Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . e latter part of ye night without covering. April 6th. Last night was so intolerable smoky that we were obliged all hands to leave ye tent to yemercy of ye wind and fire. This day on our journey was catcbd in a very heavy rain. We got under astraw house until ye worst of it was over and then continued our journey. April 7. Rained successively all last night. This morning one of our party killed a wild turkie thatweighed 20 pounds. Sl
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . e latter part of ye night without covering. April 6th. Last night was so intolerable smoky that we were obliged all hands to leave ye tent to yemercy of ye wind and fire. This day on our journey was catcbd in a very heavy rain. We got under astraw house until ye worst of it was over and then continued our journey. April 7. Rained successively all last night. This morning one of our party killed a wild turkie thatweighed 20 pounds. Slept in Casseys house which was the first night I had slept in a house since I cameto ye branch. April Sth. We camped this night in a wood near a wild meadow where was a large stack of SWIMMING THE POTOilAC. After we had pitched our tent we made a very large fire. We pulled out our knapsacks in order to re-cruit ourselves. Every one was his own cook, our spits were forked sticks; our plates were large for dishes we had none. April loth. We took (uir farewell of ye branch and travelled over hills and mountains to CoddysonGreat Cacapehon ;ibout 40 miles. April nth. We trav( lied from Coddys down to Frederick Town where we reached about 12 dined in town and then went to Ciptam Hites and lodged. April 12th. Got over Wms. Gap ami as low as Wm. Wests in Fairfax county,iS miles from ye top ofye ridge. They were now on the lioine stretch and on the 13th reached their homes of Belvoirand Mount Vernon after an of thirteen months. The foregoing extracts are only such portions of Washingtons journal as serve toacquaint us with a few of the hardships and perils wliich beset the young surveyorsin their romantic work in the Virginia wilderness a hundred
Size: 1913px × 1306px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjecthistori, bookyear1904
