The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-06
SEYENTY-NINE YEARS AGO

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Harrlsonvllle. Stop on Sldeling
Hill, which Is Z miles across.
This is the worst place we have
stopped at. 1t is a log house; the
lime has tumbled out between
the tlmbers through old age,
which leaves it quite open to the
weather. In the room where we
slept there was bed and just
room to undress. The bed was
placed under the window where
there were five panes of glass out;
mp wife choosing the berth near
est the window, thinking 1t would
be warmer, as we were exposed
to air holes on every side, top and
bottom. AS soon as the people
had fetched the candle, they only
had that one stick in the house,
there came a heavy breeze which
lifted up the clothes on my wlfe's
side and placed a snow bank gent
ly alongside her back. She, not
agreeable for companion to be
there, requested me to change
berths, which l did, and took care
to knock the snow off as well as
possible, but not without having
a few drifts IN bed with US. In
the morning, when we awoke, we
found the effects-my wife, child
and myself were wrapped in a
fine cold. However, we are very
THANKFUL we are no worse.
January 20th.-Down Sldellng
Hill Rays Hill and over the cross
ing of Junlata, one of the wagons
forewheels slipped off the bank.
They delivered the wagner, and
got 1t up without any particular
damage being done.
January 2lst.-Through Bed
ford. 1t is 100 miles east Cf Pitts
burgh, 200 miles west of Phila
delphla. This day IS very cold
and stormy.
January 22nd.-Very cold and
stormy. One wagner Is very
kind IN lending us his bed and
blankets by means of which l can
keep my wife and child warm, as
well as myself. This evening we
stop IN the Allegheny Mountains.
One of the wagoners picked up a
black boy in the snow nearly froz
en- 10 death. They took him to
the Tavern where he was restor-
ed.
January 23rd.-Proceeded up
the Allegheny Mountains. l
walked up. The wagon was de-
tanned one hour, the road being
so full of snow they could not get
along; there happening a small
fiat which enabled the wagons to
leave the road. One of the wag-
ons in getting on the fat slipped
IN hole which buried the fore
part in snow. After shoveling
the snow away, they got it out
without any bres kage. At the
Tavern was a woman that was
with a man in a market wagon.
The poor woman was so frozen
that they had to stop all night.
1t was through the kindness of
the landlady, she was enabled TO
leave the next day. During the
time we were stopped In getting
off the road, the canvas in front
of the wagon blew open before
could fasten it, my hands were
quite frozen. After warming
them as well as I could, l sue
ceeded IN fastening it down again
which was of great use IN keep
ing the wind off of my wife. This
Tavern is one of the most comfol
table we have stopped at.
January 24th.--We proceeded
down the Allegheny Mountains
The danger and the awful appear
ance of the wagon slipping off the
bank is beyond description. Ter
voyages on the sea would be pre-
ferable to one going over these
mountains. The day being snowy
and the scene bofore US made Us
tremble and cling to one another
as If destruction would terminatt
our existence every minute bu
we arrived safely at Stoystown.
January 25th.ALeave Stoys
town; 1T is very snowy and cold
Stopped at the foot of Laure