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William Nowlin. The Bark Covered House
The Bark Covered House
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER. I—TALKING OF MICHIGAN II—DISAGREEABLE MUSIC III—HOW WE GOT OUR SWEET, AND THE HISTORY OF MY FIRST PIG IV—OUR SECOND HOUSE AND FIRST APPLE TREES V—THE JUG OF WHISKY AND TEMPERANCE MEETING VI—HOW WE FOUND OUR CATTLE VII—TROUBLE CAME ON THE WING VIII—HARD TIMES FOR US IN MICHIGAN IX—A SUMMER HUNT X—HOW WE GOT INTO TROUBLE ONE NIGHT AND I SCARED XI—THE INDIANS VISIT US—THEIR STRANGE AND PECULIAR WAYS XII—THE INSIDE OF OUR HOUSE—A PICTURE FROM MEMORY XIII—METHEGLIN; OR, THE DETECTED DRINK XIV—OUR ROAD—HOW I WAS WOUNDED XV—PROSPECT OF WAR XVI—FISHING AND BOAT RIDING, XVII—HOW I GOT IN TROUBLE RIDING IN A CANOE XVIII—OUR CLEARING AND THE FIRST RAILROAD CARS XIX—TREES XX—DRAWING CORD-WOOD—HOW THE RAILROAD WAS BUILT—THE STEAM WHISTLE XXI—HOW I HUNTED AND WE PAID THE MORTGAGE XXII—BEAR HUNT XXIII—GRANDFATHER'S POWDER HORN—WAR WITH PIRATES XXIV—LIGHT BEGINS TO DAWN XXV—MAKING A BARGAIN XXVI—HOW I COMMENCED FOR MYSELF—FATHER'S OLD FARM XXVII—THOUGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH FATHER AND EARLY PIONEER LIFE XXVIII—FATHER'S NEW HOUSE AND ITS SITUATION—HIS CHILDREN VISIT HIM XXIX—MY WATCH LOST AND VISIT TO CANADA XXX—MOTHER'S VISIT TO THE EAST XXXI—LEAVING NEW YORK CITY FOR HOME. ILLUSTRATIOINS
"THE MICHIGAN" THE BARK-COVERKD HOUSE THE THOMPSON TAVERN HOUSE BUILT IN 1836 FIRST RAILWAY CARS HOUSE BUILT IN 1854. CHAPTER I
TALKING OF MICHIGAN
CHAPTER II
DISAGREEABLE MUSIC
CHAPTER III
HOW WE GOT OUR SWEET, AND THE HISTORY OF MY FIRST PIG
CHAPTER IV
OUR SECOND HOUSE AND FIRST APPLE TREES
CHAPTER V
THE JUG OF WHISKY AND TEMPERANCE MEETING
CHAPTER VI
HOW WE FOUND OUR CATTLE
CHAPTER VII
TROUBLE CAME ON THE WING
CHAPTER VIII
HARD TIMES FOR US IN MICHIGAN, 1836–7
CHAPTER IX
A SUMMER HUNT
CHAPTER X
HOW WE GOT INTO TROUBLE ONE NIGHT, AND I SCARED
CHAPTER XI
THE INDIANS VISIT US—THEIR STRANGE AND PECULIAR WAYS
CHAPTER XII
THE INSIDE OF OUR HOUSE—A PICTURE FROM MEMORY
CHAPTER XIII
METHEGLIN OR THE DETECTED DRINK
CHAPTER XIV
OUR ROAD AND HOW I WAS WOUNDED
CHAPTER XV
PROSPECT OF WAR—A.D. 1835
CHAPTER XVI
FISHING AND BOATING
CHAPTER XVII
HOW I GOT IN TROUBLE RIDING IN A CANOE
CHAPTER XVIII
OUR CLEARING AND THE FIRST RAILROAD CARS IN 1838
CHAPTER XIX
TREES
CHAPTER XX
DRAWING CORD-WOOD—HOW THE RAILROAD WAS BUILT—THE STEAM WHISTLE
CHAPTER XXI
HOW I HUNTED AND WE PAID THE MORTGAGE
CHAPTER XXII
BEAR HUNT OF 1842
CHAPTER XXIII
GRANDFATHER'S POWDER-HORN—WAR WITH PIRATES
CHAPTER XXIV
LIGHT BEGINS TO DAWN
CHAPTER XXV
MAKING A BARGAIN
CHAPTER XXVI
HOW I COMMENCED FOR MYSELF—FATHER'S OLD FARM IN 1843
CHAPTER XXVII
THOUGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH FATHER AND EARLY PIONEER LIFE
CHAPTER XXVIII
FATHER'S NEW HOUSE AND ITS SITUATION—HIS CHILDREN VISIT HIM
CHAPTER XXIX
MY WATCH LOST AND VISIT TO CANADA
CHAPTER XXX
MOTHER'S VISIT TO THE EAST—1861
CHAPTER XXXI
LEAVING NEW YORK CITY FOR HOME
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William Nowlin
Or, Back In the Woods Again; Being a Graphic and Thrilling Description of Real Pioneer Life in the Wilderness of Michigan
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Father found it was necessary for him to have a team, so he went to Detroit and bought a yoke of oxen; also, at the same time, a cow. He paid eighty dollars for the oxen and twenty-five for the cow. These cattle were driven in from Ohio. The cow proved to be a great help toward the support of the family for a number of years. The oxen were the first owned in the south part of the town of Dearborn. They helped to clear the logs from the piece father had cut over, and we planted late corn, potatoes and garden stuff. The corn grew very high but didn't ear well. The land was indeed very rich, but shaded too much.
The next thing, after planting some seeds, was clearing a road through a black ash swale and flat lands on our west section line, running north one mile, which let us out to the point mentioned, one mile south of Dearbornville. We blazed the section line trees over, cleared out the old logs and brush, then felled trees lengthwise towards each other, sometimes two together, to walk on over the water; we called it our log-way. We found the country was so very wet, at times, that it was impossible to go with oxen and sled, which were our only means of conveyance, summer or winter. When we could not go in this style we were obliged to carry all that it was necessary to have taken, on our shoulders, from Dearbornville.
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