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dark, lest I should pull some of the articles of Mrs. PECK'S
museum upon me, or break some of her crockery.
'' Jfay 3lst.-With the first ray of light I jumped up horn
my uncomfortable berth, and, having procured some dry clothes
from my carpet-bag, strode over thc two hang-gallows-lqolting
fellows that were snoring near me, and gained the door. The
illusion mas now dissipated, and I hacl completely avoke from
my dream of the Seven Cities, wondering how I could have ever
thought it possible to have so deceived myself."
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V. Of WAU-MA-CE-S.I-KO, The TTTanylrn17 wc possess no
further 1;nowledge than has already been given.
VI. STCEIII.:~ TATLOR was born in l'ennsylvania, April 3d,
1807. He descended from early colonist^, of the same name,
who migrated froin England undcr the nu~pices of WILLIAM
PENN, and settled at Uplancl and Tinicum, hclow Philadelphia.
In 1835, a number of gentlemen connecteil ~bith the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, the lcncling spirit of who111 was the late
Col. JOHN D. ANSLEY, applied to the Grand Lodge of the Uni-
ted States, for authority to organize a Loclgc of that Order at
Mineral Point. 3Ir. TAYLOR was delegated by thc Grand Sire
with the mission of its organization-being at that time the
second in the North Western States, the first being at Cincinnati
This purpose accomplished, Maj . JOHN P . Ss~~uoa, Register
of the U. S. Land Office, then recently established at Mineral
Point, cngagcd Mr. TAYLOR to aid hini in the office. He
continued, with a short intermission, in that position until 1841,
when the office was removed to Muscoda; and during a portion
of this time, the entire respoilsibilities of the office dcvolved
upon him.
During his residence in Wisconsin, which cnded in 1843, Mr.
TAYLOE dcvotetl much labor in theorctically developing the
resources of the Lead Region, and in the collcction 2nd analysis
of its minerals. Being at that clay tho o~~ly person ii, the
country who paid any special attention to the subject, it bccarne
a matter of interest to the miners to preservc and forward to
him the most rare and valuable specimens found, by which