, Arthur 
 Kellogg, James 
 Kent, Enoch 
 
 Hariugton, Einaldo 
 Hammond, Mich'l 
 Hogan, Patrick 
 Hadley, Thomas 
 Hunter, Alexr. 
 Harwood, Van Ess 
 Ingleston, Chaun. 
 Ingalls, Harrison 
 Kingsland, David 
 King, Jonas 
 Knights, Sydney 
 Kellogg, Ephraim 
 King, Albert 
 La France, Joseph Lock, /Sophia 
 Lamos, Moses, B. Lindsey, Robert D. 
 Lavanway, Ransom La Mountain Elihu 
 
 La Co, Edward 
 Lane, john 
 Lock, John M 
 Lang, John 
 Murdock, jas. a. 
 Murdock, jos. B. 
 McNeal, Isaac 
 
 Lee, Benjamin 
 Lavine, Joseph 
 Little, john 
 Lyford, John W. 
 Murdock, F. S. 
 Murdock, jas. 
 MclsTeal, Chas. 
 
 McAully, Norman Morse, Hull 
 McDonough, And. Moore, Alvaris 
 
 Fitch, Albert 
 Goodrich, Joseph 
 Goodale, Phebe 
 Gay, Eugene 
 Glidden, Joseph 
 Graham, William 
 Heustice, John 
 Heustice, Calvin W. 
 Holt, Eliza B. 
 ilammond, J. & T. 
 Hildrith, Hart'l H. 
 Plarrington, Edson 
 Hunsden, John 
 Hamilton, Arthur 
 Holden, Joseph 
 Hadley, iifelon 
 Honsinger, Alvin 
 Hitt, Elery 
 Ingleston, Wm. 
 James, Wm. 
 King, John jr. 
 King, Jonas G. 
 Kelly, James 
 Knowlton, Alfred 
 Leland, Walter A. 
 Lock, Alonzo 
 Labombard, John 
 Lock, Theodore 
 Lock, Thomas B. 
 Lock, John M. jr. 
 Lawrence, james 
 Murdock, 5^amuel 
 Murdock, 8. A. 
 Monty, Andrew 
 Moore, Horace 
 McDonough, Frank 
 Moncreaf , Wm. 
 
41 
 
 Mechiuiic, Jt)bii 
 
 Miner, Joliu 
 
 MecLani, Lawrence Mea,g]i.'i', John 
 
 McHennisy, Pat'lc McAllister, B. VV. 
 
 Moore, Mathevv Jr. Magiiiis, Jaines 
 
 McDauiels, Wm. Moore, Hastini,' 
 
 Mooney, Thomas 
 Mullen, Patrick 
 Moore, John 2nd 
 Mclntyre, John 
 Martin, Grilbert 
 Mahler, John 
 Nelson, Aaron 
 Nedow, John 
 01)er, Edwin 
 Ober, John 
 Pnk'ifor, Amos 
 Pond, Oliver C. 
 Pease, Clark 
 Piilcifer, Mvron 
 
 McAully, liandal S Moore, Viceroy 
 Maginis, Stephen Maginis, Fanny 
 
 McFarland, Mary A. 
 Marsh & Gonld 
 Maginis, Harrison 
 Manvil, Harriet P. 
 Mullen, Michael 
 Mclntyre, Simeon 
 Michiler. Peter 
 Moore, Viceroy 2iid 
 Morgan, Edward 
 Newell, Hiram 
 Nichols, Erie 
 OIjcm", Stehliins 
 Omahar, Timothy 
 Okief, Sophronia 
 Philips, John B. 
 Provincher, Norbut 
 Palmer, Alfred S. 
 Pulcifer, William 
 Potter, Arthuj- 
 Preble, Anna 
 Perkins, Isaiah 
 
 Moore, James F. 
 McCoughn, Daniel 
 Moore, Henry 
 McMurtry, James 
 Mclntyre, Oliver 
 Nims, Elijah B. 
 Nichols, Ransom 
 Osgood, John 
 Ober, Hiram 
 01)er, William 
 Philips, James 
 Page, Greorge 
 Perkins, William 
 
 Pulcifer, Loi-enzo 
 Philps, Charles H. Philips, John 
 Petty, Henry Perkins, John 
 
 Petty, Alonzo Porter, David 
 
 Puts' Point Trotting Park Association. Palmer, Alonzo 
 Pigeon, Peter Peasley, Wm. Peck, Horace J. 
 
