...."Her cabin was 16 miles from the railroad, and more than 3 miles from the nearest spot accessible with a team and wagon. The rest of the way up was a rocky path. Near the foot of the ridge her cabin could be seen sitting on top."
She probably called on someone like Grandpa to deliver. Just my ignorant opinion.
One if his early jobs was transport of ethanol..... kind of like the same thing used in fuel these days. He didn't drive a big tanker though. It was whatever was common before the Dukes of Hazzard days.
Most guys aren't going to travel over the river and through the woods to buy liquor if they could buy shine local.
PS: I went back and read the rest of the story as paul Harvey said. That was before his time.
History is interesting.
Last edited by Happy_Camper; 07/05/20.
