In June of 1858, an enumeration of the white people in Yankton County would have revealed the presence of George Fiske, William Lyman, Samuel Mortimer (Spot), Samuel Jerou, A. B. Smith, Lytle Griffith, the first carpenter, Frank Chapel, James Stone, who had come in during the spring and was operating the ferry on the James River, which he had probably purchased from the trading firm or had built another boat, and Francis Dupuis. Mr. Dupuis was a…
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