CHAPTER XX.

RAMSEY COUNTY.

Organization, First Officers 532

St. Paul in 1840, Known as Pig's Eye 532

First Settlers 532

Father Ravoux, 1841 533

Henry Jackson Established a Trading Post 533

Accessions of 1843 533

Accessions of 1844 534

First Deed 534

Accessions of 1845 534

First School 535

Second Deed, Phalen's Tract 535

Accessions of 1846 535

Reminiscences 536

Accessions in 1847 536

St. Paul Platted 537

Miss Bishop's School 537

First Steamboat Line 537

Accessions of 1848 538

Progress in 1849 539

St. Paul Made the Capital of the State 539

The First Newspapers 539

Early Items and Advertisements 540

Pioneers of 1849 540

Some Comparisons 541

Statistics of Population, Schools, Buildings 542

List of Mayors 543

West St. Paul 544

Towns of Ramsey County 544

White Bear 545

First Settlers 545

Indian Battle Ground 546

Town Organization 547

White Bear Lake Village 548

Hotels and Cottages 548

Daniel Getty 549

South St. Paul 549

North St. Paul 550

Population of St Paul 550

Post Office History 551