greater length, with Sandusky river. The port- 

 age is likewise short from the Scioto to this river, 

 and great advantages are expected to result to the 

 State of Ohio, in future time, by a communica- 

 tion between the waters which descend to the 

 Ohio, and those which run into the lakes. 



The waters of the Great Miami are not inter- 

 rupted by falls,or considerable rapids for three hun- 

 dred miles. Large boats can pass from Dayton 

 to the Ohio, the greater part of the year. But 

 being subject to a much greater decrease of water, 

 it is less favourable to navigation than the Mus- 

 kingum, nor is the river equally good for the pas- 

 sage of boats at any season. This river furnishes 

 excellent fish, mostly of the same kind, but some- 

 what of a greater variety, than the Scioto. Con- 

 siderable quantities of fine fish are taken in the 

 Little Miami, which afford a good supply for the 

 market, at Cincinnati, in summer and autumn. 



The streams in every part of the State are well 

 stocked with fish of various kinds. The most of 

 them appear, at least, specifically different from 

 those in the waters of the Atlantic States. But 

 similar names are applied to many of them. The 

 black and yellow cat-fish are of the largest size, 

 and weigh from four or five to more than one 

 hundred pounds. They nearly resemble the pout 

 of New England. The pike differ little from 

 those over the mountains in form, but are much 

 larger. Some have been caught of thirty or forty 

 pounds weight. There are fish called perch, stur- 



