The Journal of Jacob Fowler
The Journal of Jacob Fowler

Author: Jacob Fowler

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-11-05

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13:

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This book is a journal of Jacob Fowler, a man who traveled from Arkansas through the Indian Territory across Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico between 1821 and 1822. It covers Fowler's day-to-day activities as he traverses the area on foot and by horse ride.

The Journal of Jacob Fowler
The Journal of Jacob Fowler

Author: Jacob Flower

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-08

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781333885762

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Excerpt from The Journal of Jacob Fowler: Narrating an Adventure From Arkansas Through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, to the Sources of Rio Grande Del Norte, 1821-22 Jacob fowler is an unknown author whose work has never before been heralded beyond the private circles of his friends, relatives, and descendants. The editor Of his Journal has therefore a man as well as a book to introduce to the public. Being responsible for the appearance of the latter in print, he will pres ently say something on that score. But first let us hear from Colonel R. T. Durrett, Of Louisville, Ky. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Journal of Jacob Fowler; Narrating an Adventure from Arkansas Through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, to the Sou
The Journal of Jacob Fowler; Narrating an Adventure from Arkansas Through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, to the Sou

Author: Jacob Fowler

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781230278513

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... MEMORANDOM OF THE VOIGE BY LAND FROM FORT SMITH TO THE ROCKEY MOUNTAINS. thorsday 6th Sept 1821 We Set out from fort Smith1 on the arkensaw and Crossing that River pased threw a bottom of Rich 1 Present name of the town which has grown up on the site of the original military post, in Sebastian Co., Ark., about 5 m. S. W. of Van Buren, on the right bank of the Arkansaw river, at the mouth of Poteau river, immediately on the W. border of the State, where the river passes from the Indian Territory into Arkansas; lat. 35 22' N., long. 94* 28' W.; pop. in 1890, 11,311. The original name of the then important frontier locality was Belle Pointe. "The site of Fort Smith was selected by Major Long, in the fall of 1817, and called Belle Point in allusion to its peculiar beauty. It occupies an elevated point of land, immediately below the junction of the Arkansa and the Poteau, a small tributary from the southwest. Agreeably to the orders of General Smith, then commanding the 9th military department, a plan of the proposed work was submitted to Major Bradford, at that time, and since commandant at the post, under whose superintendence the works have been in part completed" in Sept., 1820: Long's Exp. ii, 1823, p. 260, where description of the place follows. From this starting-point our author proceeds on the direct road to the Neosho river, vicinity of present Fort Gibson, Ind. Terr. 2 ILLINOIS RIVER--SALT WORKS. Land Well timbered and much Kaine 2--thence over Low Ridges the land poor and in some places Rockey --at 30 miles crosed the tallecaw3 a Crick about 150 feet Wid Large bottoms on bothe Sides and at ten miles farther Crosed the Illinios * River about 80 yds Wide and about one mile farther Stoped for the night at Beens5 Salt...