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feparate the waters of Savanna river from thofe of 
the Tanafe or greater main branch of the Cherokee 
river. This running rapidly a North-Weft courfe 
through the mountains, is joined from the North- 
Eaft by the Holftein ; thence taking a Weft courfe 
yet amongft the mountains, receiving into it from 
either hand many large rivers, leaves the mountains 
immediately after being joined by a large river 
from the Eaft, becomes a mighty river by the 
name of Hogehege, thence meanders many hun- 
dred miles through a vaft country confiding of 
forefts, meadows, groves, expanfive favannas, fields 
and fwelling hills, moft fertile and delightful, hows 
into the beautiful Ohio, and in conjunction with its 
tranfparent waters, becomes tributary to the fove- 
reign Miffifippi. 
. This exalted peak I named mount Magnolia, 
from a new and beautiful fpecies of that celebrated 
family of flowering trees, which here, at the cal-, 
cades of Falling Creek, grows in a high degree of 
perfection : I had, indeed, noticed this curious tree 
feveral times before, particularly on the high ridges 
betwixt Sinica and Keowe, and on afeending the 
firft mountain after leaving Keowe, when I ob~ 
ferved it in flower, but here it floiirifhes and com- 
mands our attention. 
This tree, * or perhaps rather fhrub, rifes eigh- 
teen to thirty feet in height ; there are ufually 
many items from a root or fource, which lean a 
little, or flightly diverge from each other, in this 
refpeCt imitating the Magnolia tripetala; the 
crooked wreathing branches arifing and Subdividing 
from the main item without order or uniformity. 
* Magnolia auriculata* 
