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are the largest navigable rivers, and the computed 

 distance from each other, with the distance they 

 are said to be navigable. The first is Rocky 

 river, or Riviere a la Roche, one hundred and 

 sixty miles above the Illinois. This is a large 

 river, but the navigation is said to be impeded by 

 rocks and rapids. The second is Mine river, or 

 Riviere, a la Mine, two hundred and ten miles 

 above Rocky river, and navigable fifty miles. 

 The third is Ouiconsin, one hundred and twenty 

 miles further up, navigable two hundred miles. 

 A bend in this river, near its head waters, passes 

 so near to a bend in Fose river, which empties 

 into Green Bay, a branch of Lake Michigan, 

 that the portage is said to be only one mile and 

 three quarters, forming another easy communi- 

 cation between the Mississippi and the lakes. 

 The fourth, Black river, one hundred and fifty 

 miles further, and navigable one hundred miles. 

 The fifth, is the river Chippeway, sixty-five miles 

 above Black river, and navigable one hundred 

 miles. The sixth, is Sotoux river, only fifteen 

 miles further up, and navigable eighty miles. 

 The mouth of this river is said to be three hun- 

 dred and eighty yards wide. The seventh, is the 

 Saint Croix, further distant sixty miles, and is 

 said to be navigable one hundred miles. The 

 mouth of this river is two hundred yards. From 

 the Saint Croix to Saint Anthony's falls, is ninety 

 miles, which is in forty-five degrees of north 

 latitude. 



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