. History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . e and verified the affi-davits to which Bona, Cicott and Barron had sworn before him onon the 8th of December, 1819], and Truman Blackmail, togetherwith four Shawnee Indians whom he [Barron] had hired and paid togo with him and show him minerals, salt springs, etc. The occasion of these affidavits, with several others of which thewriter obtained copies fro
. History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . e and verified the affi-davits to which Bona, Cicott and Barron had sworn before him onon the 8th of December, 1819], and Truman Blackmail, togetherwith four Shawnee Indians whom he [Barron] had hired and paid togo with him and show him minerals, salt springs, etc. The occasion of these affidavits, with several others of which thewriter obtained copies from the archives at Springfield, was that thelegislature had previously passed a liberal law to encourage the dis-covery and development of saline water, by the terms of which anyperson making such discoveries should have the exclusive right tomanufacture salt within a given area. Conflicting claims arose di-rectly as to the rights of several parties, and it was several yearsbefore they were finally adjusted, and the letters and affidavits sentin to Gov. Bond from the contestants afford reliable dates and otherinteresting matter relating to the first settlement of the county. The parties returned, and Capt. Blackmail organized a second. JOSEPH BARRON. 310 HISTORY OF VERMILION COUNTY. expedition without the knowledge or sanction of Barron. His partyconsisted of himself, his brother-—Remember Blackman — GeorgeBeckwith, Seymour Treat, Peter Allen and Francis Whitcomb. Theycrossed the Wabash at the mouth of Otter Creek in the latter part ofOctober, and struck out in a northwest course through the timberand prairies, keeping the direction with a small pocket compass, un-til they arrived at a stream supposed to be the Big Vermilion, abouttwenty-five miles, as they inferred, from the Wabash River. Herethey encamped on the 31st of October, 1819. Capt. Blackmanpointed out a smooth spot of low ground from twenty to thirty rodsacross where he said there was salt water. There was no vege
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