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"reminiscences of Missouri-1819.
BY an Old Pioneer.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
will now resume my journal, commenc-
ing January lst, 1919, on which I left
Franklin and rode tw onty- five miles, north
western course to Charlton, where called
on and received a cordial welcome from
Gen. Duff Green and his family. 1t may
now am lse the inhabitants on my route tc
read my remarks and speculations about the
new country in which Travelled for a
month.
"The country over which rode is natu-
rally rich and fertile and rapidly settl ng
This part Of the territory will soon become
the garden Of; Missouri. The surface oil
the land over which for few miles l trav.
eled before reached this new town, is
rough and broken, but will probably become
valuable.
Charlton, containing about thirty farni.
lies, ,has been laid off on a stream of the
saine name. In the winter Of lSl6-l7, IL
was the wintering ground of tribe Of In
dians. The following summer, three or
four log cabins were erected. Within .
year the increase has been rapid, and in
view of trade and business, it is thought to
be superior to any situation. on the Missou-
ri river. The Charlton consists of three
principal streams or branches, that take
their rise in the great prairies far in the
north, each of which, when not unusually
low, is navsgable for keel boats. These
branches unite their waters in one noble
channel as they approach the town, form
ing stream navigable for steamboats,, and
a safe harbour at all seasons.
"This stream forms beautiful sem-cir-
Gle, in the bend of which lies the town site,
the lower end of the Gil Gle touching on the
Missouri. On The east side of the town
plat lies range Of hills or bluffs, and giv-
ing romantic and variegated appearance.
Some, like pyramids, rise abruptly into the
air, and from their submits show one of the
most delightful prospects in nature. AS
cending one of these bluffs, which rose ma
jestically from the town site, / had an ex-
tensive view Of the surrounding country
To the west and northwest the prospect is
almost boundless." .. .....
MODE OF CONDUCTING THE MISSION.
On the 7th January, / rode to Franklin
and preached at night TO few persons
Next night preached In Boonville, where
the people gave good attention. On re-
turning across the river next day, l found
the Rep. Nicholas Patterson in town. Mr..
p. was an itnerant missionary from Phia-
delphia, and sent to the Far West by the
Board Of the General Assembly of the Pres
byterian church. had seen and formed an
acquaintance with him the proceeding sum.
mer at st. Louis. He was graduate of
Princeton College, N. j., where he also
studied theology, of medium talents as a
preacher, but possessed an amiable DISCO
sition, great simplicity of character, and
was habitually devotional. We travelled in
company through the frontier settlements,
visiting every log cabin we could find,
reading the scriptures, conversing, exhort-
ing and praying with every family. When
opportunity offered, we would send an ap-
peintment ahead, and gather in congrega-
tion. Our principal range was South Of
the Missouri and Westward to the farthest
settlements. Many of the settlers then
scattered through that region were real
frontier squatters, who lived in single log
cabins of the most inferior quality, and
made corn field Of haf-a-dozen acres, and
a"truck-patch," on which they raised cab
bages, turnips, cucumbers and melons
We visited families who had not heard a
preacher Of the gospel for twenty years,
INHABIrANTs-MoDE OF LIvINe-A SQUAT
'"' ''''" TER FAMILY.
The only appearance Of roads we found
were "bridls- paths, that pursued zigzag
course from one cabin to another. Seeing
smoke at little distance from the trail
VIC were pursuing, we found cabin about
twelve feet square, made Of such rough
black Jackpoles, as any stout man could
lit, with sort Of wooden and dirt chimney,
that might have been protection 10 the in
roads Of cattle and swine. Very little
drinking and daubing" interfesed with the