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so that the water near the chimney is in a constant 

 state of crystallization. Tallow and Indian meal 

 are used to promote the crystalization. It 

 requires about 600 gallons of water at these works 

 for one bushel of salt. There are no settlers 

 near the salt-works, excepting those concerned in 

 making salt. 



Chilicothe, an Indian name, signifying tozvn, is 

 situated on the west bank of the Scioto, where the 

 State road crosses the river. In the year 1/96, 

 Col. Nathaniel Massie, with eight or ten men, 

 who accompanied him from Kentucky, explored 

 the wilderness to this spot. They planted and 

 raised Indian corn, on a rich prairie, about two 

 miles below the town. In autumn they formed 

 the plan and laid out the town in lots. The next 

 spring they brought out their families and com- 

 menced the settlement. From this small begin- 

 ning has risen up, in about thirteen years, one of 

 the most beautiful towns in the western country. 



The following description of the Scioto and 

 Chilicothe is from a gentleman who made a tour 

 into the western country, from Philadelphia, in 

 the year 1807, and is taken from the Ohio Navi- 

 gator. 



u Chilicothe is most beautifully situated on 

 the banks of the Scioto about 45 miles by land, 

 and nearly seventy following the meanders of the 

 river from its confluence with the Ohio, which it 

 joins between Portsmouth and Alexandria. In 

 all that distance the river has- a gentle current 



