INTRODUCTION.Biographical.Genealogy of the American FolsomsVIIAutobiographical.ParentageIXTime and Place of BirthIXEarliest RecollectionsIXRemoval to Bloomfield, MaineXFirst Essay at LoggingXCommencing LifeXILost in the SnowXIIIAdventure on Moosehead LakeXIIOn the PenobscotXIIReminiscences of MaineXIIIMoosehead LakeXIIIAscent of Kinneo MountainXIVMoose HuntingXIVMount BigelowXVLumbering in MaineXVICHAPTER I.Going West.1Lakes Huron and Michigan3Chicago and Milwaukee5On Foot to Galena6The Northwestern Territory7Arrival at Dubuque7Reminiscences of Dubuque8Arrival at Prairie du Chien9Early History of Prairie du Chien9Ancient Document10Forts Shelby—McKay—Crawford11First Commissioners at Prairie du Chien11Organization of Crawford County12Indian Troubles12Running the Gauntlet13Fort Crawford Robbed13Early Justice14A Southward Journey15New Orleans, Vicksburg15Return to Prairie du Chien16Privations16A Perilous Journey17Return to Maine—Mountains of New Hampshire17Marriage18Prairie du Chien in 183718American Residents19Biographies.James Duane Doty19James H. Lockwood20Indian Troubles21John S. Lockwood22Samuel Gilbert23Michael Brisbois23Pierre La Point24Joseph Rolette24Hercules Dousman24Rev. David Lowry25Chief Justice Charles Dunn25Rev. Alfred Brunson26Ira Brunson27John H. Folsom28Ezekiel Tainter28Judge Wyram Knowlton29Robert Lester29Thomas Pendleton Burnett30General Henry Dodge30General George W. Jones31S. G. and S. L. Tainter, John Thomas31CHAPTER II.STILLWATER AND ST. CROIX COUNTY.From Prairie du Chien to Stillwater32Stillwater in 184533St. Croix County33First Settlement in 183834Dismemberment of St. Croix Valley from Crawford County34Judge Irwin's Court in 184035Events in 1840, First Commissioners' Meeting35Election Precincts in 184136Early History of Stillwater37The First Saw Mill37Copy of Agreement of Mill Company38Agreement of Land Claims40Bateau Voyage up the St. Croix41Indian Drunks42Skiff Voyage to Prairie du Chien42Mail Carrying43Claim and Mill at Arcola43Stillwater in 1846, Events44Overland Trip to Prairie du Chien44Return, Adventure45A Pioneer Cat45Stillwater in 184746Territorial Election46Arrest of Nodin and Ne-she-ke-o-ge-ma46Visit to Sunrise, Connor's Camp47Murder of Henry Rust47Funeral, Indignation Meeting48First District Court in Stillwater48Nodin and Ne-she-ke-o-ge-ma Acquitted49Steamer War Eagle and Raft49Society Ball in Stillwater49Stillwater in 184850CHAPTER III.BIOGRAPHIES.Joseph Renshaw Brown52Paul Carli53Dr. Christopher Carli53Lydia Ann Carli54Phineas Lawrence54Jacob Fisher55James S. Anderson55Emanuel D. Farmer56Col. John Greely56Mrs. Hannah Greely57Elam Greely57Himan Greely57Aquilla Greely58Elias McKean58Calvin F. Leach58Socrates Nelson58Mrs. Socrates Nelson59Edward Blake59Walter R Vail59John E Mower60Martin Mower61William Willim61Albert Harris61Cornelius Lyman62David B Loomis62William E Cove63John Smith63John Morgan63Anson Northrup63Robert Kennedy64Harvey Wilson65Andrew Jackson Short65James D McComb65William Rutherford66Albion Masterman66Joseph N Masterman66Mahlon Black66Morton S Wilkinson67William Stanchfield67Thomas Ramsdell68Charles Macey68Jonathan E McKusick68John McKusick68William McKusick69Noah McKusick69Royal McKusick69Ivory E McKusick69Charles E Leonard69Daniel McLean70Robert Simpson70William H Hooper70James H Spencer71John T Blackburn71Joseph T Blackburn71Horace McKinstry71Seth M Sawyer71Henry Sawyer72Alvah