From Mrs. Lyon’s Diary
Dec. 14, 1862.—We took the boat in the afternoon, but did not come very fast from Paducah, as we had to tow a barge of coal. It made the boat so heavy we came very slowly. This coal is for the expedition William wrote about that he was going with. We had to tie up to a tree and stay all night, 20 miles from Paducah.
