The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14

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leg got broke by brakes Dog. wednes-
day. l5th-We started early from
PRICES made a good DAYS travel and
lodge this night at Mr.. Cars on North
fork James River. Monday goth
start early cross the { try and
lodge this hight at VIM. Adamses
on the head of Catauby. 4"
Tuesday ith-Raney we Start about 10
o'clock and git down to Capt. martins
in the valley where we over take Col.
henderson and his Company Bound
for Caintuck and tn n We camp this
Night there they were Broillng and
Eating Beef without Bread. .
fryday 1th-Comes "a letter from
Capt. Boone at CaintuCk of the in
dams doing mischief and some turns
back. tuesday 11th-thls is a
very loury morning and like for Rain
but we all ayr 9 to start Early and
we cross Cumberland River and travel
down 1t about 10 miles through some
turrabel Cainbrakes. tuesday
lsth-we camp just IN tho beginning
Of the good land ntar the Bluelick
they kill a bofelos this Eavening.
Thursday 10th We start early and
git Down to caintuck to Boons foart
about IL o'clock when we stop they
come out 10 meet us and welcome us
in with a voley Of guns. Sunday
23d this morning the peopel meets
and draws for chols Of lots. . .
wednesday 26th Begin Building
us a house and a plalse Of Defence
to Keep the indians off this day we
f..... a. tic. ..gyl~.., I.aA 49,.
day ?ath-We git our house kivered
with Bark and move our things In TO
II at Night and Begin house keeping
F:anock Smith Robert Whitledge and
myself The hand that set hat rec
ORD down was better used - the riSe
than the pen.
The first legislation dealing with
facilities for travel to the West was
a bill OF the Kentucky Legislature
entitled AN act opening a Wagon
Road to Cumberland Cap "Perio-
deity" in travel ny pubic conveyance
began in 1882, with a stage wagon
between Philadelphia and New York.
Some Of these cumbersome roadsters
bore the highly imaginative appella-
ton Flying Machine
It was in 1855 that John Fitch. Con-
necticut born but living in Philadel-
phia. came forward with his plan ~
using steam power for the propulsion
Of boats. In a record Of his labors
h, says: II know of nothing so per-
picking and vexatious to a man of
feelings as a turbulent Wife and
Steamboat building. experienced
the former and quit in season. and
had I been in my right senses I
should undoubta dly have treated the
latter IN the same manner.
Fltch's first model was made in
1855. Daniel Longstreth, son OF an
associate of the inventor. says Of Il:
at was in this log shop towned by
cob" Stout. a wheelright of Bucks
county. Pennsylvania that Fitch
made his model steamboat. with pad
d~lewieels. The model was tried on a
small stream on Joseph Longstreth's
meadow. about half a mile from
D~avisville. in Southampton township.
and II realized every eXpectat.on. Tee
machinery was made Of brass. with
the exception Of the paddicwheels,
which wer. made az wood by Ma
thar!el Il. Boileau t~afterward Score
tary of State Of Pennsylvania, whilst
IN q vacation from Princeton Col
lege.' MIR. Dunbar e~rroneous,v
speaks of the Rev. Samuel Smith as
Provost" Of Princeton. whose exec.
utive head has never been anythin-
but "President.")
The "paddlewhecls" were not, such
a. later came into use on river craft,
but consisted of two drums passing
athwart through the boat. with
sprocket and chain carrying a series
Of small paddles,
That Fitch for saw the fun future
usefulness of his idea is attested by
his remark in a letter 10 Franklin
urging support Tor ais invention: 1T
Is a matter Of the first Magnitude not
only tn the United States but to every
Maratim power in the World, as he
tFitchl is fun in the belief hat il will
answer for sea Voyages. as we'll as
for inland Navigation. in particular
for Packets where there should be "A
great number uf Passengers In a
lat r experiment Fitch fitted a skin
with "A series Of oars fixed upright,
SIX on each side of the GOAT. In a
statement 10 the Legislature of Penn
sylvania he said:
never pretended % be 'he first In
vcnior Of the steam engine. nor ever did
Petition for the Exclusive rlght for them.
! have never asked II In any other way
than vher" II mas never been APP
Piled.
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