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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: 1821 (1820s)
Authors: Cramer, Zadok, 1773-1813?
Subjects: Inland navigation
Publisher: Pittsburgh : Cramer & Spear
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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tinues ta a creek one mile belowGuyundat. Soundings, 5.4, 5.1, 6, 5.10, 5.6, 5.7, 5.10, 5.2, 6, 5.2,5.3, 5.1, 5.6, 4.10, 4 8, 4.8, 5.3, 5.2, 5 7, 4 8, 5.10, 5.1, 4.10, 4, 4.4,4.6, 4 7, 4.3, 4.1, 3 11, 3 8, 3.6, 3.7, 3.7, and 3 ft. I in.--the bottomthus far is of rocks, below the mouth of Guyundat it is of gravel—depth of water, 6.6, 5.10, 5 7, 4.4, 4.8. 4.10, 4.9, 4.8, 4 9, 4.10, 5, 5,4.10, 4 10, 5, 5.6, 5.4, 5.1, 6, 5, 5.5, 4 6, and 5 feet 7 inches. In-cUan Guyundat puts in opposite Big Guyundat righ tside. At and below the mouth of this river, on a high bluff bank, standsthe village of Guyundat, it is small, and seems rather on the de-cline since the seat of justice for Kenhawa county, was removedfrom it. Above the mouth of this river are several houses, whichseem to have the principal business of the place Just b^ low Guyundat, the Ohio winds considerably to the S. S.\V. and presents a smooth unbroken sheet of water for nine miles 292 802304306 307 314319321 322 327 NAVIGATOR. 87
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a34 335 34U 48 NAVIGATOR. at one view, not exceeded in beauty of prospect by any place be-tween Pittsburgh and Natchez. The settlements above and below jGuyundat, are numerous and very fine on both sides of the Obio. Sy m ins, right side, 4 331 Buffalo creek, right side, 2 Ten Pole creek, left side, ) With a high bridge, over its .mouth. Twelve Pole, a fine creek, left side, 1 About 200 yards below the month of Twelve Pole a gravel shoalextends across the river, on which are the following soundings,5 10, 5 9, 5.5, 5.6, 5.tf, 4.9, 4.5, 3.8, 3.4, 3.9, 4.4, 4, 4.10, and 6 It-channel near the middle of the river. Great Sandy or Tottery river, left side, (M. D.) 6JJust above Sandy is a bar—channel in the middle of the riverthrough the bar. Soundings, 5.11, 5.1, 4.J0, 4 6, 4.4 4.5, 4, 4.5,3.U, 4, 4.6, 41, 4, 3.11, 4, 4, 4.1, 4.6, 5, and 7 feet 11 inches.—This shoal commences about one mile above the mouth of BigSandy, there are many rocks in the channel, which render it ne-cessary to us

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