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. b e e c h t r e e b e a r s t h e r e c o r d of i t ; A m b r o s e P o w e l l m a r k t h i s n a m e a n d t h e y e a r u p o n i t , you will find it t h e r e n o w . " Col. S h e l b v ex-a m i n e d t h e I r e l a n d f o u n d u p o n it i n l a r g e , l eg ib le c h a r a c t e r s , A P a w e l l - 1 7 6 0 . , T h e p a r t y t r a v e l e d down -Colston R i v e r , crosat ove r t h e m o u n t a i n s in to P o w e l l ' s Val-ley , t h e n c e t h r u C u m b e r l a n d Gap , a n d a t o o g t h e r o u t e a f t e r w a r d s ce l eb ra t ed a s t b e W i l d e r n e s s R o a d , unt i l t h e v a r r i v e d a t t h e H a z e l ' P a t c h , n o w L a u r e l ' c o u n t y . Hero5tfie-eoop*nj flirried. .Dr. W a l k e r a n d h i s p a r t y t u r n e d n o r l h i j a r d . t o t h e K e n t u c k y live"/, w h i c h b e cal ted Loui&a r i v e r ; fol-l o w e d # d o w n s o m e d i s t a n c e wi th o u t finding m u c h l e v e l ' l a n d , b e c a m e d i s a p p o i n t e d a n d u i r n e d u p one of i t s b r a n c h e s to i t s b e a d a n d c r o s s t o v e r the m o u n t a i n s t o N e w rivet i n V i r g i n i a to a f t e c e ndw ckUed W a l k e r ' s M e a d o w . • I t i s . s a id t h a t - W a l k e r w a s m a k -

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in t h e Fall of I763 ago tn p a s s e d t h r u C u m b e r l a n d G a p a n d speftt t h e s e a s o n in h u n t i n g o n t h e C u m -ber land r ive r . T h e n e x t y e a r , I764, w a s m a d e on R o c k c a s t l e r ive r , go t f a r f r o m t h e C m b O r c h a r d . ( T h e t o w n of C i a b O r c h -ard took i t s n a m e f r o m t h e i n n u m e r a b l e t h i c k e t s o r o r c h a r d s of c r a b a p p l e t r e e s . which w h e n in b loom t h e p e r f u m c | t h o r e f r o m could be sme l l ed mi les away . ) T h e s e h u n t e r s v i s i t ed t he se p a r t s a n u m b e r of t i m e s t h e r e a f t e r

I n J u n e 1706 a p a r t y of l ive pet-s o n s passt t h r u C u m b e r l a n d G a p . T h e s e m e n w e r e C a p t . J a m e s S m i t h ( a f t e r w a r d s u n t i l h i s d e i t h a b o u t 1814, a p r o m i n e n t c i t i z e n of Bourbon c o u n t y . K e n t u c k y ) Josh ua H o r t o n , U r i a h S t o n e , W m . Ba-k e r and a m u l a t t o s lave a b o u t iS y e a r s old. T h e y " t o u n d no v e s -t i g e of a n y w h i t e m a n . " T h e

M a r c h 17?!, w h e n thoy m a d e the i r way back to t h e i r N o r t h ' C a r o l i n a homes . Daniel had b e e n ia K e n t u c k y n e a r l y t h r e e y e a r s .

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T h i s off ice is in r e c e i p t of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n f rom the A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l ' s off ice, e s p e c i a l l y calling a t t e n t i o n t o Sect ion 4i43>and (4148 of t h e K e n t u c k y S t a t u t e s dela t ing to pena l t i e s o n t axes unco l l ec t ed ' by t h e Sheriff o n t h e l l r s t d a y ol D e c e m b e r arid all t axe s not set-t led b y t h e Sher i f f with.- t h e S t a t e o n t h e 31. day of December .

I t is obl igatory o n t h i s office to-collect a 6 per cen t : p e n a l t y on all t axe s unse t t l ed D e c e m b e r 1, to-ge ther wi th i n t e r e s t at t h e r a t ; of six per c e n t u m o n t h e t a x e s f rom ti le said da t e t i 4 pa id .

