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even at low water. From the Talis to the mouth of 

 Greenbriar is 100 miles, and thence to the lead mines 

 120. Jt is 280 yards wide at its mouth. 



Hockkocking is 80 yards wide at its njouth,and yields 

 navigation for loaded batteaux to the Pressplace, (iO 

 miles above its mouth. 



The Little Kanhawayh 150 yards wide at the mouth. 

 It yields a navigation of 10 miles only. Perhaps its 

 northern branch called Juuius's creek, which interlocks 

 with the western of Mononirahela, may one day admit 

 a shorter passage from llio latter into the Ohio. 



The Musfcinguin is 280 yards wide at its mouth, and 

 200 yards at the lower Indian towns, 150 miles up- 

 wards. It is navigable for small batteaux to within 

 one mile of a navigable part of Cayalioga river, which 

 runs into Lake I'Jrio. 



At Fort Pitt the lliver Ohio loses its name, branching 

 into the iMononuahela and Alleghnnev. 



The Monongahela is 400 vaids wide at its month. 

 From thence is 12 or 15 miles to the tnouth of Yoho- 

 ganey, where it is 300 yards wide. Thence to Red- 

 stone by v.ater 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 naviga- 

 tion frequently interrupted by rapuis, which however 

 with a swell of two or three feet become very passable 

 for boats. It then admits light l)oats, except in dry sea- 

 eons, 65 miles further to the head of Tygart's valley, 

 presenting only some small rapids and fails of one or 

 two feet [)er[)eudicular, and lessening in its width to 20 

 yards. The fVestern fork is navigable in the winter 10 

 or 15 miles towards the northern of the Little Kanha- 

 way, and will acbnit a good wagon road to if. The 

 Yahogaiiey is the principal branch of this river. It 

 passes through tiie Laurel mountain, about 30 miles 

 from i:s mouth ; is so far frou) 300 to 150 yards wide, 

 and the navigation nmch obstructed in dry weather 

 by rapids and shoals. In its passage through the moun- 



