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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
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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w Island. Sistersville, Virginia, on the left. From Grandview island keep near the middle of the river for thedistance of two miles, then bear in towards the right shore till within100 yards of it; now keep down about one mile, then bear out to themiddle of the river, then down one and a half miles, which will bringyou opposite the mouth of a run on the Ohio side. Here is Petticoatripple. After passing the ripple about one mile, wear out to the mid-dle of the river. Grape and Bat Island Keep about the middle of the river until within SCO yards of the islandbar, then square in to the right hand shore within 20 yards of it; thenkeep down about the middle between the island and right hand shoreto the foot of the island. Middle Island... . Channel right-side. Keep nearest the right shore, round the headbar of the island, then incline towards the island, to avoid the bar onthe right, below French creek.^ About a mile and a half below Middle island is Newport. 4i 1321 137^ 139; 8^ 1561 1581
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Big Hockhocking R 22 MAP NO. 5—OHIO RIVER. Directions for Map No, 5.—Ohio River,Three Brother Islands From the fool of Bat and Grape island keep about the middle ofthe river, until nearly opposite Reynolds run, on the right, then closein under the run bar (at low water) to avoid a small bar on the left.When you are past that, take the middle of the river and run down to the head of the Three Brothers ; the channel continues to the right ofthese islands. At the foot of the lower one, keep well in to rightshore to avoid a small bar at the foot of the island. One mile belowthe Three Brothers is Hendersons Tow-head, just above Cow creekon the left, channel on the right about half way between the shoreand the Tow-head. Bull Creek, on the left. The channel about 100 yards, from its mouth for one mile, then bear in to the middle of the river, then keep down two miles until abreast ofthe false bend on the right, then wear in close to the right hand shore,where is Carpenters bar. then keep d

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