Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century (1896) (14581902218)

Identifier: onondagascentennial01bruc (find matches)
Title: Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
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Publisher: (Boston) : The Boston History Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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her war upon England, a policy which was warmly advocated byFrance. Fortunately a more conservative and wiser policy prevailed. This chapter may be properly closed with an extract from DunlapsDaily Advertiser, published in Philadelphia, and dated July 2G, 1792,which gives an indication of what was thought of Herkimer county atthat early date. Gentlemen who reside on the military lands in the county of Herkimer, inform us,that the tract of country contains a very great proportion of rich land, well wateredand timbered, that there is already a considerable number of settlers there, and thatit bids fair to be peopled as rapidly as any part of America. That sixteen bushelsof salt are daily manufactured at Major Danforth*s works at the salt springs, andthat Mr. Van Vleck, formerly of Kinderhook, is erecting other works at the samefur carrying on the like manufacture; that whenever sufficient works shall beerected at those springs, a thousand bushels of salt can be made every dav; that salt
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&£ Ci o X i o > o5 LJ THROUGH THE WAR OF 1812. 197 now sells there for five shillings per bushel; that it weighs about fifty-six pounds tothe bushel, and is equal in quality to that of Turks Island. That the salmon fish-ing in that country must become an object of great importance, as that fine fish(the salmon) abounds in their rivers and lakes, in spring and fall. That it is not un-common for a party to spear twenty or fifty in an evening, from fourteen to thirtypounds each. The lands sell in general at from one shilling to three shillings peracre, but some have sold as high as from eight to twelve shillings per acre. CHAPTER XVIII. THROUGH THE WAR OF 1812. The First Decade—Transportation—Highways—The First Newspapers—The SaltIndustry—Beginning of the War of 1812-15—The Militia—Onondagas Regimentsand Companies—The Old Arsenal—Events of 1813—Capture of Oswego by theBritish—Treaty of Ghent—Turnpike Companies—Boundary of Onondaga County-Reduction to Pre