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we saw a big tow of coal barges headed our 
way, and as there was an island just ahead 
where the river on one side seemed to be quite 
narrow', we paddled in on the narrow side, ex¬ 
pecting the tow would take the wide channel. 
But they came in on the narrow side and we 
thought it w’ould be “Davey Jones’ Locker” for 
us. However, we managed to> keep abreast of 
the rollers and escaped without shipping water. 
A little later, however, we came face to face 
with the packet “Queen City,” the fastest boat 
on the river, and terror to small craft. She 
has the reputation of swamping more small 
boats than any other craft on the river. We 
pulled ashore and w'aited until she passed, and 
when the water was evidently quite smooth, we 
pushed off. We did not reckon on the under¬ 
tow, however, for directly big waves began to 
roll up in front of us, we bumped over several; 
then one big one came rolling along, we poised 
for a moment on the crest, then down into the 
trough went the bow, letting the next one roll 
right over us, and “Dewey,” who was handling 
the bow paddle, was nearly drowned. We had 
to go ashore, unload all our dunnage and dump 
the water out of the canoe. We passed the city 
of Bellaire, O., and camped that night near 
Moundsville, W. Va. 
As soon as we had made camp, John and 
Dewey went back to a mountaineer’s cabin a 
short distance away in search of potatoes, and 
found he raised sweet potatoes, of which he 
gave us nearly a half bushel for “two bits.” He 
informed us that from then on sweet potatoes 
could be obtained from most any of the farm¬ 
ers. And thereafter they were our main fare. 
The mountaineer came down to our camp in 
the evening and entertained us with stories of 
the country round about. In speaking of the 
frequency of trips to town by the people back 
in the mountains, as he expressed it: “I reckon 
there is a lot of them back there that never 
set eyes on a railroad train, and a right smart 
passel of them are still votin’ for Abe Lincoln.” 
Friday morning a heavy fog prevailed, and 
we started out before it had cleared, much to 
our inconvenience, as in rounding a sharp bend 
in the river we nearly collided with an upward 
bound steamer. We also had a thrilling ride 
over a wing-dam. These are quite numerous 
and hard to see far in advance. They are built 
from the mainland to one side of an island to 
divert the flow of water and make a channel on 
the opposite side. 
Friday and Saturday we passed the tpwns 
of Powhatan Point, O.; Long Beach, and 
Eureka, W. Va. We made camp just below 
Eureka, and as we had an excellent site, we 
stayed over Sunday. 
Monday, the 23d, we had to beat into a 
heavy headwind, and as the river was very 
rough, we made poor time. We stopped at 
Marietta, O., for provisions, and camped just 
below the city. 
Tuesday we arrived at Parkersburg and 
stopped there for a short time to see the town. 
Met the Queen City again, which made us beat 
for cover, as usual. We began to think that the 
pilot had a grudge against canoeists, as he al¬ 
ways seemed to> head straight for us and then 
switch around, so we would be in the wake. 
This country is a regular hunter’s paradise. 
We ran into many large flocks of ducks and 
geese, of which we shot a few. We also sur¬ 
prised a covey of quail. They were too quick 
for us, however, as we did not get a shot at 
them. We met many clam-diggers; their meth¬ 
od of catching clams we thought was quite 
unique. They used simply a long stick with 
steel hooks suspended by cords from it, which 
they would drag along the bottom, and the 
clam would grip on the hooks. When the 
hooks were full they would pull them in. 
Wednesday and Thursday were uneventful. 
We passed the towns of Murraysville, Ravens- 
wood and Milwood, W. Va., and Racine and 
Pomeroy, O. 
Friday, the 27th, we stopped at Point 
Pleasant, W. Va., and passed the junction of 
the Kanawha River. As there was a favorable 
wind, we tried to sail and made excellent time. 
We arrived at Huntington at 4 o’clock 
Saturday and camped on the outskirts of the 
city, where we stayed over Sunday. We left 
Huntington Monday in a heavy fog. Just be¬ 
low the city we passed an island which was the 
rendezvous of Aaron Burr and Blennerhasset 
in 1805. We passed Kenova, W. Va., at noon 
and soon pulled out of West Virginia, and that 
night made our first camp in Kentucky, near 
Ashland. 
Tuesday, the 31st, we left Ashland with a 
