White River

Snapped this picture of the White River flying down I 40.

We met folks in Memphis, TN with Feist pups. They came

from GA, TN, and KY. Well, we crossed the White River.

Sorry, not too good of picture Patsy.

Patsy spoke on her blog about early settlers and Indians

poling the White River on rafts. They uses long poles and

would stick the pole in the mud and then move the raft.

I am sure they hadseveral polers (probably slaves). It

would make a slow means oftravel, but would be a way to

move cargo up stream. I had neverthought of what a hard

task it was to go upstrean until she madeher post. Going

south would have been a dream, but headingback up to

Cape Giradeau, Mo a nightmare! The Cape was a crossing

place for early settlers as was Memphis and Helena, AR.

But early the Indians went to Cape Giradeau, MO and then

traveled by land usually near the bank of a stream.