"Adam Zumwalt came to MO. in 1797. He placed his family and $800 wortho f goods, with his stock, consisting of 30 head of cattle, 11 sheepand 1 2 horses, on board a flat-boat, and came down the Ohio and upthe Missi ssippi rivers to St. Charles co. with his clumsy craft. Hesettled near t he present town of Flint Hill, where he erected twostill houses and ma de whisky to sell to the Indians, who were campednear his place. The g reat chief, Black Hawk, made his home at Mr.Zumwalt's for sometime, an d was a regular and frequent visitor untilafter the commencement of ho stilities between the whites and theIndians. He often danced with Mr. Z umwalt's daughters, and was sofond of his whisky that he frequently be came very drunk; but he nevercaused any disturbance or acted in an ung entlemanly manner. In verycold weather, the whisky would freeze and be come solid ice, in whichstate it was sold to the Indians by the cake, a nd they often boughtas much as $100 worth in a single day. Mr. Zumwalt w as a friend ofthe preachers, and whenever they came into the neighborh ood they heldservice in his house. REV. JESSE WALKER and a German mini ster namedHOSTETTER, preached there as early as 1800. During the India n war,Mr. Zumwalt's family took shelter in Pond Fort, while he and his s on,Jonathan, remained at home to protect the property and prevent the Indians from destroying it. Jonathan had learned to use his gun whenonl y 5 years of age, and was as quick and accurate a marksman ascould be f ound in the country. when he wad 6 years old, he killed alarge buck, w hich plunged about so in its death agonies that hebecame frightened an d ran home, and lost his gun in the woods. On oneoccasion, the Indians c rossed the Mississippi river on the ice, andmurdered an entire family o f twelve persons, who lived near Mr.Zumwalt's place. He assisted in bu rying them. The bodies were wrappedin quilts and buried under the hous e, in a place that had been usedas a cellar. The Indians burned the ho use soon after, and the bodieswere devoured by the flames. On another o ccasion an Indian chief diedat Mr. Zumwalt's house, and was buried wit h a loaf of bread, in onehand and a butcher-knife in the other, and hi s dog was killed andburied at his feet. These preparations were made i n order that whenhe reached the happy hunting grounds, he would have s omething to eat,and a dog to find game for him. The names of Mr. Zumwa lt's childrenwere John, Elizabeth, Andrew, Rachel, Mary, Catharine, Jo nathan andSolomon."
Centennial History of Missouri says:
"For a while he (Blackhawk) was allowed to live at the house of AdamZu mwalt which was on the south side of the Cuivre river in thenorthen pa rt of St Charles county. Zumwalt did whiskey distilling ina small way . He had four daughters, lovely girls, named Elizabeth,Rachael, Mary a nd Catherine. Black Hawk paid special attention toone of them and off ered to buy her for a dozen horses. The girlsutilized Black Hawk's in fatuation by making him bring them water fromthe spring, dig potatoes, c ut wood, telling him that that was the wayto win a white wife."
In the History of Lincoln County is:
"Governor (William Henry) Harrison, on the 21st of Dec., 1804,commissi oned Christopher Clark a Captain of Volunteers, and he wassworn into s ervice February 9,1805. Clark’s Company used to musterat Zumwalt’s Sp ring, now known as Big Spring Mills, near FlintHill. This was perhaps a c entral point, but the chief attraction wasthe whisky that was made fro m Adam Zumwalt’s two distilleries. Atone of these musters the Captain t reated his men to a wash-tub ofwhisky, which so elated them that they r esolved to receive it withall the honors of war and military display w hich their proficiency inthe drill permitted. They marched around it s everal times, and thenfired a salute over it with blank cartridge. On e of the men hadalready partaken too freely to be able to hold his gun i n a properposition, and the wad from the charge cut off one of Daniel M cCoy’stoes. There were many settlements of the Sac and Fox Indians wi thinthe limits of the county at that time, and the district watered by the two Cuivres and Big and Peruque Creeks was one of the favoritehunti ng grounds of the two tribes, whose head quarters were in theRock Rive r Country, Illinois. Black Hawk, orMa-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, the name b y which he was known among hisown people, one of the most celebrated I ndian braves that ever lived,frequented this county, first on the hunt , and afterwards on thebloody trail of war. He was popular with the w hites, and liked theircompany; he was particularly fond of attending t he dancing parties ofthat day, and took his place in the quadrille wit h infinite zest. Hehad a partiality for strong drink, and much of his l eisure time wasspent at the still-houses, which were then considered t he vanguard ofcivilization. He lived for some time with Adam Zumwalt, w hosecapacious larder, the generous and free hospitality of himself and wife, his four daughters, Elizabeth, Rachel, Mary, and Catherine,pretty , lively, and ever ready for the dance; his four sons, John,Andrew, Jo nathan, and Solomon, vigorous, full of life and spirit, andexcelling a s hunters, and last, but not least, the two still-housesnear by, all c ombined to render this a most agreeable home for BlackHawk, when resti ng from the excitement and fatigue of the chase. Hewas often very dru nk; but in all his intercourse with the whites,drunk or sober, his bea ring was gentle and dignified, characteristicof his kindness of dispos ition and greatness of intellect."
