Buffalo Creek
BUFFALO CREEK TO BE SITE OF NEW TOWN
According to Charles Prather the land he recently purchased is to be laid out in lots. Mr. Prather admitting that it appears a super ambitious scheme, maintains that the future of this district holds great promise. The arrival this week of the overland section of "Ohio Company of Associated" adds an optimistic opinion that this vicinity may someday become s shipping point, especially if the hill country to the east of us continues fertile.
Mr. Prather has purchased 481 acres from the Cox brothers and William McMahon on the 6th of March this year. This tract comprises all that land lying sough of Cox's fort to the mouth of Buffalo creek. It is understood that the eastern limits will extend to Doddridge's fort. Quite a number of residents from nearby are quite alarmed by this news, stating that if the bottom is laid off in lots, the thousands of wild plum frees now growing will be destroyed. The difficulty in obtaining fruit is bad enough as is.
MAJOR MC MAHON ACQUIRES LAND
Major McMahon has acquired the land just east of this place on the overland trail. This land comprising some few thousand acres of fairly rolling terrain was surveyed by Benjamin Johnson Jr. who will remain in this vicinity for some time checking land grants of Decker, Van Metre, Benjamin Wells and the several others near Buffalo Creek.
Flour mill to be constructed soon JOHN MOORE is breaking ground for construction of a flour mill near the saw mill owned by ADAM WILSON. The building will be of frame or wood construction and will be obtained from the mill of the above Wilson.
MARTIN WETZEL stopped in the other day and tells any fears of SIMON GIRTY are unfounded. He says that if Girty comes within 50 miles of our place he'll smell the rat and slice his pate wide open. So you see our friend Martin is as wild as ever.
Wanted by CAPT BROWN one good strong husky man for work on the new wharf. Must weigh at least 200 lbs. Inquire Beacon.
Quite a stir has been caused by the discovery of an Indian floating in the river near. Inasmuch as no Indians have been seen in this vicinity for some time, the origin of the corpse is a mystery to be viewed with much concern.
Settlers out Buffalo Creek look upon the enormous run of mullets and suckers as a divine blessing. Food has been very scarce and some families faced several hungry months.
BUFFALO CREEK SECTION BECOMING QUITE SETTLED
The district of Buffalo is becoming quite permanently settled. COL JAMES MARSHALL of Catfish Camp will build a dam and woolen mill on Buffalo Creek a couple of mile from this place in the near future. COL MARSHALL, a personal friend of our president, decided to quit the whiskey controversy rather than fight against his old friend.
According to Charles Prather the land he recently purchased is to be laid out in lots. Mr. Prather admitting that it appears a super ambitious scheme, maintains that the future of this district holds great promise. The arrival this week of the overland section of "Ohio Company of Associated" adds an optimistic opinion that this vicinity may someday become s shipping point, especially if the hill country to the east of us continues fertile.
Mr. Prather has purchased 481 acres from the Cox brothers and William McMahon on the 6th of March this year. This tract comprises all that land lying sough of Cox's fort to the mouth of Buffalo creek. It is understood that the eastern limits will extend to Doddridge's fort. Quite a number of residents from nearby are quite alarmed by this news, stating that if the bottom is laid off in lots, the thousands of wild plum frees now growing will be destroyed. The difficulty in obtaining fruit is bad enough as is.
MAJOR MC MAHON ACQUIRES LAND
Major McMahon has acquired the land just east of this place on the overland trail. This land comprising some few thousand acres of fairly rolling terrain was surveyed by Benjamin Johnson Jr. who will remain in this vicinity for some time checking land grants of Decker, Van Metre, Benjamin Wells and the several others near Buffalo Creek.
Flour mill to be constructed soon JOHN MOORE is breaking ground for construction of a flour mill near the saw mill owned by ADAM WILSON. The building will be of frame or wood construction and will be obtained from the mill of the above Wilson.
MARTIN WETZEL stopped in the other day and tells any fears of SIMON GIRTY are unfounded. He says that if Girty comes within 50 miles of our place he'll smell the rat and slice his pate wide open. So you see our friend Martin is as wild as ever.
Wanted by CAPT BROWN one good strong husky man for work on the new wharf. Must weigh at least 200 lbs. Inquire Beacon.
Quite a stir has been caused by the discovery of an Indian floating in the river near. Inasmuch as no Indians have been seen in this vicinity for some time, the origin of the corpse is a mystery to be viewed with much concern.
Settlers out Buffalo Creek look upon the enormous run of mullets and suckers as a divine blessing. Food has been very scarce and some families faced several hungry months.
BUFFALO CREEK SECTION BECOMING QUITE SETTLED
The district of Buffalo is becoming quite permanently settled. COL JAMES MARSHALL of Catfish Camp will build a dam and woolen mill on Buffalo Creek a couple of mile from this place in the near future. COL MARSHALL, a personal friend of our president, decided to quit the whiskey controversy rather than fight against his old friend.
