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gany is clear and transparent, that of the Mo- 

 nongahela thick and muddy, and it is not for a 

 considerable distance that they entirely mingle. 

 The sides of the river are beautiful ; there are 

 always rich bottom lands upon the banks, 

 which are steep and pretty high, varying in 

 width from a few yards to a mile, and skirted 

 with steep hills varying also in height, over 

 hanging with fine timber. 



880. June 7th. Floating down the Ohio, at 

 the rate of four miles an hour. Lightning, 

 thunder, rain and hail pelting in upon us. The 

 hail-stones as large as English hazle-nuts. Stop 

 at Steubenville all night. A nice place; has 

 more stores than taverns, which is a good sign. 



881. June 8th. Came to Wheeling at about 

 12 o'clock. It is a handsome place, and of 

 considerable note. Stopped about an hour. 

 Found flour to be about 4 to 5 dollars a barrel ; 

 fresh beef 4 to 6 cents per lb., and other things 

 (the produce of the country) about the same 

 proportion. Labourers' wages, 1 dollar a day. 

 Fine coals here, and at Steubenville. 



882. June 9th. Two fine young men join us, 

 one a carpenter and the other a saddler, from 

 Washington, in a skiff that they have bought at 

 Pittsburgh, and in which they are taking a 

 journey of about 700 miles down the river. 

 We allow them to tie their skiff to our ark, for 



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