" ' tf trot gicpyMifm!. 1.3 VDrtLl.iHcn tVEiiV wf.dnj.8P ay, by rncE n jiomcon & eonkttv'b euildikq li.m STbnirr, TIOSETA, TA. - TERM.S, 52.00 A YE A 11. Ik IiatC3 of Advertising. Ono Nouared Inch,) ono inortion - fl CO Ono Hanaro ono month - - 8 00 OnoH'piaro " throo month - 0 00 dney'iiwo me yotw - - JO 00 Two HqnrtTos, onrt ycr ... 15 Oo Q'inrtorCol. - . . - 00 Half . . . - . 60 00 Ono " " . d - - 100 00 I-opni notices at established ratoo. Mnrrinrro and death notiwft, gratis. All bills for yearly advortinomonts rol looted quarterly. Temporary advertise- monts must lo paid for in advance. Job work, Cash on Delivery. company fired but few of tho enemy escaped ; Only two of the Indians suc ceeded in getting away after they wero driven into tho river. Ono of Ihcso alarmed tho Indian village at East Hickory. Among tho slain was a largo Frenchman who had been with tho marauders. Wo then went to the village but no one wes thcro except au old squaw, sitting iu a wigwam and cry- sVf) fl No Htiln ilpllons received fur a Hhorlor period than threo months. Correspondcnco koI lolled from nil iai ti of tho country. No lmilo.o will tio taken of VOL. IX. NO. 14. TIONESTA, PA., JULY 12, 187G. $2 PER ANNUM. nnnonyiHous conummli'tUlonfi. DUSiriCSS DIRECTORY. TIOUESTA LODGE x. o. or cxi? MEKTH every Friday tivonlntf, Hi 7 o'rloel:, in ifio Hall lorinorlv occupied ly thoUood TcillpiiO'H. G. W.tiAWYEU. N. O. fi. II. HA SLUT, Kce'y. 27-tf. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 312, 1 , jVTKETtf nt Odd FoIIowh' Ixx1.ro Itoom, every Tuosuny evoniri'', Ht 7 o clock. 1'. M. (JLAUK, O. R. A. VAKNElt, 11. 8. 81 t. E. r.I.AlKti, M. P. It. KUDKKT. M. Dl jiLAixn j Eaiii:iiT M-'FICK niid iruldrneo In howo formcr- V. ly occupied Dr. Winans. Oflu-o days, Wednesdays ana Saturdays. S-ir W. K. Lathy, A TTOUNKY AT LAV, Tionosla, Oilico next door to Lawrcueo Houso, K. L. Davis, v ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tionosta. Fa. IX. CoUoctionmuado in this and adjoin ing oounliou. 40-ly J. B. ACNEW, W. E. LATHY, TioBC-ata, Fa. . Erin, Ta. AGWICIW & LATHY, Atlorrvcya nt Law, - Tioncsta, Pa. Oilk-o on Elni Strool. May MjJ.s7a.-lf miles w. wslwiz, ATTORNEY AT LAW, i-u Slrett, T10N1CSTA ,PA. VJ. Hays, ATTOUNEY AT LAW, mid I'unhiu, Reynolds 11 u Kill iilook, Honwj SI., Oil City, I'ru Notary Ji Co.'h S'J-ly . KINNKA.R. J. D. MMII.RY. KISXEAlZiWMlLUY, ftltoriioya ui Law, - - - FranlUln, Ta. 1 JftAOTICB In tho hovoral Courts of Vo I nurrro. Crawford, Foicst, and adjoin "In;; eonnlicsi. 3'J-ly. . NATIONAL IIOTfiSI a'XIDIOTJTEJ., IP-A-: DUCK LIN &, MOUE, rnoi'iuuTons. .J-Vht-CUi'if. Llconnod House. Good Mix- Llo foniiocUul. 13-ly Tioncbla. Hou3o, ANDllEW WKLLEIt, Fmjtrlotor. Tlds limi iu Ikioh nowly litlotl up mul is now own f'r l!io nc-oiniiintHlatlon of tho U ly . . CENTRAL HOUSE, ITfiN N I'.lt ,h AdNKW . 15LUOK. I L A;ni:w. l's-oto i.Lor. This is n now noiiitf. and I i:-t IuhI 1.omi lit tod up lVr tlio lUK'oniiintd.ilioii 1 tiio ublio. A portion of tilt iKiUon.io of tiio nubliu ia bolicitotl. 4 ly "s I'.wrorj llouso, rpiONESTA, lA WILLIAM LAW- I . IIUNCE. I'Koi-iilK'ion. This housn in crtiiti.illv Io. jiu!J. Evrvthinir now and woll luruibluHt tjiiiorlor ftocommoda- lii i,ri nm1 '.iriiil nttfiitLon irlvon to rncst;, Vt -olu!!os and Fruita of all uiiuli Horvod in t hoir soa-son. a.iuiiio room ior com incrcial Ai'rut.1. " "" lRKST HOUSE, n a. VAl'NKI! I'K(ruKrot. Orpoiito kJ t'oiut Uou.iO. lioiuwta, l'a. Jurt opoiu'd. LvcvvUiin I no.v nnd clean and li ohIi. Tho hi.'.t of linior& kr4.coust:tntly on hand. A !'; ion ol tho liublio patron 111:0 is i cMiov-i.."uli v tittlioiloil. 4-17-1 V W. C. COEUUN M. D., rvilVSICfAN t fiiUnflEON oflora his I Rcrvh-ra to tha nronle of Forest Co, "llav lii' hal nn e.-.poruueo of Twelve Vrarn'm con-jtanl Mautice, Dr. Cobnrn i.iiai'antiv's to vivo mitisfaotioii. Dr. Co Imrn imkmj MteehiUv of tho treatment of N:-il, Throat. Lunar and all other Chronio or lin';ciinT di'-caoH. Having iiivo-ti;valcd nil boientiiie molhodM of cur-lii-r ii. i :l -n rmil nehi;loil tlio trood from nil i.vV.Iimom. hi will I'luiiantoo relief or a euro 10 all ca.wj where a euro it ixumihlo. No Charge Con:.ullation. All foos will !o .r.f.vii:il,li. li(fes;'ional vikiU niado at iioiir:i. r;-.i -tie ul a dialanco ean eon .