AUDUBON'S MILL AND FINAL REVERSES IN BUSINESS
Dr. Rankin's "Meadow Brook Farm"—Birth of John Woodhouse
Audubon—The Audubon-Bakewell partnership—Meeting with
Nolte—Failure of the commission business—Visit to
Rozier—Storekeeping at Henderson—Purchases of land—Habits
of frontier tradesmen—Steamboats on the Ohio—Popular
pastimes—Audubon-Bakewell-Pears partnership—Their famous
steam mill—Mechanical and financial troubles—Business
reorganization—Bankruptcy general—Failure of the
mill—Personal encounter—Audubon goes to jail for debt 247