The inundations of this river begin about the last of March, and fubfide in July. During these a first rate man of war may be carried from Louifville to New Orleans, if the fudden turns of the river and the ftrength of its current will admit a fafe fteerage. The rapids at Louisville descend about 30 feet in a length of a mile and a half. The bed of the river there is a folid rock, and is divided by an island into two branches, the fouthern of which is about 200 yards wide, and is dry four months in the year. The bed of the northern branch is worn into channels by the conftant course of the water, and attrition of the pebble ftones carried on with that, fo as to be paffable for batteaux through the greater part of the year. Yet it is thought that the fouthern arm may be the most easily opened for constant navigation. The rife of the waters in these rapids does not exceed 10 or 12 feet. A part of this ifland is fo high as to have been never overflowed, and to command the fettlement at Louisville, which is oppofite to it. The fort, however, is fituated at the head of the falls. The ground on the fouth fide rises very gradually.

The Taniffee, Cherokee or Hogohege River is 600 yards wide at its mouth, of a mile at the mouth of Holfton, and 200 yards at Chotee, which is 20 miles above Holfton, and 300 miles above the mouth of the Taniffee. This river croffes the fouthern boundary of Virginia, 58 miles from the Miffifippi. Its current is moderate. It is navigable for loaded

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boats of any burthen to the Muscle fhoals, where the river paffes through the Cumberland mountain. These fhoals are 6 or 8 miles long, paffable downwards for loaded canoes, but not upwards, unless there be a fwell in the river. Above these the navigation for loaded canoes and batteaux continues to the Long ifland. This river has its inundations alfo. Above the Chickamogga towns is a whirlpool called the Sucking-pot, which takes in trunks of trees or boats, and throws them out again half a mile below. It is avoided by keeping very close to the bank, on the fouth fide. There are but a few miles portage between a branch of this river and the navigable waters of the river Mobile, which runs into the Gulph of Mexico.

Cumberland, or Shawanee River, interfects the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina, 67 miles from the Miffifippi, and again 198 miles from the fame river, a little above the entrance of Obey's River into the Cumberland. Its clear fork croffes the fame boundary about 300 miles from the Miffifippi. Cumberland is a very gentle ftream, navigable for loaded batteaux 800 miles, without interruption; then intervene some rapids of 15 miles in length, after which it is again navigable 70 miles upwards, which brings you within 10 miles of the Cumberland mountains. It is about 120 yards wide through its whole course, from the head of its navigation to its mouth. The Wabash is a very beautiful river, 400 yards wide at the mouth, and 300 at St. Vincennes, which

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is a poft 100 miles above the mouth, in a direct line. Within this space there are two fmall rapids, which give very little obftruction to the navigation. It is 400 yards wide at the mouth, and navigable 30leagues upwards for canoes and fmall boats. From the mouth of Maple River to that of Eel River is. about 80 miles in a direct line, the river continuing navigable, and from one to two hundred yards in width. The Eel River is 150 yards wide, and affords at all times navigation for periaguas, to within 18 miles of the Miami of the lake. The Wabash, from the mouth of Eel River to Little River, a distance of 50 miles direct, is interrupted with frequent rapids and fhoals, which obstruct the navigation, except in a fwell. Little River affords navigation during a fwell to within 3 miles of the Miami, which thence affords a similar navigation into Lake Erié, 100 miles diftant in a direct line. The Wabash overflows periodically in corref pondence with the Ohio, and in fome places two leagues from its banks.

Green River is navigable for loaded batteaux at all times 50 miles upwards; but it is then interrupted by impaffable rapids, above which the navigation again commences, and continues good 30 or 40 miles to the mouth of Barren River.

Kentucky River is 90 yards wide at the mouth, and alfo at Boonsborough, 80 miles above. It affords a navigation for loaded batteaux 180 miles in a direct Fine, in the winter tides.

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The Great Miami of the Ohio, is 200 yards wide at the mouth. At the Pickawee towns, 75 miles above, it is reduced to 30 yards; it is nevertheless, navigable for loaded canoes 50 miles above these towns. The portage from its western branch into the Miami of Lake Erié, is 5 miles; that from its eaftern branch' into Sandusky River, is of 9 miles.

Salt River is at all times navigable for loaded batteaux 70 or 80 miles. It is 80 yards wide at its mouth, and keeps that width to its fork, 25 miles above.

The Little Miami of the Ohio, is 60 or 70 yards wide at its mouth, 60 miles to its fource, and affords no navigation.

The Sioto is 250 yards wide at its mouth, which is in latitude 38° 22′. and at the Saltlick towns, 200 miles above the mouth, it is yet 100 yards wide. To these towns it is navigable for loaded batteaux, and its eastern branch affords navigation almoft to its fource.

Great Sandy River is about 60 yards wide, and navigable fixty miles for loaded batteaux.

Guiandot is about the width of the river laft mentioned, but is more rapid. It may be navigated by canoes 60 miles.

The Great Kanhaway is a river of confiderable note for the fertility of its lands, and still more, as leading towards the head waters of James River. Neverthelefs, it is doubtful whether its great and numerous rapids will admit a navigation, but at an expense to which it will require ages to render its inhabitants.

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equal. The great obstacles begin at what is called the Great Falls, 90 miles above the mouth, below which are only five or fix rapids, and these paffable, with fome difficulty, even at low water. From the falls, tọ the mouth of Greenbriar is 100 miles, and thence to the lead mines 120. It is 280 yards wide at its mouth.

Hockhocking is 80 yards wide at its mouth, and yields navigation for loaded batteaux to the Preffplace, 60 miles above its mouth,

The Little Kanhaway is 150 yards wide at the mouth. It yields a navigation of 10 miles only. Perhaps its northern branch, called Junius's Creek, which interlocks with the western of Monongahela, may one day admit a fhorter paffage from the latter into the Ohio.

The Muskingum is 280 yards wide at its mouth, and 200 yards at the lower Indian towns, 150 miles upwards. It is navigable for small batteaux to within one mile of a navigable part of Cayahoga River, which runs into Lake Erié.

At Fort Pitt the River Ohio lofes its name, branching into the Monongahela and Alleghaney.

The Monongahela is 400 yards wide at its mouth. From thence is 12 or 15 miles to the mouth of Yohoganey, where it is 300 yards wide. Thence to Redstone by water is 50 miles, by land 30. Then to the mouth of Cheat River by water 40 miles, by land 28, the width continuing at 300 yards, and the navigation good for boats. Thence the width is about 200 yards to the Western Fork, 50 miles higher, and the navigation