D Heaton72John McKenzie72George McKenzie72Henry Kattenberg72Julius F Brunswick73Henry McLean73Hugh Burns73Sylvanus Trask73Ariel Eldridge73Edward White Durant74Oliver Parsons75Albert Stimson75Abraham Van Voorhees75Michael E Owens76Joseph Bonin77Marcel Gagnon77Sebastian Marty77John Marty77Adam Marty77Michael McHale77George Watson78Rev Eleazer A Greenleaf78J B Covey78John Shaesby78John S Proctor78Barron Proctor79Henry Westing79Thomas Dunn79Charles J Gardiner79Samuel Staples79Josiah Staples80Joel M Darling80Early River Pilots80Joe Perro80James McPhail80John Cormack81John Hanford81John Leach81Stephen B Hanks81Samuel S Hanks81CHAPTER IVPOLK COUNTYDescription and History82Franklin Steele, the First Pioneer82His Account of the Settlement83The St Croix Falls Lumbering Company83Organization and History83St Croix River, Origin of Name84Treaty and Purchase of 183885History of Polk County85County Seat located at St. Croix Falls86First Election County Officers86First Happenings87The Liquor Traffic87Melancholy Results88Death of Hall and Livingston88Indian "Jamboree."88Frontier Justice89Balsam Lake Murders89Execution of an Indian89Population of St. Croix Falls in 184890Natural Language90Drowning of H. H. Perkins90A Quailtown Murder90Mineral Permits91Marriage under Difficulties91An Indian Scare92The First Fire Canoe92Mill Building92More Indian Murders93Indian Battle of Stillwater96The First Loggers96The First Rafting97An Indian Payment98Indian Dancing and Theft99Other Thefts99Hard Times100Puzzled Indians, "Ugh! Ugh!"101Mrs. Worth and Muckatice101CHAPTER V.POLK COUNTY—CONTINUED.Biographies.Gov. William Holcombe103William S. Hungerford104Caleb Cushing104Judge Henry D. Barron105George W. Brownell107Col. Robert C. Murphy108Edward Worth109Mrs. Mary C. Worth109Maurice M. Samuels109Joseph B. Churchill110John McLean110Gilman Jewell110Elisha Creech110James W. McGlothlin110Andrew L. Tuttle110John Weymouth111B. W. Reynolds111Augustus Gaylord111James D. Reymert111William J. Vincent112Thompson Brothers112William Amery112Lewis Barlow113Levi W. Stratton113Elma M. Blanding113Blanding Family113Frederick G. Bartlett114Michael Field115Alden115Rev. A. B. Peabody115V. M. Babcock117Apple River117Balsam Lake117Beaver118Black Brook118Clam Falls119Daniel F. Smith119Clayton120Reuben F. Little120Clear Lake122Pineville123Frank M. Nye123Eureka123Charles Nevers123Farmington124Harmon Crandall125Samuel Wall125William Ramsey125Hiram R. Nason126Joel F. Nason126John McAdams126Charles Tea126Garfield126Georgetown127A Double Murder127George P. Anderson128Laketown128Lincoln128William Wilson129Loraine129William W. Gallespie130Luck130William H. Foster130Milltown130Patrick Lillis131Osceola131Scenery132First Happenings132Change of Name133Osceola Village134Daniel Mears134Nelson McCarty134William O. Mahony135Richard Arnold135William Kent, Sr.135Robert Kent135Andrew Kent135William, James, Thomas, and John Kent136Samuel Close136Ebenezer Ayres136Dr. Carmi P. Garlick137John S. Godfrey137William A. Talboys137Charles H. Staples138J. W. Peake138George Wilson138Samuel B. Dresser138Frederic A. Dresser139Oscar A. Clark139Oscar F. Knapp139Mrs. Elisabeth B. Hayes140Cyrus G. Bradley140W. Hale141Edgar C. Treadwell141St. Croix Falls141St. Croix Falls Village141West Sweden142Sterling142Dr. Samuel Deneen143William W. Trimmer143Arnold Densmore143CHAPTER VI.ST. CROIX COUNTY.Organization, 1840144Division, 1848