The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-09
CHAPTER Il.
The Lneolns Leave Kentucky Fn
Indiana.

"NipMAH lsAsNNpltN was Hv'A'
thing Of waterman. In the
frequent changes Of occupation
hs could not resist the telnpta'
ton to the career Of a aatOOat man. He
had accordingly made one, or perhaps,
two trips 10 New Orleans. II was
therefore very natural that when In
the fall Of 1915 he finally determined
10 emigrate he should attempt To trans
port his goods by water, lie built him.
SELF boat, which seems 10 have bosn
none Of tho best. and launched II on
the Rolling Fork at the mouth VI Knob
creek. bali mile from bis cabin Some
u his personal property, including car
pcutrr'S tools. he put on board. and the
rest he traded Tor 40 gallons NJ wills
BY With this boat and singular cargo
be- put out luto the stream alone and.
floating with the current down the
Rolling FORK aud then down Salt river.
reached the Ohio without sSy mishsp.
Hero his craft proved somrW hat rick.
ETY. when contendlug with the diihcul
ties NJ The larger stream. capslrrd. and
the lHdiug went TO n, bottom he tsh.
Ell mp a few Of the tools "snd most OF
the whisky and. rightng the hl,!-
boar. again hoatel down 70 a landing
Here h. sold bis trcachcrous boat
and lraying hI, remaining property In
the care u settler. trndsci VI on
foot to select "A location In the wilder
ness. lie found place that he thought
wuud suit him only sixteen mile. dis
t,nt from the river lie then turned
about aud walked all the way hack 10
Knob creek 90 Kentucky. where be
took r. fresh start with DIS wife aud
her children ~ tie latter there were
only two. Nancy toe SARAH. min, year.
OF age. and Abraham. seven Mr., llu
yO,u bad gN,u b.rh o. smother son
some years hriurr but be- bad d.r,l
I when only tbrry dap, old Au,r lra,
, Ms kruturLy she bad no more chu
I drrn
hi, time Lincoln loaded what litl.
hs had Irft upon two horses and pack
4 cd through 10 Ios,ys beside. cloth
lux and bedding thu, ,arrI,,i such
c,"kiug utensils NJ wuuh b. nc,yiei D.,
thr Nay aud would h, indispensable,
when they reached their destination
The stock was not lnrgr u CONSISTED
I " 'Onr oven and M. one skillet ana nd
aud some tuwarc" They campci on
during the nights aud OF course cook~l
their own fo0d l.nrvlus skin a. !
hunter must now have stool him Ia
ed s,r=t. wh-r- ne ut the horse.
used upon This OrrasInu % 9. inn o.s.bl,
h. say. bui they were hkelj borrowed
from hi brother in ia~. Krumr oI
brerklnridsr rouniy. WIN owned su,l
,iuyk
When they got o. poscys. IIucolf
hirNl wagon aud. heading on u N,
whisky aud other thinEs he had stor,
there, wont un toward th. place whirl
has sIncr bc,pmr fimuu. ~ Tho Ian
coin farm" ~, was nov making hp
way through an almost utr0hien MI
icrness There was me- rOsd aud Tor
Part N the distance not even a.,
trail lie was slightly assisted by
path Of a few mile, boz i"ugih vhi,l
had h""u 'hlafri out D., "a ,iflsa
settler Rui De- vas obliged ~ sufr
luug delay lui ,ut uIt pIssugr q.
ihc wagon with hisuN
A. lrugih after muu, detrutlons nu,
difhcultir, br r.a,lc,l The point vhrr
hc Intended TO make bis future home
u was situated between the FORKS o.
hig rIgcou and iLttl, Pigeon ,rccLs
mile aud half east II Gruiry,nlr.