 Penfield Hai'wood <k Company 
 Riiy, Oliver Rex,A.See J.Howe 
 
 Renne, Lewis Renne, James 
 
 Russell, Isaac Russell, Hubbard 
 
 Russell, Phebe A, Rhoades, Lucius 
 Russell, Paris S. Shearer, Matilda & Mary 
 Shearer, Benona Smith, Russ<'ll ('. Sprague, Thomas N 
 Sprague, Esther F. Smith, Kli Savord, John 
 
 Sage, Harvey Sellingham, Henry Sellingham, Lewis 
 
 Smith, Nelson Stanton, Amos Smith, Betsy 
 
 Searls, Nathn'l D. Searls, Theoren Sanborn, Delina 
 
 Smith, Pxmjamin F. Spnulding, Zadock Strong, Edwin 
 
 Penfield, Allen 
 Robins, Leonord 
 Russel, Sam'l (hotel) 
 Russell, Nehemiah 
 Rhoades, Louis 
 
Sprague, Samuel 
 Starling, Calvin 
 Stanton, Uriali 
 /S^artwoll, Leonard 
 /S'tratten, Mary J 
 
 »S'panlding, S. S. 
 Spauiding, Nelson 
 Spaulding, La F. 
 /S'towel, Horace 
 Stiles, Benj. L. 
 Smith, David K. 
 Sisson, Geora-e 
 
 Stanton, Elislia 
 
 (S'tanton, Amariali 
 
 Sprague, Orland 
 
 Starling, Wni. H. 
 
 Spaulding, Hi. D. 
 Sage, Benjamin L. Stevens, Charles 
 Spaulding, Sam . S. Spaidding, A. V. 
 Smith, Caroline Sartwell, William, Shephei'd, Wai'ren 
 Towner, Warren Triml)le, George Trimble, Charlott 
 Townsend, M. B. Townsend, Aaron T. Taylor, Matilda 
 Thompson, Rufus Thompson, Hepsy Thrasher, Wm. 
 Tucker, Amelia Taylor, Robert M 
 Thompson, Alex. Towner, John 
 Trainer, James Turner, Septinuis 
 Towner,Ephrairn J. Town, Selas 
 
 Town, Seth 
 Thompson, D. A. 
 Taft, James 
 Vorce. Lewis B. 
 Wood, John H. 
 
 Thrasher, 0. F. 
 
 Town, Daniel J. 
 
 Taft, Henry 
 
 Towner, Ephraim 
 Thrasher, Jane Town, Harris 
 
 Thompson, Geo. H. Thompson, Amos D. 
 Turner, Hiram F. Vial, Alanson 
 
 Waterman, Chas. 
 
 Waterman, Robert 
 
 Washburn, Chas. M. 
 
 Winters, Horatio 
 
 Vilmore, Nelson 
 
 Waterman, Albert 
 Waterman, A. & R. Warner, Franklin 
 Wood, Ashley Wood, Harvey 
 
 Wyman, Nahum R Wy man, Henry E. Wyman,Wm. W 
 Wright, Hiram Wait, Otes Ward, Elias 
 
 Warner, Sanuiel 
 
 Wells, Almou 
 
 Wright, Susan 
 
 Wood, Hapik)na 
 
 Wells Henry, D. 
 
 Witherel, James 
 
 Whipple, Wm. 
 
 Webster, Jared 
 
 Wood, Horatio 
 
 Wolcott, Samuel 
 
 Wolcott, Judson 
 
 Wood, Russell 
 
 Whitehall .^- Plattsburgh R. R. 
 
 Wait. Frank 
 
 Worcester, Francis 
 Wolcott, Ariel (est.) 
 Wolcott, Mary. A. 
 Wyman, Daniel 
 Winters, Samuel 
 Wolcott, Roger A. 
 Ward, John 
 
 The reader will perceive, bv examining the three Assess- 
 ment Roll's, that only three persons paid a tax each lime, viz: 
 John Ober. Amos Pulcifer, ^ Ephraim Towner. 
 
 Mr. Towner was assessed in 1872, but died before the tax 
 was collected. Mr. John Ober is no»v(Nov. 20, 1878) the only 
 survivor of the three. 
 
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