 To one large, wide tracked wagon were hitched four yoke of oxen, and to another wagon, a team of horses.A good share of the time was spent in getting through the “big woods,” because there was no road other than a trail, and a good deal of chopping was necessary.This trail had been cut so that one team could barely get through, and was for years known as the “Old Territorial Road.”

The party, however, finally reached the claim, and their first job was to put up a little cabin.