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Yet as I had got my feet Wet, we concluded to make a fire and getour Breakfast, and feed the horses, continu-ing through the Wilderness we came toPine Creek, in five or 6 miles crossedit thirteen times, got to Morris's Millsabout 12 OClock 12½ Miles from wherewe lodged. When at William Ellis's wemet with Francis King's daughter, andshe told us we could not get the Wag-gon through the Wilderness to her Fa-thers, and at this Mill we recievedthe like information, which accountwas very discouraging, after feedingour Horses &; geting some dinner weset off, half past two, Cousin &; I setof on foot, having a Mountain to as-scend we got a great distance beforethe Waggon, and and stoping at one Jackson's, until the Waggon came up,they appeared glad to see us, tho no ac-quaintance, the woman said she was pleased to see us so chearfull, but her hus-band said it would take us 6 weeks to get to Kings Settlement with theWaggon, he advised us to call at MosesWilson's and get his Son to assist us in