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valley of the Mohawk, to parts of which the scener 
resemblance. There is no Sbiacle to the na‘ igation 0 F the 
St. Joseph for a great distance from the lake. 
ef oo river has a bar at its mouth, oa within, the wien 
deep, and it is navigable a camidenie distance. In the 
soil adjacent to this stream, in many places, 
predominate, and it is considered by Mr. Risden aed 
as much inferior to that in the valley of the St. Joseph. - Se 
Several minor streams of the western declivity, have @ 
course of between forty and sixty miles from the interior 
hills to lake Michigan, watering a generally rich SOLGs 
Some are navigable.a considerable distance for boats. -_- 
_Saganaw, one of the largest rivers of Michigan, rises 
in ie centre of the territory, and discharges its waters. into 
Saganaw bay in lake Huron. It has a deep channel, and is” 
navigable to the old cantonment for lake vessels, and fifty 
miles for considerable craft. Its auxiliary branches, the 
Sawasse, Flint, and Tiptuosse are considerable rivers, that 
together with the Saganaw drain a level, rich, but often low 
and wet region, described as being about seve nty miles in 
breadth, and generally clothed with lofty forests. Much of 
_itwill probably be unhealthy until it is extensively under 
cultivation, The Saganaw often overflows its banks in rainy 
seasons, forming morasses in the adjacent flat country, which 
is less elevated than the borders of the stream. 
he river Clinton, formerly called Huron, which terminates 
in Lake St, atlas, and the rivers Rouse and Huron, that dis- 
change heir waters in Lake Erie, have their origin from | 
rous lakes and. ces of the undulating interior, | Pins 
nee situate in i itomcoate and. af le ee sie int : 
every part of their course, as they spape-thre h- 
ings, they afford rareiy failing m ee : gaged a er: 
are limpid and pure. They slowly wind about twenty ped 
through the rich wood-clad plain that borders the eastern part 
of the territory ; the current is often impeded by fallen tim- 
ber. The Clinion is accessible for large boats six miles to 
the ‘village of Mount Clemens, and a considerable extension 
of i its pevigation is practicable by clearing out obstructions. 
i Fe this river, I noticed much white oak timber of un- 
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bene: 
The Meche is navigable fifteen miles. It passes through a 
good tract of openings; large oak, hickory, and black wal- 
nut, often occur on its banks, 