-.nil l.ir.i l)V li t.Lcr. Oilico and i;csideneo second buildina; in. Low Lhri Court lfoii';o. Tionosta. l'rt. f- i..n il:iva WHliie:lavM and Saturdays. 25lf l)r. J. L. Acoib, T)ll YSJCTAN AND SUKCJEON, who has I had hllo.ii yeai V expovlencoln n !ar'o ,.1 .mi. -i.. lii t.raelieo. will iiueiui un I'rolVsioind CaUa. Odieo in Ids Drusj ftud liKx-erv isiorc. loeuiod in liuioule, near 'J'idiouto.Jiouwj. IN 1H3 yTOUE WILL 15E FOUND A full nviortmeiit of Modiclucn. LiOUOrs '1'. ,. ,,..., 'i-i-iirn Siuoiooorv. OIllMH. 1'uilltH. n;u ( !iiih-rv. u!l ol" tlio Imb1 uualitv. fold .vill khIiI ml rc;cm.ilo InUja. Dil. CHAM. O. DAY, an oxpcrloncod vi.vsL Uo fiml Dril l 1 i'il liom Now York, has chur;ro of tho Store. All prescriptions pid i' p accurately. n. d. , ltA. JNO. r. AKK A. D. KILLY. MA Y, VAU1L cC CO., B A K K E H 1 4 fV.i'.iGi- of Elmt WuluiitSio. Tionosta. IJr.nk of Di.icoant and Deposit. T.. I ..-,., I r.llmu(- 1 ro TilOO lit ' I 1 IMl t.s J 11 ll 1 V'.Jl H.IJ .. u.i . Colloelionsniadoonall tho Principal point of tho U.S. C'olloctiouj soiicited. 13-ly. 1 m'.i.t :a i:im-;ti nu.-. &j ci-.. per yum L' I'KLT liOII.IMi liu-kh!iis in t-hi.'o of I'l i tcr. I'T' Jt Ui LJ r irs, ami ni 1 'i . l-'.ir . ,:mjih--. a.Mii- UL , J, V -V I . iuiiurii( CENTENNIAL. - A. T). 1870. HISTORICAL ADLHESS. 7 BY BAMUiiti D. IKWIN, E8fJ., Member of llio Historical Society of 1'cunnylvanla. Il was a 8lrr,nga remark that of Walnolo wlicn lie eni J, "tell- rao not History, for I know that it u fa!so." Did bucIi unecrtaiuty 'truly exist, it would bo dreary nonsense, upon this Centennial day, to read of tho past, but might dwell m the prcscut, or ppoculato on tho futures. In writing history tlicro is no just causo lor un certainty ; for tho earnest seeker after truth should not attempt to maintain utcnnulo ground ; for it too Liclon- nn holds out falso l'phta his history then deteriorates into a romance and a very mischiovoua romanco it la at that, because it is clothed in tho gar- mcnts of truth, yet lacking tho susta- nance, 13 then 00 tnoro entitled to credit tfyan tho etory of "Sinbad the Sailor," "Alladins Lamp," or tho "Knight of tho Kurninx Mountain." Therefore, in attempting towrita up a calendar hi&tory for this occasion, wo will endeavor to opon up no "l an- dora'a Box," from out which shall fly evils and deceptions from which errors may swarm, but mm at a conciso style backed by unvarnished truth. July 4, 187G, marks tho 100th year in our political calendar a3 a Irco aud independent nation. Yet at that timo our County wa3 in tho Indian Tcrrito- ry unclaimed ironi 1110 savage ana , 1 was not invadod by tho whito man, savo a travcllm" missionary, or an ntrcpid trader, but was tlio hunting ground of tho Kcd man, who claimed it as hia birthright. Eiirhlccn years after tho Declara tion of Independence was signed, that is to say, in April, 1791, camo tho Surveyors, with their chains and tho old UiltcnhouEo Compasses, to survey tho laudd taken up by tho Old Hol- lan I Land Co., and which wcro after wards natcntoJ. aud titles perfected, to a largo portion, by tho Hollanders. Thia Ilollaud Land Co., I find by examining tho old surveys, consisted of Wilhclm Williuk, Nicholas Van Btophurst, Christian Van Kighcu, llciulnck Vollonnovcn, aud Kutger Jan Schcmmcl!ieriHick, names which sound similar to those of tho Kinckcr- bockcr times at New Amsterdam. At that timo the lands wcro classified in District No. 5 and G of the purchase from tho Indiana of 1781. Tho tracts to tho East of uj wcro laid out after cavin tho river, usually in 1000 aero lots. Ulhcr prominent early waranlces wero Jonathan Mifllin, General Harmer, Geo. Mcado, (ances tor ol ucn. Moade; and others; while West of tho river, somo of tho tracts wcro patented by Picrco Butler, who was a man of noto in early times. Tho farm3 of Geo. S. Williams, and Isaac Biggins, near West Hickory, wcro on tho Butler warrants. This whole territory wSs then embraced within tho limits of