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Title: The navigator : containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ; with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter ; and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbors, settlements, &c. ; with maps of the Ohio and Mississippi ; to which is added an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Capts. Lewis and Clark
Year: 1817 (1810s)
Authors: Cramer, Zadok, 1773-1813
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Publisher: Pittsburgh : Cramer, Spear and Eichbaum Robert Ferguson & Co., printers
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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long—Channel past both these islands is on the leftside of them. Yellow Banks, left side, 5 Half a mile below No. 69, and five miles from the head of No,68 A frontier post was kept here until Waynes treaty at Green-ville, in 1794, A small creek enters just below the buildings atthe Yellow Banks, This place took its name from the yellowappearance of the bank of the river. Island No. 70,Lies close to the left shore, is about one mile and a half long.Channel right side. Mistletoe (r) begins to appear in bunches on the top branchesof the trees. Islands Nos. 71 and 72,Lie pretty close to the right shore. No. 71 is a mile and a halflong, Na 72 is small, and lies to the left and halfway down No.71. Clifinnel to the left of both these islands. Brlow Nos. 71 &c72 you have a fine view of the river for several miles. French island No. 7^^ 7895 Channel left side. Not far from this island and about seven miles Iabove Green river, there is seen on the right side, a high round \ nn NAVIGATOR,
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NAVIGATOR. W9 lioob of a hill, where formerly a Frenchman kept a trading liDUse.it is aow called French Camp. Three mile island, No. 74, 20 91^5 Lies so close to the right shore that it can scarcely be distinguish-ed. Channel left side. Green river, (s) left side, (M. D._) IO4 nf^ Green river islands, iNos. 75^ 76, You come to these islands immediately after you get aroundthe right hand point just below ihe mouth of Green river. Thefirst is a fine large island, pretty cose to the right shore, aboutsix luilfS long, having s.veral famiU s settled on it. The secondis a small island iying to tlie leffrtrtld along side o. the first, andnear its lower end Channel left side of boili. From tlitst- islandsthe river ransN W to Pigeon creek, right side, 9*i93^ Henco it for: us a short bend to the left and runs newly S. E. to Hendersonville, or Red B^nks, Id 9^0 Coiiibig jvithin five miles, by land ot the mouth of Gnen river,though it is 25 by water. Ten milts above Hendersonville thereis a point

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