PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE KANKAKEE 

 camped on this ridge and tliere was an old ca- 

 noe there that they would cross the river in to 

 hunt, as there were more deer on the north side 

 than on the south side. One man in the party 

 became dizzy-headed and sea-sick so easily 

 that they had to lay him down in the bottom of 

 the canoe and sit on him to keep him from fall- 

 ing out. 



Bucks Ridge was for many years the home 

 of the Brockways. They were a very interesting 

 family, consisting of a father and mother, two 

 sons, a beautiful daughter and a little boy eight 

 or ten years old. They had settled there many 

 years before and seemed to enjoy their wild life, 

 as they were hunters and trappers. From them 

 we obtained some potatoes and corn bread. 

 The youngest of the hunting party fell in love 

 with this young damsel and we thought it was 

 going to be a match, but they did not come to 

 time. They parted with many bitter tears, 

 never to meet again as the mother would not 

 part with her darling child. 



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