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152 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
center of the north side of the state; 100 miles due north-f roni Columbus,
60 from Cleveland, 60 from Detroit, 50 from Toledo and 218 from
Cincinnati; situated in an extensive and fertile region known at that
time as "Sandusky Country."
In 1819 a man named Kelly kept a store at the corner of Water and
Hancock streets in a wooden building a story and a half high. His son,
W. E. Kelly, of Port Clinton, had his account books in his possession
before his death. The high cost of living at that time is shown by a few
of the items when the scarcity of money is considered:
To postage on letter 19
To cake soap 19
To 7 pounds lump sugar at 44 cents 3.08
To six yards calico at 5 shillings 3.75
James Ogontz, Indian Chief (Ogontz Place)
To 2 quarts whisky 50
By three deerskins 2.75
To one pound salts, Z. Wildman 37Va
To one pound candles, Eleutheros Cooke 50
To 30 pounds nails at 25 cents 7.50
Tea, cost per pound 1.50
Gunpowder 1.00
Salt, per barrel 8.00
Pins, per paper 25
Axes 3.00
SANDUSKY IN 1822, AND ITS BUILDINGS
The late F. D. Parish settled and commenced the practice of law here
in 1822. The following memorandum of the different buildings at that
time in this city, made by himself, was found among his papers since his
decease:
Dwelling houses on Water Street:—
1. Steamboat Hotel, corner of Water and Wayne streets, tAvo stories.
2. Brick, Avith frame in rear next west of hotel, two stories.
3. Log house on lot next west of last, back 20 or 30 feet from the
street, front of it a frame not covered.
4. Portland House on lot next Avest, tAA'o stories. (This AA'as kept as a
hotel in 1835 and for some years afterward.)
5. Moors FarAvell's dAvelling, on lot corner of Water Street and .
Columbus Avenue, one-story building back 20 or 30 feet.
6. One-story house on east side of Water, lot 35, Avhere the Caswell
Block is.
7. One-story house on lot next east of lot on corner of Jackson and
Water streets.
8. Two-story house on lot on corner of Jackson and Water streets,
east side of lot.
9. Story and a half house on corner of Water and Decatur streets,
John Weeden's.