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us I am almost discouraged when we have not been with the waggons up to the hubs in mud. We have been riding over rails and logs laid across the roads as bridges we are almost pounded to a jelly. Night has overtaken us in the woods, two miles and a half from a stopping place we have come now to the end of the road. All there is to mark the road is a pine trees being cut down we might have had a good road had we not had wrong directions. As it is impossible to get through with both waggons they have concluded to put all the horses before one and proceed to the house. the mud is very deep. My husband is to remain with the waggon in the woods and I have concluded to stay with him against the entreaties of the family to accompany them to the house. Made only 16 miles to day. Friday morning the 22nd Had a comfortable night's rest in the waggon in which we had a good bed. it was no hard task to sleep in the woods with no others covering the waggon I was as comfortable and as happy as if I had slept on a bed of down. Our people have just come after us and we start. Such roads I never travelled. I thought I should be torn to pieces. Reached Bucyrus afternoon have heard of a good track of land 31 miles from this place. we shall stop here a few days while we look at the land if it suits we shall settle here.