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Identifier: westernpilotcont1847cumi Title: The western pilot : containing charts of the Ohio River, and of the Mississippi, from the mouth of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico ; accompanied with directions for navigating the same, and a gazetteer ; or description of the towns on their banks, tributary streams, etc., also, a variety of matter interesting to travelers, and all concerned in the navigation of those rivers ; with a table of distances from town to town on all the above rivers Year: 1847 (1840s) Authors: Cumings, Samuel Ross, Charles Derek Klinefelter, John Subjects: Inland navigation Publisher: Cincinnati : George Conclin

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Text Appearing Before Image: tly in the viewof such scenes, should become tasteless and irksome. The number of small boats have, however, rapidly diminished since the introductionof steam boats ; and the singular race of men who navigated them have almost entirelybeen driven from these large rivers. Between Pittsburgh and the mouth of the Ohio, there are one hundred considerableislands, besides a great number of tow-heads and sand-bars. Some of these islands areof exquisite beauty, covered with trees of the most delicate foliage, and afford the mostlovely situations for a retired residence. Tributary rivers and creeks, to the number of seventy-five, empty into the Ohio,between Pittsburgh and its mouth. A number of cities and flourishing towns are situat-ed on its banks. These islands, rivers, creeks, cities, and towns, are all particularly described withthe distances between each, in the following pages of the Pilot, where a chart of tneriver, with directions for navigating it with safety, are particularly given.

Text Appearing After Image: THE WESTERN PILOT Directions for Map No, 1.—Ohio River. From the landing at Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela side, keepnear the right shore, and, at high water, puli directly out intothe Alleghany current, which sets strong over to the left shore.At low water, when nearly up with the point, keep over to theleft, towards OHaras glass-works, which will carry you clear ofthe bar at the point, and of the Monongahela bar on the left. Brunots Island. Channel to the right, and near the right shore, round the head barof the island, and then incline towards the island, and pass nearits foot, to avoid a bar on the right below. Nevilles, or Long Island Channel to the right. About three-fourths of a mile above Nev-illes island, keep to the right, to avoid the bar at its head, andpass pretty close to Baldwins mill dam; and, when past it, closein to the right shore below, then turn short across for the island,and keep near the island shore until you approach a small sandyisland, when you m.ust keepwesternpilotcont1847cumi

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