Northumberland Co., which seems almost mcomprelieu Bible, considering that tho county now known by that namo, lies about 200 miles toward tho rising sun. , What a Cold for reflection : What an oxpauso of land in 1781, with its rivers, hills, plains aud valleys; What a diversified population, tho IJuakcr, Moravian and I resuytcnan on tho cast side, and tho Indian pavago on tho west, worshipping tho "Great Spir t, hunting, iisuing, living and dy ing, a3 Ins lathers had dono lor nun lreds of years beforo him. All this in tho then County of Northumber land. Hcflect, too, over tho then magnificont county, larger than Hol land or Switzerland! then imagino tho counties as they now exist 'would havo mado lor it townships; JJut wo cannot dwell. This part of Northum berland, R few years after, became Allegheny county, and shortly after, tho woild knew it as Lycoming. Then, in 1800, "Old cnaugo was erected into a county, out of parts of tho last two named. Afterwards, JclTeison was made a county, in 1S04, from which 4 townships wero, on tho'llth of April, 1818, formed into a county, called Forest, which now consisted of 3 townships, known as Barnctt, Jenks and Howe, containing about 200 squaro mile3, but was not really or ganized for judicial purposes, until about 1831, ;ii. Marieuvillo for the county scat. This place was for years known as "liloou s botllomcnt, al though tho place was really thou named Marienvillo. A small frame, two-story buiidiug was used a3ttCourt House Jail, tlicy had none. In 1SC0 tlio iM.'pulaliou consisted of 808 inhabitants, all told. This terri tory wa3 doubled in area, and quad ruplcd ill population in October 18C0, by the addition of 3 townships of Vo- uaiv'o. aud uuder tho Act of Ottobor 31, 1800, tlio Commissioners appointed under tho Act viz: Jacob Ziei'lcr, of Butler Co.. James A. Leech of Mercer Co.. uiid Cornelius Fulkcmon of Vo nango Co., mado Tioncsta the county ecat of tho county as remodelled, it being tho centre of population, and for othor reason:, appearing in their report, too voluminous to mention. In 1870 tho population numbered in tho county 4010. This much for tho reconstruction of tho county. I can not ofTord to dwell on its physical fea ture at all, save a fovv incidental ref erences to tho changes made by man. Beyond doubt, tho earliest incidents connected with the History of our little countv of Forest, aro those re corded in the plain and truthful an nals of the Moravian missionaries, truo this carries us beyond the centu ry a little, but wo havo a very well deCncd and plainly marked history by a truthful and vigorous writer. I ho records contained in the lifo of David Zeisberger. and in Loskiol'a History, aro of too extraordinary a complexion to bo passed over in si- lence, aud while it sometimes reads like a romanco. it has truth for it3 foundation, well deSuod. Zeisberger was an Austrian, and tho best linguist of all his people. Ho understood five or six Indian lan guages, which gave 4iim great power with the savages of our land, ihat admirable book, bis lifo by Bishop Schcmtz, consists of over 700 pages, and bi3 notes shows the endurance and energy of the man. Fortnnato for history, Zeisberger kept full notos. This extraordinary man determined, it appears in the summer of 1707, to make an exploratory trip to the In dians of the Allegheny River, and took with him a companion, whom ho called Anthony. His friends tried to dissuade him from going into the how ling wilderness. He struck tho Alle gheny river in Butler Co., it Is sup posed, llio beneca Indians there tried to dissuade him from going further, depicting the danger of his route. But the good man proceeds although told that the Indians at Uosh-go-sbunk wcre very ugly, full of witchcraft, and would murder him ; that they wcro of the Monsey tribe, who wore especially hostile. JJut be proceeds, and arrives at Gosh-go-ehunk on the 16th of Oct., 1767, which in point of fact, consisted of three towns near the mouth of Tio- uesta creek. Zeisberger and his friend stopped at tho place now known .as 1T.1 t?i- e t, :;,. IJUIVIUUU D X' IUIO, I1UU1 kUC utci iptiuu