02943cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000530012824500390018126400510022030000470027133600260031833700260034433800360037050000310040650502920043750801850072952012450091453400450215965300250220465300600222965300240228965300140231365300360232765300520236365300280241565300300244385600430247399900170251636974UtSlPG20260610133837.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a99004771  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF1061 aSeverance, Frank H.q(Frank Hayward),d1856-193110aOld Trails on the Niagara Frontier 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-08-050 aPreface -- The cross bearers -- The Paschal of the great pinch -- With Bolton at Fort Niagara -- What befel David Ogden -- A Fort Niagara centennial -- The journals and journeys of an early Buffalo merchant -- Misadventures of Robert Marsh -- Underground trails -- Niagara and the poets.  aProduced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier" by Frank H. Severance is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the largely untold history of the Niagara region from various perspectives, focusing on the interactions between European settlers, local Indigenous tribes, and the impact of religious missions. It highlights significant historical events and figures that shaped the region's development and gives insight into the challenges faced by early explorers and missionaries.  The opening of this text introduces the author’s intention to give a deeper understanding of the Niagara landscape’s historical significance, notably starting with the individual experiences of early missionaries like Father Joseph de la Roche Dallion and Father Jean de Brébeuf. These missionaries aimed to spread Christianity among local Indigenous populations, specifically the Neuter nation, and their efforts were met with varying degrees of hostility and acceptance. The narrative sets up a broader exploration of the region's history, emphasizing the cultural and religious dimensions of early European settlement and missionary work in what would become a contested frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnderground Railroad  aNiagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and Travel  aOgden, David, 1764-  aLay, John  aMarsh, Robert, active 1837-1846  aNiagara River Valley (N.Y. and Ont.) -- History  aOld Fort Niagara (N.Y.)  aBuffalo (N.Y.) -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36974  c77814d77814