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Show Through Ohio- in 1790 Very qual!. I. a description of a Journey made over American frontier road, by Thonm. Walcutt In 17'jO. Walcutt had been a hospital ateward during th. revolution and bad received In part payment for hla service, on. har In the Ohio company. Toe return re-turn trip from what la now tho luck-eye luck-eye state waa made In March anil, Is addition to floods and had roads, some of the food and entertnlunient alorg th. way pcoved unuaual. "Weathtr raw and moist," rends one of the entries en-tries In the account. "ToKliiy w croased .evoral of the large creeks no wators which full Into the Ohio. Wa had so much trouble In Iteitinj carried over thcuo streams tkut at last w. forded tnem on foot. T'0 of tha .treama wa crossed as many as twenty times. We walked this dsy about fifteen mtics. "Friday. March 12 We stalled b-for. b-for. .unriso and got a little of wr read Into alargnntuwn road, hut sooa got right annln. We breakfasted at Webb'a mill, a good house and clever folka. Had coffee, meat, etc., and paid slupence each. Lodged at Wlckware'a, Alio any. he la a Yankee, but la a very dloi;rwulile man for any country; coun-try; rough and ugly and be la very dear. I paid a shilling apiece for th. doctor'a and my eupper, upon .om. lea made of mountain birch, perhaps black birch, stewed pumpkin and KHlden meat. Appetlto supplies all deficiencies. ."March Id It look till dnrk to get ta Davis', We got samo bread and milk for supper and drank a nunrt of t-ldor. Mr. Davis waa originally from Connecticut. Ills elder In a brown mug Beemcd like home. "March 20 A very dull prospect today. to-day. It rained hard In tho night and continues to rain this morning. W. rtuy Indoors and murder tlmo. Th. doctor goes out and buys somo cake, end we pet a half-pint of whHky, which makes us a lllllo leu Bad." |