CONTAINING ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COUNTRY
AND MODES OF LIFE, IN THE WESTERN STATES

AND TERRITORIES OF NORTH AMERICA.

BY JAMES HALL.

VOLUME I.

CINCINNATI:

HUBBARD AND EDM ANDS.

1834.

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TIENDA
PUBLIC LIBIARY

36372

ASTOH, LENOX AND
TIL DEN FOUNIONS

1916

Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1834.

BY HUBBARD AND EDMANDS,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Ohio,

N. S. Johnson, Printer.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Introduction,

10

CHAPTER II.

French Settlements - discovery of the Mississippi valley-mission-

aries— La Salle's voyages — grants to Crozat and others –

Fort Chartres — villages - manners of the French settlers-an-

ecdote,

23

CHAPTER III.

French Settlements - St. Louis-French grants—Spanish grants

-attack on St. Louis -intercourse with New Orleans-French

boatmen,

53

CHAPTER IV.

Settlements on the Ohio-First expedition from Virginia-Fort

Pitt-Carver's travels - Dunmore's expedition,

71

CHAPTER V.

Settlements on the Ohio-- Indian tribes - the pioneers — M’Bride,

Walker, Finley, Boone-settlement of Kentucky,

80

CHAPTER VI.

Early Civil and Political Institutions— counties organized - dis-

contents — foreign intrigues - views of the French government

-of the British — of the Spanish,

90

CHAPTER VII.

Spanish Conspiracy-French conspiracy-causes of discontent, 101

CHAPTER VIII.

Burr's Conspiracy,

111

CHAPTER IX.

Character of the Pioneers - stratagems of border warfare.

dote of Boone - stratagem of an Indian

courage of a female

- anecdote of Major Smith,

121

CHAPTER X.

Character of the Pioneers-mode of emigration — their houses-
their arts mode of living -- their social manners,

130

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