givca. Although he had travelled among Indians before, ho found him self, according to his own recorded testimony, among the worst lot ho had ever soen. ihey resembled demons, aud to a congregation of murderers and Indian roughs ho preached them the first sermon they had ever heard. Ho understood their language to per fection : wai known aud callod bv an Indian name, and so got th ) blind side of theso desperadoes, got their atten tion, and laid down to them tho truth in its purity, llo writes in hi3 journal, Never yet did I soo so clearly depict ed in the faces of Indians the black ness of hell and tho power of the Gos pel. A tone painting 01 this was mado by Mr. Bchusselo a Philadelphia artist, for Mr. John Jordan, jr., which is in Tho Art Collection at tho Centen cial Exhibition. John Bartain, tho celebrated engraver, Btruck some en cravings from it, a proof copy of which was presented to John lhomp son, Liii Derun ana oames sv. viaric, Commissioners of Forest Co., by tho T ! T IT 1 ! Historical Society of Pa., as well as hu original copy of Zeisbergcr's own handwriting, being a receipt for going express for the Governor to tho enemy Indians, ending with their character istio words "I say roceivod by me." David Zeisberger. Forest Co. also has a copy of his lifo. presented by the samo society. Tho History tells of thopow-wowsand rookeries the Indians got cp; ol tho struggles of this good man with one Wangonicn, who opposed his messages. How Wangomcn was "llaxed out" in debate in tho end, and was a conquer cd man. Yet still the falso Indian prophet gave him trouble at times. Theso pagans wcro divided in opinion, as wiser people wero of old. let the majority requested the missionary to remain among them and teach thorn Christianity and civilization. Ho left for a short y time In 1768; came back, and by this timo found a fow had traders in the camp. How tho Indians early in 17C9 destroyed more than 2000 deer on the Allegheny river. how it was determined on ac count of fresh outbreaks of tho pa gans at Gosh-go-shunk to remove to La-wun-ak-hanck, (East Hickory) as tha word is translated, "meeting waters," (Beaver and Hickory) aud how a mission was established there, on tho ca3tern bank of tho river, and a few miles above Ao first mission where Benseman and tha civilized In dians removed in April 1769. How they remained there until April 1770, when this mission was broken up and in canoes all started down the river and were joined at Gosh-go-shuuk by a fuw of the Christian Indians there, us thev all floated down the river to Fort Pitt, where they arrived beforo the 1st of May. This is the substance of our earliest history. Gladly would we amplify this narration from the History of tho Pioneer missionary, did time and space permit, and tell of what ho discovered and wrote about tho oil springs at that early day, and other matters of im portance. In tho history of Forest, published in tha Forest less in 1808-1?, a slight mistake occurs in the fifth chapter re lating to tho first white settler, whero it is mado to appear that Eli Holeman was tho first bona fide settler of Forest county. This tho writer has found to bo not technically correct. What is written of early settlers should bo of a definite typo, whilo in tracing tho sayings and doings of an uncivilized and barbaric pcoplo on tho othor hand, the mark is not always hit exactly. The history of early settlors coming through first hands almost, is conse quently reliable, or nearly so, and from its naturo is biograpical rather than traditionary in most instances. The first settlers, upon tho authority of Judgo John A. Dale, wero tho Val cntine family, who settled on what is now known a3 Jamicson Flats, in an unbroken wildorncss somo threo years before Eli Holoman camo. Mts. Val entine was a superstitious woman, be lieving in witches &o. Sho brought with her to tho country, GoorgoTubbs, a son by a former husband, who lived just below tho run. Mr. Valontino cleared up a piece of land and planted out a large orchard of apple trees. This homestead, Valentino and his wife dy ing, became vested by will of