PART III.] JOURNAL. 473 



We found that gentleman with his two sons 

 perfectly healthy and in high spirits : his daugh 

 ters were at Henderson (a town in Kentucky, 

 on the Ohio) on a visit. At present his habita 

 tion is a cabin, the building of which cost only 

 20 dollars; this little hutch is near the spot 

 where he is about to build his house, which he 

 intends to have in the most eligible situation in 

 the prairie for convenience to fuel and for shel 

 ter in winter, as well as for breezes in summer, 

 and will, when that is completed, make one of 

 its appurtenances. I like this plan of keeping 

 the old log-house; it reminds the grand child 

 ren and their children's children of what their 

 ancestor has done for their sake. 



908. Few settlers had as yet joined Mr. Birk- 

 beck ; that is to say, settlers likely to become 

 " society ;" he has labourers enough near him, 

 either in his own houses or on land of their own 

 joining his estate. He was in daily expectation 

 of his friends Mr. Flower's family, however, 

 with a large party besides ; they had just landed 

 at Shawnee Town, about 20 miles distant. Mr. 

 Birkbeck informs me he has made entry of a 

 large tract of land, lying, part of it, all the way 

 from his residence to the great W abash ; this he 

 will re-sell again in lots to any of his friends, 

 they taking as much of it and wherever they 

 choose (provided it be no more than they can 



