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Journal from Urbana to Louis, ?

Departed from Urbana on the 5d of October 1811 went through Cincinnati & crossed the Ohio below the mouth of Licking Ri in Kaintucky traveled what is called the Ridge road which is hilly - stony & thin Limestone Land no watter can be obtained for horses on the Ridge which is 45 miles in length west of the ridge the land is somewhat better Eagle-creek which runs some short distance from this extremity of the Ridge heads in the country of Lexington and falls into the Kaintucky River 9 miles from its junction with the Ohio R -- the country about Eagle Creek is verry Broken & stony, and is