T h i s p e n a l t y anil i n t e res t mus t b e col lec ted by t h e Sheriff f r o m ti le t a x p a y e r , and all pena l t i e s and in t e res t mus t be f e p o r t e d to t h i s office in e a c h m o n t h l y r e p o r t a f t e r s a m e comes due.

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I n 1767, a p a r t y f r o m S o u t h Carolina, I s a a c L i n d s e y a n d f o u r i thers , c a m c t h r u C u m b e r l a n d G a p , t o wha t L i n d s e y called Rockcas t l e r i v e r , f r o m a r o m a n t i c looking r o c k t h r u the f i s s u r e s of which t h e Water d r i p t and froze iri rows b e l o w . " T h e y w e n t down the r i v e r a s far a s the m o u t h o t S t o n e r ive r , w h e r e t hey f o u n d Michael Stone, , w h o htjd come-h i t he r w i t h J a m e s Har rod , f r o m I l l inois l o h u n t . L a t e r , 1774, Har rod f o u n d e d H a r r o d s t o w n o r - f a r r o d s b u r g . S to f i e se t t led in Uourbon c o u n t y aofl S t o n e c r e e k took i t s n a m e f ron i h i m .

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e x p e d i t i o n i n t o K e n t u c k y f o r t h e p u r p o s e of h u n t i n g a n d t r a d i n g w i t h t h e I n d i a n s . P r o m C u m b e r -land G a p t h e w a r r i o r s p a t h " l e a d -ing f r o m t h e C u m b e r l a n d ford , a long t h e b r o k e n c o u n t r y o n t h e eas t e rn b r a n c h of t h e K e n t u c k y r i v e r , a n d s o ac ross the L i c k i n g r iver , , t o w a r d t h e m o u t h of t b e Sc fo to . ' ' T w o v e a r s l a t e r 1769, P i n d l a v conduc ted Danie l Boone, J o h n S t e w a r t a n d t h r e e o t h e r s , f r o m t h e i r h o m e s o n t b e Y a d k i n r ive r in N o r t h Caro l ina t o a s p o t " o n R e d r i v e r , t h e n o r t h e r m o s t b r a n c h of t h e K e n t u c k y r iver , w h e r e J o h n F i n d lay h a d f o r m e r l y Deen t r a d i n g w i t h t h e I n d i a n s w h e r e o n J u n e 7 th , t76g, f r o m t h e t o p of an e m i n e n c e they saw wi th p l easu re t b e b e a u t i f u l level of K e n t u c k y . " T h i s p o i n t is located a b o u t 30 mi les E a s t of R i c h m o n d

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d i spe r sed o r g o u e h o m e . " F i n d -lay m a d e h i s w a y b a c k t o t h e s e t -t l e m e n t s . S t e w a r t w a s - s h o r t l y a f t e rward ki l led b y I n d i a n s , ; b u t n o t u n t i l S q u i r e B o o n e a n d a n o t h -e r a d v e n t u r e r h a d f o u n d t h e i r way f r o m N o r t h Caro l ina t o h i s b r o t h e r ' s c a m p i n t h e c a n e l a n d . T h e t r a g i c d e a t h of ' S t e w a r t f r i g h t e n e d t b e n e w c o m e r , a n d h e

r e t u r n e d h o m e b y h i m s e l f . " T h e b r o t h e r s w e r e t b n s l e f t a l o n e in t h e wi lderness . O n t h e first o'f-May I770 S q u i r e B o o n e " r e t u r n e d h o m e for a n e w r e c r u i t of h o r s e s a n d a m n n i t i o n . l e a v i n g Dan ie l a l o n e w i t h o u t b r e a d , s a l t o r s u g a r , o r e v e n a h o r s e o r d o g . W h i l e t h u s alone* i n M a y 1770 J io w a n d -e r e d to t b e hi l l s t h a t s k i r t e d t b e

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