Louis Ayd277Duane Porter277S. A. Hutchinson277Hinckley, Town of278Hinckley, Village of278James Morrison278Sandstone Village and Quarries279Wm. H. Grant, Sr.279Kettle River, Town of279John C. Hanley280Mission Creek280Pine City, Town of280Pine City, Village of281Richard G. Robinson281Hiram Brackett281Randall K. Burrows281John S. Ferson282Samuel Millet282Rock Creek282Enoch Horton282Royalton282Windermere283Neshodana, Fortuna, St. John's283A Rock Creek Murder283Burning of a Jail283A Disfigured Family284Indian Faith Cure284Indian Graves284Indian Stoicism285Old Batice285An Indian Dance285CHAPTER XI.KANABEC, ISANTI, AND MILLE LACS COUNTIES.Kanabec County.History, Boundaries, etc.286Description286First Settlers, First Election287First Events287Arthur288Mora, Village of288Stephen L. Danforth288N. H. Danforth288Alvah J. Conger288Ira Conger288Bronson, Village of288Brunswick, Town of289Brunswick, Village of289Ground House City289James Pennington289George L. Staples289Daniel Gordon290Grass Lake, Town of290Isanti County.Organization290Cambridge291North Branch, Town of291Oxford, Town of291Stephen Hewson291George W. Nesbit292Rensselaer Grant292Mille Lacs County.Description292Mille Lacs Reservation293County Organization in 1860293First Election and Officers293Milacca, Village of294Bridgman, Village of294Princeton, Village of294Samuel Ross296Joseph L. Cater296M. V. B. Cater296Edwin Allen296John H. Allen296A. B. Damon296C. H. Chadbourne296CHAPTER XII.CHISAGO COUNTY.Location, Surface, Scenery298Chisago Lake298Dalles of the St. Croix299Origin of the Formation300The Devil's Chair300The Wells301Settlement and Organization302Joe R. Brown to the Front303Prehistoric Remains303Robinet in Possession303Robinet Bought Off, First Improvements304Death of B. F. Baker304The First Log House Built305First Crops Raised305First Election305Chisago County Named306First Commissioners307County Seat Located at Taylor's Falls307Removed to Centre City307Amador307First Supervisors308Thornton Bishop308William Holmes308James M. Martin309Branch309North Branch Station309Henry L. Ingalls310Mrs. Lavina L. Ingalls310Chisago Lake, First Settlers310First Crops311Swedish Lutheran Church311Centre City312Andrew Swenson312John S. Van Rensselaer312Axel Dahliam313Nels Nord313Join A. Hallberg314Charles A. Bush313Lars Johan Stark313Frank Mobeck313Robert Currie314Andrew N. Holm313Cemetery and other Associations314Incorporation314Indian Dance314Lindstrom Village314Daniel Lindstrom315Magnus S. Shaleen315Chisago City315Otto Wallmark316Andrew Wallmark316Fish Lake316Peter Berg317Benjamin Franklin317Franconia317Franconia Village318Ansel Smith318Henry F. and Leonard P. Day318Henry Wills318The Clark Brothers319David Smith319Jonas Lindall319William Peaslee319Charles Vitalis319August J. Anderson320Frank N. Peterson320Harris321Harris Village321Lent322Nessell322Robert Nessell323Stephen B. Clark323Rush Seba323Rush City323Thomas Flynn324Patrick Flynn324Rufus Crocker324Frank H. Pratt324Voloro D. Eddy325F. S. Christianson326Shafer326Jacob Shafer326Peter Wickland327Tuver Walmarson327Andros Anderson327Eric Byland327Jacob Peterson327Ambrose C. Seavey327Sunrise328Sunrise Village328Kost Village329Chippewa329Dronthiem329Nashua330Washington330John A. Brown330Patten W. Davis330James F. Harvey330Floyd S. Bates330Isaac H. Warner331Charles F. Lowe331Wells Farr331John G. Mold331George L. Blood331Joel G. Ryder332John Dean332Taylor's Falls332First Post Office and Mail Service332Mills, First Events333Religious Organizations333Bridge Company334Banks, Mining Companies334CHAPTER XIII.BIOGRAPHICAL.Jesse Taylor336Joshua L. Taylor336Nathan C. D. Taylor337Thomas F. Morton337Henry N. Setzer337Patrick Fox338William F. Colby339Oscar Roos339Samuel Thomson339Susan Thomson Mears339George De Attly340Jacob Markley340John Dobney340William Dobney340Henry H. Newbury340Emil Munch340A. M. Wilmarth341Lucius K. Stannard341James W. Mullen342David Caneday342George B. Folsom343Aaron M. Chase343Peter Abear343Levi W. Folsom344Eddington Knowles344Dr. Lucius B. Smith344William Comer344E. Whiting and Brothers345Frederic Tang, Sr.346Ward W. Folsom346George W. Seymour346James A. Woolley346Patrick Carroll347Joseph Carroll347E. E. Edwards347Stephen J. Merrill348Noah Marcus Humphrey348Royal C. Gray349John P. Owens349Andrew Clendenning350Smith Ellison350Wyoming—Settlement and Organization350Wyoming Village352Deer Garden352L. O. Tombler352Dr. John Woolman Comfort353Isaac Markley353Joel Wright353Randall Wright353Frederic Tepel353Charles Henry Sauer354CHAPTER XIV.WASHINGTON COUNTY.Organization in 1849355First Board of Officers355Afton356Afton Village357South Afton357Valley Creek357St. Mary Village357Joseph Haskell358Lemuel Bolles358Taylor F. Randolph358Elijah Bissell358Andrew Mackey358Baytown Settlement359Baytown Village359Bangor360Middletown360South Stillwater360Mills, etc.360Docks, Factories, Cemeteries360Cottage Grove361Cottage Grove Village361Langdon362Joseph W. Furber362Samuel W. Furber362Theodore Furber363James S. Norris363Lewis Hill363Jacob Moshier363William Ferguson363John Atkinson363Denmark364Point Douglas364Levi Hertzell365Oscar Burris365David Hone365William B. Dibble366George Harris366Harley D. White367Thomas Hetherington367James Shearer367Simon Shingledecker367Caleb Truax367Abraham Truax368George W. Campbell368Forest Lake, History of368Captain Michael Marsh369Forest Lake Village369Grant, History of369Dellwood370Eagle City370Mahtomedi370Wildwood370William Elliott371Frederick Lamb371James Rutherford371Jesse H. Soule371Lakeland, Description and History of372Lakeland Village372Henry W. Crosby373Reuben H. Sanderson373Newton McKusick373Captain John Oliver373Captain Asa Barlow Green374L. A. Huntoon374Marine, Origin of Settlement374First Settlers375The Mill Completed375Marine Mills Village376First Lawsuit376Churches, Improvements377Losses by Fire378Vasa Village378Orange Walker378Lewis Walker379Samuel Burkelo379Asa S. Parker379Hiram Berkey380George B. Judd380James Hale380John Holt380George Holt381William Town381Matthias Welshance381Benj. T. Otis382William Clark382James R. Meredith382John D. and Thomas E. Ward382Samuel Judd382Frederic W. Lammers382James R. M. Gaskill382Newport, Town of383Isle Pelee383Red Rock383Mission at Red Rock384Gray Cloud City385Newport Village385John Holton385John A. Ford385Daniel Hopkins, Sr.385William R. Brown386William Fowler386Oakdale, Town of386