Taking a southerly course, they crossed the Tennessee River, and striking the upper waters of the Black Warrior, followed down that stream a distance of about two hundred miles from their starting-point, till they came near to the place where Tuscaloosa, the capital of the State, now stands.
This region was then almost an unbroken wilderness.

But during the war Crockett had frequently traversed it, and was familiar with its general character.

On the route they came to the hut of a man who was a comrade of Crockett in the Florida campaign.

They spent a day with the retired soldier, and all went out in the woods together to hunt.

Frazier unfortunately stepped upon a venomous snake, partially covered with leaves.