Putnam patriot., 1910-02-18
A Question Of Transportation Solved.


Tie sl8fY a tie experience 81 The
Waa.worth brothers. ot Connecticut,
IN their efforts 70 reach their Western
home /. shows hoW pioneers, pushing
their westward course, suffered hard
ships which oniy persistent effort aud
gfeHt cdafaKe could accomplish and
proves tbst onix little more taan =
century has elapsed siaee Tie garden
sp9t IF NeN lotk state Ma wilder.
ness. scarcely known Is white men
saee ~ ne stories 4 Hafdy tFaiefs
~Ith Tie Indians. be alone heid po-.
session IF splendid country son ia
t-s saafmlne With population e haf=
is white ssttiers.
II The early spring q iIsa james
All William y ads worth decided II
accept the offer # their relative Colo
mel Jeremiah v adsa of5h, 81 Hartford,
tbat itt3 ttbe Possession u the puf-
chase he had secured, q several thaas=
aud acres II land IN tie tennessee eoun=
try Of New York. known As The hig
tree tract To DO 70 they bought n
strong nss OK cart aud three yoke 81
oxen at their home in Durham Conn
With this team William, t'esng Of
powerful ffame,snd daring disposition,
started on his course across the county
Ia Albany, with three hired men and
a black slave for a cook. James vent
around 10 New York by waller, and
there bought such effects As they were
likely 10 need in their wilderness home.
These he hauled upon sloop, which
was six weeks making The trip 10 Al.
bany, where he met hts brother, Who
had reached there first with his team.
Making their way 10 Schenectady
they purchased tiatbost on which
they loaded their provisions, which the
men poled mp the Mohawk 10 Little
Falls, where William and his men
hauled the boat around the falls.
The next stage Of their journey was n
place nov called tea, where they
foHnd only one little log house-no
nome. where they found only Two Of
Tie sane sort OF houses. Thence they
found Their NAY IA Oneida Lake, and
passed over to is outlet into the oswe-
so Hsvr which they followed np TO
CaYugA tss,kc. - uetc they lashed t@o
boats togel het, covered 10th With poles.
making platform On winch 10 load
THEFT Ii leuElnss.
fheif route itotn Albany TO thr us-
mese tiSei aas the one tie New Eag.
land soidseas used TIA their campaign
against MeetFcai III I7te=-a half cen.
turA previous 10 this journey Ia course
~eiI known 10 the tonueet ie0t soldiers
OF tie old French MARS, when three re-
gimenl> we're engaged IA the reduction
OF Old Montreal, Witch led 10 the ioss
at taaada r. The French
tfam The Ae~t side Of esyaga they
passed The eusles Of seneca lake At &c
nesa. aud teamed Il aetee. Canandai.
qua There they struck the tfsl made
the previous year 0N The Phelps aud
o'ormoa surveyors. and later on they
followed the reSd made bs ~alIiN an 5
army when campaigning against the
~ Nations les sesFs previous. They
teamed On 10 Cenesas lake, cutting
foSd much ef the way through The
standing and The fallen umtsr liere
William sut lost ia swamp near the
1seHssee AXE aud remained over night
James, he had proceeded more rapid.
N, had rrsehcd spat v here he desired
80 lesate. Herr, climbing a lofty irvv.
saw his hfoshers party. came 10 their
rescue, aud plotted them - the place
he bad selected tof their settlement,
~hleh MAS reached June 10Th, lsso.
Here they SETTLED upon jeremiah
" ssisworths land, q which they pur.
chased go aefvs st CENTS an acre,
and latss settled 4.aa more a, nfty
cvnis an acre, thas laying foundation
Tor ghe spleatld teFtane they sfoagh.
ouE Ia the y ids q Central New York,
y ssseA tAsy s~ea ~ 5aeiigtousiy in the
esiaeAtsvn and viex aGson q the settlers
of tse fegsea Contiguous 10 their own.
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