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times 50 miles upwards ; but it is then interrupted by 

 impassable 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 

 also at Boonsboroughj 80 miles above. It affords a 

 navigation for loaded batteaux 180 miles in a direct 

 line, in the winter tides. 



The Great Miami of the Ohio, is 200 yards wide at 

 the mouth. At the Picawee towns, 75 miles above, it 

 is reduced to 30 yards ; it is, nevertheless, navigable for 

 loaded canoes 50 miles above these towns. The port- 

 age from its western branch into the Miami of Lake 

 Erie is 5 iniles : that from its eastern branch into San- 

 dusky river, is of 9 miles. 



Salt River is at all times navigable for loaded bat- 

 teaux 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, GO miles to its source, and affords no na- 

 vigation. 



The Sioto is 250 yards wide at its mouth, which is 

 in latitude 38° 2&'. 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 east- 

 ern branch affords navigation almost to its source. 



Greai Sandy River is about GO yards wide, and navi- 

 gable 60 iniles for loaded batteaux. 



Guiandot is about the width of the river last mention- 

 ed, but is more rapid. It may be navigated by canoes 

 60 miles. 



The Great Kanhaway is a river of considerable note 

 for the fertility of its lands, and still more, as leading 

 towards the head waters of James river. Nevertheless, 

 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 equal. The 

 great obstacles begin at what are called the Great 

 Falls, 90 miles above the mouth, below which are only 

 5 or 6 rapids, and these passable, with some difficulty, 