Mrs. Valentino in Mrs. Barbara M'Gee, and her husband John M'Gee. John, after living there vo or six years, be came dissatisfied with the country, and to uso his own words, "dislocated him self to Columbiana county," having in the meantime sold tho old Valen tino property to John, son of William Middletou. Tho latter settled tn tho Allegheny, and built the "Rod llouso," so called, ilia sctticmoac is dated 1802. He was tho first school teacher in our borders. To tho lato Dr. Win. F. Hunter, I am indebted for the following humor ous sketch of the "red houso": It was the largest house in this section ; it w&3 built by Middlcton on Jamicson Flats, with an eye to a privato houso and Church together, ono room being set apart for the church. About tho time it was dedicated as a church a pioneer (who combined, like the houso, more than cno qualification, being a Surveyor, Justice of tho Peitfco and Preacher) came aud preached, lhe subject of tho text was tho meeting of bolomon and the lucen of bheba, but tho original manner in which tho text was handled, with the attending cir cumstances, called forth somo humor on tho part of tho pioneer audience. The speaker enraged, changed his tac tics, and charged on the people threat ening them with the terrors 01 tho law, and the general judgment, in hoc mode. "You may laugh now, you brats of Babel, but mcthiuk3 1 sco dreadful timo approaching, yes sco it a-coming, there will be a terrible timo. Volcanoes will burst iortn hither and yon, and waves of liquid fire will ilow higher than theso hills, and rocks and groat trecs-ah, will sweep howling by in empty space-ah, borne by & tempest ol iirc-au ! and I tell you brothers and sisters about that timo it xoiU not be very safe to be out, neither " Ibis church did not break up as tho Moravian Missions had dono beforo it in 1770. No stccplo adornad it, but whilo Middlcton remained in it he initiated St. Paul at Rome, "In his own houso receiving nil who came un to him."- Spending half his timo in Church ho literally lived by tho altar. Eh Holeman, lather of tho J Ion. Alexander Holeman, lately deceased, settled at lloleman's Ferry in the spring of 1800, and ho contiued there until Ins death In l&zo. I Jo establish ed a ferry which bears hia namo to this day, on his farm, at that point whero thqBtato road that led lrom Mileaburg, on Bald Eaglo Creek to Watcrford, crossed the Allegheny. Most of tho carly settlera crossed at thia placo. Eli was born in Chester Co., in 1735. In the Penn'a Millitia ho participated in tho battle of Brandywino, German town, and other conflicts for Indepen dence. When ho removed to Forest Co. his nearest neighbors wcro Moses Hicks who lived whero David G. Hun tor now lives, and Patrick M'Crca, an Irishman, who settled at what is now known as Engle Rock. Hicks moved down tho Ohio about 1805. Holeman was familiar with the noted Chief Cornplantcr, otherwise callod Capt O'Bail, who often stopped at his cabin His headquarters wero in tlio neigh borhood of Warren. No cases of In dian atrocity occurrod after my father removod to this country. Hon. Alexander lloleiuan, tlio son of Eli, was born in Lycoming Co., in 1700. He died honored aud re- ppcetcd in this county, about ono year ago. jjcloro his vision passed tho long train of emigration that crossed his lathers ferry on that old Bald Eagle road. But few of those emi grants now remain in the land. He witnessed the dawn of civilization hero, and stool a witness of itg pro gress, llo paw tho wigwam of the savago deserted "and tho whito msn'B cabin nso beneath the trees." Thns passed before him, as it wcro a picture a moving panorama of life, such as will not bo tho fato of any hejarer of this sketch to witness. In brief, whether wo view him as County Auditor, Commissioner, Justice of tho Peace, Associate Judge,, or member of tho Logislaturo, ho filled every ofilco with honor to himself and profit to tho pcoplo, and beyond and above all ho impressed you as oneofnaluro's noblemen. What nioro can bo said ? Tho first settlers cast of tho Alle gheny, within tho limits of what is now Forest Co., (said Judgo Holeman