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Notice of the Peninsula of Michigan. . Sit 
‘valley of the Mohawk, to parts of which the scenery has a 
resemblance. ‘There is no obstacle to the navigation of the 
St. Joseph for a great distance from the lake. 
Grand river has a bar at its mouth, but within, the water is 
deep, and it is navigable a considerable distance. In the 
soil adjacent to this stream, in many places, sand and gravel 
predominate, and it is considered by Mr. Risden and others, 
as much inferior to that in the valley of the St. Joseph. 
Several minor streams of the western declivity, have:a 
course of between forty and sixty miles from the interior 
hills to lake Michigan, watering a generally rich country. 
Some are navigable a considerable distance for boats. 
The Saganaw, one of the largest rivers of Michigan, rises 
in the centre of the territory, and discharges its waters into 
Saganaw bay in lake Huron. It has a deep channel, and is 
navigable to the old cantonment for lake vessels, and fifty 
miles for considerable craft. Its auxiliary branches, the 
Sawasse, Flint, and Tiptuosse are considerable rivers, that 
together with the Saganaw drain a level, rich, but often low 
and wet region, described as being about seventy miles in 
breadth, and generally clothed with lofty forests. Much of 
it will probably be unhealthy until it is extensively under 
cultivation. ‘The Saganaw often overflows its banks in rainy 
seasons, forming morasses in the adjacent flat country, which 
is less elevated than the borders of the stream. 
The river Clinton, formerly called Huron, which terminatés 
in Lake St. Clair, and the rivers Rouse and Huron, that dis- 
charge their waters in Lake Evie, have their origin from the 
numerous lakes and ponds of the undulating interior, princi- 
pally situate in Wastenaw and Oakland counties, in almost 
every part of their course, as they pass through the oak open- 
ings, they afford rarely failing mill streams. Their waters 
are limpid and pure. They slowly wind about twenty miles 
through the rich wood-clad plain that borders the eastern part 
of the territory ; the current is often impeded by fallen tim- 
ber. The Clinton is accessible for large boats six miles to 
the village of Mount Clemens, and a considerable extension 
ofits navigation is practicable by clearing out obstructions. 
Adjacent to this river, I noticed much white oak timber of un- 
common size. 
_The Rouse is navigable fifteen miles. It passes through a 
good tract of openings; large oak, hickory, and black wal- 
nut, often occur on its banks. 
