Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . an;the elevator is owned by Isaac Bowler; thecreamery, by John Newman. There are twostores, a general store conducted by Jacob Buss,and a hardware by Miller Brothers. The lum-ber and coal yard is owned by William Geiger ofBaileyville. The district school in the iieigh-lK)rhood is taught by Miss Mary Morgan. GRAND DETOUR TOWNSHIP. On Blauchards Historical Map of Illinois isfound the name La Salliers Trading Post,marking a point in the Rock River Valley nearwhere Grand Detour now is, and intended tolocate a camp, or trading post, of the Frenchfur traders who
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . an;the elevator is owned by Isaac Bowler; thecreamery, by John Newman. There are twostores, a general store conducted by Jacob Buss,and a hardware by Miller Brothers. The lum-ber and coal yard is owned by William Geiger ofBaileyville. The district school in the iieigh-lK)rhood is taught by Miss Mary Morgan. GRAND DETOUR TOWNSHIP. On Blauchards Historical Map of Illinois isfound the name La Salliers Trading Post,marking a point in the Rock River Valley nearwhere Grand Detour now is, and intended tolocate a camp, or trading post, of the Frenchfur traders who traversed the Rock River Val-ley in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Pierre La Porte, a Frenchman born at whatwas old Fort Frontenac, in Canada, worked forthe old American Fur Company for a great manyyears. Beginning with the nineteenth century,and for a period before that time, he had as histerritory Rock River, running from a point justalK)ve where Janesville is now located. Thegreat double bend about half way up the Ouis-. mSTOEY OF OGLE COUNTY. 775 consin line was one of his camping sjwts, ortrading stations. The mouth of Rock River washis down stream terminal. So writes Frank E. Stevens, of Sycitmore, 111.,author of a late History of the Black HawkWar, in a letter to the writer. Pierre La Portewas the great-grandfather of Mr. Stevens, whohas the information from his mother, still Stevens continues: My mother distinctly remembers the home-coming trips of the old gentleman, and also theamount of baggage he was compelled to carry—87 pounds. When he had a seasons purchase,he pushed through to what is now Chicago,skirted the Lakes and delivered the load at somepoint on the Saint Lawrence, I believe, thoughupon that point I am not certain, Pierre La Porte was possibly the last of theFrench fur traders of the Valley, as the latterpart of his service was out in the Rocky Moun-tains. The fur traders press receded beforethe pioneers cabin. While one reads of th
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