Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-12-13

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Burke, Henry Drane, Jack Monro,
Au,tin Peay. Eleven men, fou
negroes, Torian cook, eighteen dog
and dfteen horses swelled the caval
csde that filed through the stree
OF busy Memphis aud woke th
echoes Of its wharf
AT B p. IN lha Eugene, smal
stern wheeler, but not n member Q
the Alliance, lined anchor an
steamed down the great river. A
night long, without halt, the bos
moved on, the throbbing OF its ma
chinery telling OF faithful and cor
tinuous labor. The wind blow
cold aud the waves Of this inlan,
sea are dark and turbid, but soon tn
moon rises aud the dancing wave
seem crested with silver, which
reflects on the dark outlines Of thu
shores.
Sunday morning, when we get uI
after good nights sleep, we are l5t
miles below Memphis, aud the steam
er has just landed at Laconia 70 pui
OF young Martin, who was passen
yer, and again goes on, Nine O'CLOCK
and we land at Cambyville, on th,
Arkansas side, for coal, which the
boat gets from some barges at 37Is
cents per bushel. Cumbyville is tho
point where we hunted come years
sgo and killed some bear. Terene,
its former rival on the Mississippi
shore, has been swept away by the
river and 10 no more. 8
The Eugene now enters White
river, which comes into the Missis-
sippi above Cumbyville, and for fif-
teen miles, landing at some plantation
to put of some freight only, we steam
along until the Arkansas river IL
reach,d, which now empties into the
White instead of the Mississippi, The
line Of demarkation between the two
rivers is plain. The water of the
White Is clear and the rive beautiful
stream; on the contrary, that of the
Arkansas is red with mud. The Ar
kansas Ia peculiar stream, narrow
and tortuous, and has its birth In the
far of Rocky mountains.
AT two O'Clock We were at Wad-
delis landing, the place where we
iutendeu 70 ihnd' twenty-five deck
hands and roustabouts soon put
ashore our various muniI1ents OF
camp; wagons were hitciied up,
norses sadIled, ana We were on the
roau 70 Jefferson iake' eight or Ten
miles distance, as miles grow In thi-
land of magnificent distances. For
threc miles or more our road lay
'nr0ugh tne spiendid cot'onpiantaion
Oh Cspt. Alien, Oh memphis, which
stretches OUT iot many thousands OF
acres on our right, whiie on the iei'
fonkapin lake and the levee was
It's boundary. The road was very
rongh aiter the settiements were ieit:
and when we reached the head OF
Jefferson iake night came down on
us, and nightin the woods OF Arkan-
sas means something. we lighted
some lanterns and moved slowly on,
and aiter awniie came 10 Mhite, VINO
had MADE nre on the ROAD side and
matted Tor the pigh'. we ntcned
our horses In the cane, ana, having
thoroughly warmed ourselves, we
opened q oox OF provisions aud salts
hed the cravings OILS munger that
seemed 70 know no bounds, =,
NO tents are up Tonight. Thee
moon mas risen, the SKY IS clear, ana
the myriad stars sparkle In the vsults
ABOVE. Nothing Is between us ana
heaven ABOVE except q Iew pisnSets
and numerOus skins. The good Lord
givetn 10 MS beloyeth sleep, and we
must have been beloved OF MIN this
night Tor we slept as sleep tnt
weary ano the blessed OCCASIONALLY
some mau, burke, 1 think, wouiu
wake tne echoes win, q sonorou-
snore, Dut u was uniess, lot q IoR
norm would nave Kept no one awake
lhero. When the morning broke,
,iear anu cool, our iore'ops were
hoary win frost and our appetite
had returned Breakiast soon, ano
then go down 70 the lake 10 chooses
ocaton LOT our permanent camp.
Jefferson lake Is beautiful pody
of water, ana this morning clear as
The SKY sssve. IL Is crescent shaped
ana seven miles long. we are camp
lng on its margin ana the view Is
splendid All around BACK OF rs the
dark woods In 'front.' the open, SANDY
shores OF the lake. We are at the
arrows Of the lake, and enormous
piles OF uriftwood, now high ABOVE
The water, are everywhere. In ne
sand about the water deer
racks are numerous, ana
Hooks OF geese and ducks
90 over. Ihe tents are gong up, anu
then for the woods TO try Tor deer.
Made several drives southeast from
'amp ana started doe, which
,umped INTO the ROAD near Monroe,
ou. was gone 100 quick ior shot,
,hu tIen ous peyon9 tne lever.
hrBe DUCK Attempted 70 go out pY