The 12th of January 1796, remained at Clark's ville on account of the river rising.
The 13th Doctor Brown of Carolina who had come to found this new town Blount's borough 10 Miles above Clark's ville, was at the latter place.[159]
The 15th bought a horse at the price of one hundred Dollars.
The 16th departed; my horse ran away and I caught him 6 Miles from Clark's ville at the Mill, 10 Miles.
Sunday the 17th dined 10 Miles from Nashville at Ebneston's a quarter of a Mile from the Mill at the house of an old Pennsylvanian, an educated man well informed as regards foreign news.[160] Slept at Crokes 18 Miles from Ebneston. The Widow Martin lives near there and her house is better for travelers.
The 18th passed the Ridges, 15 Miles, without seeing any houses as far as White Creek. Old Stumps[161] lives 5 miles from White Creek.
The 19th started from Stump's and arrived at Nashville 5 Miles.
Total from Clark's ville to Nashville 54 Miles by land and 70 Miles by water.
- [Footnote: were, as he says, of quite recent origin—incident upon the close of the Indian
war (1795), and the inrush of settlers over the new wagon road made this same year to the Cumberland.—Ed.]