to tho writer) was John Rango Er. He settled at Tioncsta, on tho bank of the Allegheny rivor a fow rods above where tho brnfgo now stands. He came about lolo. lrom tho Jate Jacob Sbriver of Tioncsta, I obtained tho following particulars of John Rango sr. ; Ho was born in tho eas tern part of the Stato in 1746. He died in Tioncsta in 1826, aged 80 years. Ho was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, and in 1785 ho obtained a land warrant for his ser viced, which was taken out in tho namo of Tehollas Range hia eldest son. lie examined tho country in 1808, in company with other soldiers, and afterwards located at Tioncsta in 1816, with his family. Tho lottery warraut No. 511, dated May 17, 1785, includes 252 acres, taking in a largo scopo of bottom land extending from Tubbs Run to includo the flats 011 which Geo. W. Dithridgo now livc3. This wholo tract was called by tho uamo of "Sa qua-lin-gct," which 13, by interpretation, "nlaco of council." Council Run takes its namo from tho fact that near its mouth Indian Coun cils wcro formerly held. Ono work of hi3 skill etui remains, that is his "Canal," as he was pleased to call it, which, although filled up in places, can bo plainly traced by the cyo to this day. It was a largo drain begin ning at tho swamp just back of Col. Thomas's residence, and ending at Jacob Wcnk's lot on tho back chan nel of the Allegheny river. To-day it teaches us a lesson on industry. No engincef could havo laid out with his levels a bettor grade or devised a scheme to effect the object any better. Mr. Range used to relate concern ing a harty of about 100 settlers who pursued Indians from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties into these parts. This party found the Indians they were after, in tho woods up tho Allegheny ; the scouts all hid behind trees, each man selecting his victim. All the Indians who were not killed bv the first firo wero pursued and 6hot while crossiug the river. This corrob orates tho statements related by David Walters jr., which aro publish ed in tho 12th chapter of the History of Forost County where the wholo cir cumstances aro given in detail, - as they wero related to Mr. Jeremiah Bonner, who kindly furnished tho writer with a statement from tho ven erablo Wm. Walters himself, to him Bonner, in tho year 1851. Although a digression, wo quote from Mr. Walters, a. brief 01 the cir cumstauccs: In August, 17C3, the settlers of Westmoreland county wcro attacked by Indians p.nd a fow cabins burnt. But beioro sunrise tho Indians mado their escape, lhe alarm was given, tho sottlemcnt arousd, and tho citizens volunteered to pursue the roo bers who had flod, as was found by their trail, up the Allegheny nver to ward tho mouth of tho lioucsta. Uu the evening of tho third day tho pur sucrs reached tno mouiu 01 iioncsia till a 1 A creek and on tho morning of tho fourth day they proceeded buf a short distance up tho river when thoy dis covered tha sraoko lroni tho wigwnni9 on tho opposite sido of tho river. The Indians could .bo seen crossing the river in cauoes to tho west side pre paring to camp. Evory precaution was taken by tho riflemen to prevent discovery and not alarm tho Indians. Tho riflemen fell back to Tioncsta by a circuitous routo, crossed over tho river by a rapid march, flanked the Indians in the night, forming a semi circle arouud them oa they wero en camped on tho rivor bank. In tho morning the riflemen wcro not slow to discover by tho preparations tho In dians wero making, that a new raid was contemplated. Baid Walters, wo crawled quietly dowu tho hill making our lines closer until wo wero within riilo shot and lay quiet until daylight. Previous arrangements had been mado to counro' right and left and to firo upon them each man stlcctiug his victim accordingly. Tho ari&ugo . incut was as cliettive that when tho iuy, jino troops consulting conclud ed to burn the village and destroy tho crops of corn, Thi.3 was summary vengeance. It was doubtles9lv iirsti- fiablo as tho Settlers had been torment ed to such an extent that "endurance had ceased to bo a virtuo." To return to