Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
Ny Trip 10 Oklahoma.

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Left Williamsburg at 1890 a. N.
Tuesday. Saw bushes and wood
land. then an old building and lovely
scenery. We saw lots of corn. but
not very nice. Saw a null: team
hauling hay. was about half
asleep and VIC passed a train.
thought We had exploded. We
stopped at Beaver Dam. Can see
plenty OF darkies on the road. Saw
large field or tobacco. We saw
lovely hotel. We can see the noun
tains and beautiful scenery through
here. We are going through Ken
lucky Wednesday, morning. it is
awfully hlly; can see lot Of small
houses; the corn is not very good
in Kentucky. Have gone through
three small tunnels. We passed a
large cemetery stopped al a depot;
heard the coiored men calling the
names OF the hotels. After passing
through Kentucky we came TO bet
ter looking lad. Winchester is
quite a town.
Passed a large cemetery. Saw
men cutting tobacco. 1t is a lovely
country through Kentucky from
Winchester. Saw large pond with
geese and ducks on il. saw about
a dozen mules in a bunch. looking
at the train. Going through Lex
ingtOn. we see piles of lumber; il IS
a very nice place and a large depot.
We crossed the Kentucky river: the
water in the Kentucky river is very
muddy looking. but not verv wide.
See about as many tobacco fields as
anything else. Shelbyville is a right
large place. looks like there is a
large business done there.
Twelve p N. we are leaving
Louisville. Kentucky; can see the
, Ohio river falls. it is "a mile wide
across the falls. We see Indiana
We see some nice big orchards bu
not much fruit on the trees. Sc,
some very nice corn now. Ken
lucky is awful billy and rough. W.
met a lady that was very talkativ
Z and a young man who pointed on
2 different things 10 Us. We saw
: coal mine. Saw a lot of sma
. houses. We crossed the Gree
o river. the water is light green. il
real pretty. Have gone throug
Y several tunnels. A train passed Us
i there was a coach full of soldiers O
{ il Saw real cute pony. it We
- brown and white. Passed a larg
2 flock of cattle grazing in the wood
i We saw the Cumberland river.
!. looks TO be a good size river. "
q are crossing the Tennessee river.
Z IS very wide. We saw the Missi
sippi river Friday morning. Sa
" | several excursion boats and son
e people fishing. It IS real prett
p There is a park where you (
through 70 get 10 the river; it hs
IA several different kind Of flowers.
y. We are leaving Memphis. Tenr
81 at $50 a. N. Saw a park with
j. lot of squirrels in It. they were re
cute. We are on the bridge eros
y. ing the Mississippi river. When
Of overflows it flows over a large ira
OF land. Can see a lot OF hous
Quilt on swamps. When the riv
IS very high II goes IN all those lit
houses. We are in Arkansas.
certainly IS full OF young growth
trees. | saw two large fields
SIS cotton. IT has begun to open. it
real pretty. Have seen several lar
al fields OF cotton. some has not CO..
% menced to open yet. We are GRO
ing the ST. Francis river where ID
raft lumber. There are large Il
ued together and they put lums
- on them. We have come % a lii
. town. We are passing a large r
II ueld. We are on the eastern b.
der CT Arkansas at a town wher