Identifier: historyofbranchc00john (find matches)
Title: History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: (Johnson, Crisfield) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Branch County (Mich.)
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Abbott
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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yed many townships in the Western States. Dur-ing the memorable Black Hawk war he was engaged withhis party in Northern Illinois, and they were all frightenedfrom their work by reported incursions of the savages.Although irrelevant to the history of Sherwood, the fol-lowing extract will prove interesting, as illustrating the fright which many, even in Michigan, experienced duringthe troublous times of 1832. It is from the pen of EdwinJerome, who was one of MuUetts party in Illinois. Theyreached Chicago early in October, 1831, and in twenty-eight days reached Galena. Our survey commenced and was prosecuted two days;then an extreme cold night froze the prairie too deep forraising the requisite mound for a landmark, and the surveywas abandoned, to be renewed April 1, 1832. The Hon. Lucius Lyon was prosecuting a job of sur-veying from the Illinois State line northward, and adjoiningthe fourth principal meridian. Our work was founded onhis, running east to the Indian boundary-line at Sugar
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HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 331 River. At each tier of towiisliijis Mr. Lyon left a letteron the northeast corner-post of the town, telling u.s of theprogress of his work and tlie progre.fs of the Indian war.The day after the memorable Stillinan battle with BlackHawk we were crossing the Blue Mmind.s with a tiiwn lineleading us near the residence of Mr. Brigham, meeting herean Indian half-chief who had just arrived from the Meno-minee camp with the details of the battle, stating the slainto be three Indians and eleven whites. The long shaking jof hands and the extreme cordiality of the Indian alarmed ;JIullett for our safety, but lie locked the fact in his ownbosom and went nearly five miles east with our line andcamped. The next morning we went two and a half milessouth and brought up an unfinished line, and formed andbuilt a mound for a town corner. On the completion of this mound, MuUett gave thefirst hint of his fears by raising himself to full height, say-ing, Boys, Im go

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