Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-01
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENN ESSEE.
[CoNTINuED FROM LAST WEEK.

route up the rl> er, and got some buf.
falo meat, which, though poor, was q
welcome acquisition. On Monday, the
9th, they killed swan, which was
very delicious; on Tuesday. the 2Sth OF
March, they got some more buffalo
meat; on Wednesday, they progressed
up the river, and got some herbs in the
Cumberland bottom, which some OF
the crew called Shawnee salad; they
boiled it in water; it was poor dish,
and only just better than nothing. On
Thursday, the 3Oth of March, l7s0, they
got some more buffalo meat, still going
up the river, and there encamped on
the north side; on Friday, the 31st of
March, they set off early in the morn
ing, aud after running some distance,
they came to the place where Colonel
Richard Henderson was encamped, on
the north side of the river; he, it seems,
had come in company with those who
had run the line to this place, between
North Carolina and Virginia. He gave
to Col. Donaldson and his associates, all
the Information they desired; and fur.
ther, he informed them, that he had
purchased quantity of corn in Ken
lucky, for the use of the Cumberland
settlement. The crews were now with.
out bread, and were obliged to hunt
the buffalo, and feed on his flesh. On
Saturday, the 1st of April, 1880, they
still went up the river, and SO they did
until the 18th, at which time they
came to the mouth of as, all river
runuing in on the north side and
which, by Moses Repfro and his com
pany was called Red river; up this
river they determined to settle, and
here they took leave of Col. Donaldson
and his associates; the Adventure and
other boats still going slowly up the
river, the current becoming more rapid
than it was lower down. On the 2lst
OF April, they reached the first settle.
ment on the north side of the river,
below Big Salt Lick, which was called
Eaton's Station, after man of that
name, w1o, with other families, had
come through Kentucky and settled
there. On the Gath of April, 1850, they
came to Big Salt Lick, where they
found Captain James Robertson and
his company, and where they were
gratifed at q meeting of those friends,
WI ;, but a little befofr, i was doubt
'ini wnether sthey should eyer seel or
not. Ihey there also found few log
cabins, erected by Captain Robertson
ana MS associates, on a.cedar bluff, on
tne south side OF the river, at some dis
lance from the Salt Spring.
some OF those who came with Col.
Donaison' tne whole OF them being not
recoliected, were Robert Cartwright
ana family, benjamin Porter and fam
lily, mary Henry, widow, and her
iamiiy, mary Purnell and her family,
James Cain and his family, Isaac
Neely ana mis- family, John Cotton
and his family, old Mr.. Rounsever and
MS 1amiiy' Jonathan Jennings and his
iamiiy, william Crutchfield and his
1amiiy, Moses Renfro and his family,
Joseph Renfro and his family, James
Renfro and his family, Solomon Tur-
PIN and his family, old MIR. Johns and
MS family, Francis Armstrong and his
family, Isaac Lanier and mis- family,
Daniel Dunham and his family, John
Boyd and bis family. John Montgom-
cry and his family, John Cockrill and
his family, John Donaldson and his
family, John Caffrey and his family,
John Donaldson, junior and his family,
Mrs. Robertson, the wife of Captain
Robertson, John Blackmore and John
Gibson. Some time afterwards, Col.
Donaldson and his connexions, went up
the Cumberland to Stones River, and
up it, to a place now called the Clover
Bottom, and there built small fort on
the south side of the river. Being
some time afterwards incommoded by
a fresh, and the water rising SO as to
drown the fort, he removed to the
other side of the river.
About this time, Doctor Walker, one
of the Virginia commissioners for run
ming the boundary line between Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, arrived at
the bluff. Henderson soon afterwards
erected station on Stones river, at
the place called the Old Fields. now
Glover Bottom, and he remained there
a considerable time. When he left that