Tidbits of History - Upstate New York
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- An Indian called "old John Paul" lived on the Dunhams Bay road as early as 1785.
- Paul's Creek, a stream in the western part of the Town of Stony Creek derived its name from an Indian who lived there over a century ago, Jonathan Paul. [date unknown?]
Boonville [NY] Herald, 28 Oct, 1880
Hunting In The North Woods
shared by: Bill Zullo, Indian Lake historian via DB
... Elijah Camp, the noted Indian guide, while out on a long tramp a few weeks ago, discovered three large ponds within four miles of his shanty at Moose Lake that had probably never been visited by white men; in all his journeying thro' the wilderness in that region he had never before caught a glimpse of them nor to his knowledge had any other guide or trapper seen them. Camp was surprised at the number and docility of the deer he found around each pond, which he says, exceeded anything that he had previously noted in all his experience in the North Woods. Though hardly prepared for a longer stay away from home, he camped out two days on the shores of the larger pond, built a hemlock shanty and thoroughly explored the entire region around the three bodies of water. The deer, undisturbed, had evidently made it their headquarters, for the numerous runways leading to the pond were so trodden as to resemble the well beaten paths made by men. Camp is of the opinion that this locality is a general place of rendezvous for deer within a radius of forty miles, and he has "blazed" a good path from his house on Moose Lake to the first pond, besides placing on the latter a light boat to be used for night hunting.
[Note: Elijah Camp/Kemp was born between 1836 and 1841 probably at Troy NY. He was the son of John Camp and Maria Benedict and grandson of Sabael Benedict. Elijah married Elizabeth Kennedy (1846 Oneida NY to 1936 Indian Lake NY). -DB]
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Lake George - The Warrensburgh News
Edition of Dec. 7, 1882
John Camp, the Indian, met with a severe accident Monday morning [Monday, Dec. 4, 1882]. He had been down the lake hunting for some days; returning he landed his boat and took three loaded guns, one of them, a breech loader carrying a large ball, fell when he was passing through the gate house at the entrance to the Fort William Henry grounds, the muzzle struck near his foot, the hammer striking the floor with such force as to explode the cartridge, the ball passed through his rubber and three socks, tearing the flesh at the ball of his foot in a fearful manner, going in at one side and out at the other.
The cleaning out of the ragged wound, of the pieces of rubber and socks, was a tedious operation. This accident will cause suffering for want of provisions by the family unless the inhabitants attend to it and see that they are cared for.
Camp is a hard working man, and a large family are dependent on his labor for support. Besides his wife and children, he provides for his father-in-law, the aged chieftain, Watso, and daughter Mrs. Sophia Paul, who is 84 years old and takes care of the almost helpless parent.
[Note: John Camp/Kemp was born abt. 1825 in the U.S.. He was the son of John Camp and Maria Benedict and grandson of Sabael Benedict. John married Suzanne Watso (born about 1821), daughter of Louis Degonzague Watso & Marie Eunice Agent. Sophia is daughter of Louis Degonzague Watso by his first wife, Marie Marguerite Taksus, and widow of Michel Denis Paul. All are Abenaki associated with the village of Odanak, St.Francois-du-lac PQ]
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