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tending to take a view of the place next morning. This day we 

 came about seventy miles. The country on both sides level, and 

 rich bottoms well watered. 



31st. Early in the morning we went to the great Lick, where those 

 bones are only found, about four miles from the river, on the south-east 

 side. In our way we passed through a fine timbered clear wood; we 

 came into a large road, which the buffaloes have beaten, spacious 

 enough for two wagons to go abreast, and leading straight into the 

 Lick. It appears that there are vast quantities of these bones 

 lying five or six feet under ground, which we discovered in the 

 bank, at the edge of the Lick. We found here two tusks above 

 six feet long ; we carried one, with some other bones, to our boats, 

 and set off. This day we proceeded down the river about eighty 

 miles, through a country much the same as already described, 

 since we passed the Scioto. In this day's journey we passed the 

 mouth of the River Kentucky, or Holsten's River. 



June 1st. We arrived within a mile of the Falls of Ohio, where 

 we encamped, after coming about fifty miles this day. 



2d. Early in the morning we embarked, and passed the Falls. 

 The river being very low we were obliged to lighten our boats, 

 and pass on the north side of a little island, which lays in the 

 middle of the river. In general, what is called the Fall here, is 

 no more than rapids ; and in the least fresh, a batteau of any 

 size may come and go on each side without any risk. This day 

 we proceeded sixty miles, in the course of which we passed 

 Pidgeon River. The country pretty high on each side of the 

 River Ohio. 



3d. In the forepart of this day's course, we passed high lands ; 

 about midday we came to a fine, flat, and level country, called 

 by the Indians the Low Lands ; no hills to be seen. We came 

 about eighty miles this day, and encamped. 



4th. We came to a place called the Five Islands ; these islands 

 are very long, and succeed one another in a chain ; the country 

 still flat and level, the soil exceedingly rich, and well watered. 

 The high lands are at least fifty miles from the banks of the Ohio. 

 In this day's course we passed about ninety miles, the current 

 being very strong. 



5th. Having passed the Five Islands, we came to a place called 

 the Owl River. Came about forty miles this day. The country 

 the same as yesterday. 