John Rango: ho left two sons, John and James, and twj laughters. Many of tho Rango fami- y are still living in our county. Ueorgo 1 ubbs settled in 1800. He girdled Middlcton's ppplo trees ex cepting two, whichan ba pointed out to this day. Tho Valentiuo'a have all removod from this section. Polaud lluater camo from West moreland Co., and fettled at Tionesta n 1805, Ho had a largo family. Ho died in 1840, at a good old age, in tho midst 01 Ins kindred. Of his children Win. Hunter is tho only survivor lis first settlement was on tho island! known by his namo. llo afterwards removed to the w?st sido of tho river opposite tho island. Although not a man ol education, he was a man of strong mind. Asa Dodgo camo in 1815 and settled on tho Daniel Stow placo. He lived alone and followed basket making for a business. Judgo John A. Dale tells " mo ho has known of his making an ontiro set of harness out of oak splints. After living in various places within the limits of this county, ho froze his feet, and becoming discouraged, re turned to Gencssco Co., N. Yl, from . whence ho formorly came. In tho year 1800 tho first townshin officers wero elected (said Judgo Hole- man) when tho territory now embraced in tho western half of tho county, was, all included in tho township of Alle-' bony, it was about this timo tho rst taxes were assessed. Col. Samuel Dalo was tho deputy surveyor. Dale was succeeded by Hon. John Irwin who carried on tho surveys from 1802. ' Ebenczer Kingsloy (after whom Kingsley township was named") was- one of tho pioneer cottiers on Tionesta crock, no had wandered from Gcn- CBseo Co., N. Y., camo down the river on a raft ; was not Blow in perceiving that all kinds of game abounded. He first sottled at Oldtown, but Boon re moved to what is now called Newtown, llo was a man about six feet in height, and woll proportioned, possessing good judgment, yet lacking education. His kindness and hospitality is well re membered by tho early settlers on Tio ncsta creek. Ho gavo most of tho name3 to the streams in tho vicinity of his settlement. As for instance "Jug Handle," because ho broko tho handlo of his jug thcro. "Jake's Run," from tho name of a man who built a shanty on its banks. "Boar Crook," so named becauso ho killed a boar near its wa ter. "Salmon Creek," becauso ho shot a Balmon near its mouth. "Lamenta tion Run," becauso tho pioneer heard doleful revises of animals near its mouth, &e. Kingsloy wanted no , neighbors, two or threo settling within a milo of him. He sold out his lands to Hamilton Stow, who was a man of groat energy of character, and correct business habits. lie was joined by Wheeler & Dusonbury who turned tho resources of tho forest to account, as they lumbered on a scalo that had not boon known boforo thoir timo. Another of tho early settlers was Honry Gate3, who camo to tho country and settled near Oldtown about tho year 1S06. That year wa3 a very cold 0110 throughout. Tho settlers wcro obliged to dig up their seed po tatoes to subsist on. Ho came with his son John and 1 is son-in-law An thony Coussin, and for many years after in conjunction with Holeman and Hunters, supplied the surround ing country with corn, and gave tho Tionesta creek settlement tho name of "Egypt." Ho died and was buried on the mountain Bido near Oldtown. About tho year 1816, Hon. John A. Dalo and Lis brother Joseph G. Dale, now an Associate Judgo of Forest Co., and grandson3 of Henry Gates, camo to tha County from Centro County, and they attended the first school on Tio nesta creek. Mark Noblo and his family strayed into this region shortly after Gates came, and with his family seUlod near tho mouth of Tioncsta creek. , Major James Hulings camo hero from Allegheny county. Ho toak an early aud activo part in tho Bctllo niont of this section. At Tioncsta ho built tho first hotel in 1821. He is well remembered by our oldest in hebitanta. He died nt TioneFta in I860, at the advanced age of 73. Contemporary with Major llulingp, camo Rev. Hezc-kiah May, who set tled find iTear Oldtowu, which was the New Jei.iey.
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