gntion up Jackson's River and Carj)enter's creek, to 

 within 25 miles of Ilciward's creeik of Green Briar, 

 both of wliifh have then water enotijrh to float vessels 

 into the Great Kanhaway. In sonic future state of 

 population, I think it possihh% that its navigation may 

 also be made to interlock \vit!i that of the l^atovvmac, 

 and ihroujrh that to conmiunicate l)y a short portage 

 •with the Ohio. It is to he noted, that this river is call- 

 ed in the maps James River, oidy to its confluence with 

 the Rivanna: thence to the Blue Ridge it is called the 

 Fluvanna : and thence to its source, Jackson's river. But 

 in common sjieech, it is called James river to its source. 



The Rivanna a Branch of James Iliver, is navigahle 

 for canoes and hatteaux to its intersection with the 

 South West mountains, which is about 22 miles; and 

 may easily be opened to navigation through these 

 mountains to its fork above Charlottesville. 



York River, at York town, affords the best harbour 

 in the state for vessels of the largest size. The river 

 there narrows to the width of a mile, and is contained 

 within very high banks, close under wliich the vessels 

 may ride. It holds 4 fathom water at high tide for 25 

 miles above York to the montli of Poropotank, where 

 the river is a mile and a half wide, and the channel 

 only 75 fathom, and j.'assing under a high bank. At 

 the confluence of Pamvnkey and Mattapony, it is re- 

 duced to 3 fathom de|)tli, which continues up Panmn- 

 key to Cumberland, where the width is 100 yards, and 

 up Mattapony to within two miles of Frazer's ferry, 

 ■where it becomes 2 1-2 fathom deep, and holds that 

 about 5 miles. Pamunkey is then capable of naviga- 

 tion for loaded flats to Brockman's bridge, fifty miles 

 above Hanover town, and Mattapony to Downer's 

 bridge, 70 miles above its mouth. 



Piankatank, \he little rivers making out of Mohjack 

 Bay and those of the Eastern Shore, receive only very 

 small vessels, and these can but enter them. 



Rappahannock aflf"ords 4 fathom water to Hobb's hole, 

 and 2 fathom thence to Fredericksburg. 



Patowmac is 7 1-2 miles wide at the mouth ; 4 1-2 at 



