New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-09

september l2-SiXty- second day.-Start-
ed at sun up good weather until nine; then
rough; stopped one hour at Point Pleasant;
the toughest day yet; at night was over
taken by fearful gale, and put into a
cabin, Mr.. William Roberts; stayed all
night at CruthersVlle.
September l3-Sxty third day.-Storm
sui continues; can not start; boat tull OF
water; started from Cruthersyille halt-past
seven; strong wind; boat in a pocket; lost
| one hour: wind storm all day; hard pulling;
stopped or raft at Ashport all night.
September l4-Sixty-fourth day.-Still on
raft; invited to take breakfast, and did so;
left one-quarter to twelve; arrived at Os-
ceola at two O'clock; dull place. started in
one hour; got into Fulton, Tennessee, at i've
o'clock; stayed all night on board of boat
Loud.
September l5-Sixty-ifth day.-Captain
f. Kirby Fulton received me first rate on
board the Ellie Butlingto stayed all night;
started at seven in the morning; weather
fine: stopped in boat all night along bank
above Mound City; sixty nine miles; not SO
bad.
September l6-Sixty sixth day-Wet
With dew; hung my things on bush 10 dry
started at eight, in Memphis at eleven;
went to pOstotce; nothing; how; can l get
alongl
September l7-Sixty seventh day
have starved if it had not been for them;
God bless them for their good hearts; yel-
low fever raging; went to Whites Opera
House; of at P. NJ.
September lS-Sixty-eighth day.-Slept
in boat alongside an old tiatboat; dew heavy;
the warInest day vet; stopped Bloodthoe's
Landing, Fifty miles from Memphis; stayed
with w. Stephens at cabin: ne is a trapper
and hunter Of forty years; told me bear
stories.
September l9-Sixty-uinth day.-Derk
and sombre clouds cover the sky; started
at six O'clock; rowed until nine. when a
gale drove me on shore one hour; passed
Austine at eleven; clearing up; arrived in
Helena at four III the afternoon; stayed all
night.
September 20-Seventieth day.-Started
at six: cool; red birds: darkles picking cot
ton; the steamers John Kyle and Henry
Ames passed; at dark saw tent on island
No. 66; went TO Robinsonville with Orland
Carter: back at nine.
September er2l-Seventy-fir tday.-Camped
on island No 66; this island was wei. known
through the war; had dinner of fish; Mr..
Carter was with Walker in Central Amer
lea; rain in the evening: remained all night.
September 22-Seventy second day.-Slt-
ting IN front of tent; fire good; cloudy;
will start soon from Island Nc. 66; started
at eight o'clock; Mr.. Carter watched me
as tar as he could see me: heard hounds
and hunters after deer; arrived at the
mouth OF White river at three; remained
all night.
September 23-Seventy third day.-Slept
on open porch; heavy rain. cloudy and
windy; started at seven O'Clock: passed
Napoleon at eight; arrived at Bolivar at
eleven; wild ducks and geese; arrived
ii Arkansas City at four O'Clock; slept on
end Of James Baileys boat, Oriola; heavy
log; very cold.
september 24-Seventy- fourth day.-Fog
SO thick can not see two rods; have 10 wait
of at seven; Gaines landing at nine; ar
rived at Greenville at five o'clock; strong
head wind two days; this is one OF the
snartest towns yet; club houses, horse
racing, good hotels; sept on guard OF
boat; had good supper and breakfast from
Mr. Ntgus; ninety mics Ill Two days:
first moss trees; stopped au Columbia one
hour.
September 25-Seventy fifth day.-Off at
nine; saw the old birds OF the north; the
jay, blue bird, kingtisher, snipe. flicker,
woodpecknr, crow, Duzzard; have 20 take
the bank for it; bad; got to at dark in Lo-
tus Landing.
September 26 6-Seventy-sixth dav.-Off
early; internal strong head winds; N Lake
Providence at two O'Clock: mp at hotel: saw
the beautiful lake: remained on the guard
of boat Alice Dean; used well; breakfast on
boat.
September 27-Seventy-seventh day.-Off
al six; cloudy and calm; Eye has panied
me two days: storm drove me ashore; re-
manned at the cabin OF Anderson Locket
and family, cOlored people; all night in
cotton shed; showers; singing and praying
by darl<s; gave in their experience i'll plety.
September 28-Seventy- eighth day.-Otf
from Judge Wylie's plantation at seven
O'clock; could get into EIcksburg to-day,
but don't wish to as yellow fever is raging;
met two steamers to-day; put in al Island
No. lU2; STAYED with Walter North; had a
good nights rest.
September 90 - Seventy. ninth day. -
Cloudy still; had paw paw and pecan nuts.
September 30-.Eightieth day. = Looks
like storm; cold; hope 20 get of to-day; my
legs pain me very much; off at ten; head
wind: in Nicksburg at twelve pretty place;
Walnut hills remind NE OF home; grand
sight after SO much fiat country; had walk
up towr: saw reporters.
October l-Elghty-tirst day.-Of Vicks-
burg; clear and COO; on board the wharf
boat Glencoe; up town again: in rognes'
gallery: in Times office; splendid notice:
Whistiing Dick, cannon; Oft at twelve
O'Clock; Buffalo fish: stopped On bar; wet;
heard mocking birds first time,
October q Eighty second day.-Off at
Gulf; would not let me remain: afraid OF
yellow fever; hot; not well: K. +. Lee
passed up at one, splendid boat: the river is
like sheet OF glass, quiet as the grave: was
wakened from my day dreams by the loud
vicious bray of mule: have spent most
miserable day; two darkeys took my boat
for an alligator and rushed to their Ca bins
and got guns; they told me of the ku-kux. |
October 3-Eighty third day.-Slept on |
END OF bar again; wet with dew; large flock !
ot geese near me at daylight; passed Rod |
ney at ten o Clock hot; not one breath OF air: |
W aterprOOf at two; oil at three pulled up |
on bar short distance below Waterproof: |
will remain all night, God willing: wet and |
in pain all over.
October a Eighty fourth day.-King's |
Point; quite village: stopped at ten on |
store boat Legal Tender.
October 5-Eighty-ftth day.-Sick: still |
on boat; hot and not able TO pull: used |
well; beautiful night on end Of Natchez |
bar: twelve o'clock; wind north; cloudy |
and cold.
October c. Eighty-sixth day. - Three
miles IRON Natchez; on grain boat: Mr.. b. |
Montieth gave me money and plenty of |
good things; feel bad; limbs painful: off at J
ten: stopped at Natcbez landing: quaran-
tine boat would not let me land.
October 7-Eighty-seventh day.-Started
from Natchez at twelve O'Clock: rowed
down slow; at dark got on board fa5boat:
bright moonlight night; cold; fun 10 hear
the boys on board making bets.
October S-Eighty day.-Morning
cold and clear.
October eighty ninth day-Verv cold
all night; dew as heavy as rain; clear-no
Hind-wonder; Belle Lee passed up, and
Mollie Moore down; had shake at twelve
o'clock to-day.
October l0-Ninetieth day-Clear and
'old: heavy dew; Frank Pargoud passed;
EEL bad; had heavy shake; hardly able 10
move; pleasant all day; wish l felt well;
hey would not let me land; was wet thee