The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-24

/ ridge to~ard Powell's Valley again and had
| already rome 10 the cleared land. 1t was now
late Ia tie night and we Travelled very eau
tiously along q cross-fence running In the di.
rection of Powells River. We finally reached
the river and were not long in divesting our
selves tf uur clothes and crossing the stream.
i There was Q thicket on the opposite bank,
where we stopped until we put on our clothes,
and thc- went on toward Cumberland Mount
ain. which was just In sight, and we Travelled
rapidly until we reached ii. The night was
/ very dark and gloomy, but we began to ascend
! the ;noa,.t.iis, which was very steep, pulling
/ mn by such Of the grapevines and bushes as we
I could see to get hold of At length we sue
4 ceeded in rRining the summit. which we found
[ 60 be covered over with l&rrei ana IVY
bushes tn such extent that 1T was hard to
II get through them at all. But kept in
I straight line for Kentucky, no matter what
: was IN the way.
The brush was not now so thick, and we soon
xtrucl Il blind path, and as it led on in the way
we were going we followed il for some time
and at length we came to an old, deserted
T house where we concluded to stop and rest
Upon going into 1t we found that the ioor was
gone and the hogs had a fine bed of leaves in
1t. We drove them out aud took possession of
fheir bed ourselves. We were now out OF dan
Eer, and would have kindled fire, but had no
matches We were very much stifened with
cold and almost starved, as We had not tasted
: food for 81 hours.
It was now o'clock in the morning, and we
crested uut;l daylight, when we again went on
sssThe rain was now falling rapidly, and the fog
twas so thick that we could scarcely see our
way. We went on In
THE DETECTION OF KENTUCKY,
sfraveling all day, wet, cold and hungry, and in
fhe evening We reached what is called Clover
Fork, in the State of Kentucky.
never diverged from the route which had
sprojected in my mind before starting upon
this Journey. and travelled on through the
mountains with as much certainty that was
pursuing the proper direction ss If had been
araveling a public road. We now went to the
house OF a man by the name of Clark, who was
a good Union man, and was very kind, sup
plying rs with something to eat, and also
FURNISHING US with lodgings for the night.
We ali now felt that we were free. and it is
useless for me to attempt to describe the feel
Sings of the men as exhibited by their express
sions of gratitude and glsdness; none but
those who have suffered as they did in their
passage can form proper conception of them.
We remained here all night by blazing and
tFery comfortable fire, by which we dried our
wet clothing; but by morning our feet and
limbs were SO badly swollen that we could not
walk, and therefore we had to spend another day
knd night at this place, and were supplied with
plenty TO eat, and were treated with great
kindness by our gentlemsnly host.
The next morning we all felt greatly re-
freshed, were able to travel, and went on to
n point on the Cumberland River, where some
Home Guards were stationed. We remained
with them one night and day. 1t was here
that / separated from the company. which /
had piloted through the lines with success.
sitter the most cordial parting congratulations,
which were mutually exchanged by all, they
intending TO go on farther into Kentucky, and
j 70 return to the mountains OF East Iennes-
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