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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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the island on the left; hug itpretty close, and at its foot go as if you intended to make the leftshore, after passuig it in that direction, pull out quick towardstlie riglit shore, to avoid an ugly sand bar lying to the left belowtV=e island. No. 67 lies close to the left shore, and is about throequarters of a mile long. It takes its name from a stone found onit, said to be excellent for gun ^flints. The vessel Tuskarora grounded on the island In the spring of1808, Wliile here slie was ungenerously stript of her bolts,bands, rings, &c. to the amount, it is said, of 20
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>ABc!crson*sC NAViGATOfe; 11? Clover creek, left side, 10 Deer creek, right side, . 6 In the lower part of tlie bend, half a mile below Detr creek, is apile of dangerous ix)cks 80 or 90 j ai-ds from the right shore, keepthem well to your right hand at all times, Andersons river, right side, 15 Andersons ferrj, left side, a creek right side, 1 One mile below the feriy is a small island, lying close into theright hand shore, channel left shore. About iive miles below Andersons ferry is a large sand barcalled Andersons bar, putting out from the left shore—Channelclose to the right shore in low water, Blackford creek, left side, Small creek, right side,12 Here the cane begins to make its appearance on the banks of theOhio, and from its ever-green foliage, it has a pleasant effect onthe imagination, when all the surrounding vegetable matter islocked up in the winttirs frost. Hanging Rock, right side.This rock is called by way of eminence THE LADY WASH-INGTON. Tt shetv^ a bare perpendi

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