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24. Morning cool. The air, on account of the prevalence of light clear Northers being colder than the water causes a thick mist to appear on the river which clears off as the sun rises. Left Cincinnati on steamer "Ellen Frankland" descending the river.

 Six miles came to Nelsons creek on western side, here is a ferry. 10 miles more to Wrights Bluffs the site for the intended town of Trinidad. The bluffs are formed of a sandy strata declining some 6º to the S.E.  Passing a fine cotton plantation belonging to Mr Roberts, one mile more brought us to the landing place of Carolina. Here the bluffs are some 150 feet high  the sandy strata indicated sufficiently for building.

25. Sleep? past during the night. The Town of Carolina (formerly called Bath) is situated on a prairie surrounded by timbers at the Summit or rather behind the Bluff, there are some twenty habitations, one of considerable dimensions with a sign board "Carolina Hotel. Dry goods & groceries." but entirely deserted.

 Rome (not the city of Rome) is the name of a town not far from Carolina, the only inhabitant there being a Gin maker (cotton gin). On nearly all the Bluffs speculators have marked out town sites, with high and sounding names, such as already mentioned

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