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Duck lake is a large, beautiful sheet of water, and abounds in fine fish. The late Jesse Crowell, of Albion, built and operated a steam sawmill near the north border of this lake, around which clustered a few residences and shops. From this saw-mill great quantities of lumber were sent to all the surrounding country, rendering the mill and Duck lake famous. Rice creek rises in Springport, Jackson county, runs through the towns of Clarence, Sheridan, Marengo and Marshall, and empties into the Kalamazoo river in the city of Marshall. It affords a moderate amount of water power. It traverses quite a number of small lakes, but does not lose its identity.
Battle Creek is the outlet of Duck lake, which emerges from the north end, in section number nine, soon passing into Eaton county, and enters this county in the town of Conviss, thence through Pennfield and across the northwest corner of Emmett, and finally empties into the Kalamazoo river in the city of Battle Creek. This is a large stream and affords an abundant water power. The Indian name of this stream was Wapokisko, the River of Blood. A not well authenticated legend is, that Battle Creek derived its name from the supposed fact that a bloody fight occurred on its banks between the Indians and a party of engineers.
The following named persons were pioneers in the town of Clarence, viz: Theoran Hamilton, A. M. Green, B. R. Gillet, Y. M. Hatch, Andrew Bell, J. R. Palmer, Cook Tyler, Norris Barns, C. W. Clapp, etc.
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