Identifier: wildernesstrail02hann (find matches)
Title: The wilderness trail; or, The ventures and adventures of the Pennsylvania traders on the Allegheny path, with some new annals of the Old West, and the records of some strong men and some bad ones
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Hanna, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1863-1950
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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70 W. 6 M., good Land, but void of Timber, Meadows upon theCreek, fine Runs for Mills. 1 The path crossed the Beaver at its mouth, where the town of Rochester nowstands. 2 The trail went northwest from the mouth of Beaver Creek, passing over thesite of the present village of West Salem, Penna.,to a point a little southeast from whatis now New Lisbon, Ohio, on nearly the same line as the present road from Beaver toNew Lisbon.—Darlington. The path entered Ohio about two miles South from what is now Achor vil-lage, in the present township of Middleton, Columbiana County; traversed thattownship and Elk Run Township; entered Centre Township at Section 25; passedthrough Wayne Township, and thence southwesterly through what is now FranklinTownship. 3 Darlington says the course was near the northwest corner of the presentWayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio; thence to a point near Hanover,(in samecounty; running a little south of Bayard to the Big Sandy Creek near Oneida, CarrollCounty.
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A Portion of Lewis Evanss Map of 1755, with Pownalls 1776 Additions. Lower Shawnee Town ; or Chillicothe on the Ohio 145 Thursday, 6. Rained all Day so that we were obliged to continuein our Camp. Friday, 7. Set out SW. 8 M. crossing the said Elks Eye Creekto a Town of the Ottaways,1 a Nation of French Indians; an old FrenchMan (named Mark Coonce)2 who had married an Indian Woman of theSix Nations lived here; the Indians were all out a hunting; the old Manwas very civil to me, but after I was gone to my Camp, upon his under-standing I came from Virginia, he called Me the Big Knife. There arenot above six or eight Families belonging to this Town. Saturday, 8. Stayed in the Town. Sunday, 9. Set out down the said Elks Eye Creek S. 45 W. 6 M.to Margarets Creek, a Branch of the said Elks Eye Creek.3 Monday, Dec. 10. The same Course (S. 45 W.) 2 M. to a largeCreek. Tuesday, 11. The same Course 12 M.; killed 2 Deer. Wednesday, 12. The same course 8 M.; encamped by the Side ofElks Eye Creek.4

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