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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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ar the right shore, to avoid a large bar onhe left, commencing a little below Crawfish creek. Directions for Map No, 11.— Ohio Rimr,CINCINNATI, on the right CmciNXATi, the largest city of the west, except New Orleans, standsipon the bank of the Ohio, directly opposite the mouih of Licking riv-It is situated in a valley of about twelve miles in circumference,jmd surrounded by hills, which are seen in the distance, both on thel3hio and the Kentucky shore. This valley is divided nearly in the;entre by the Ohio. The hills form a fine, bold outline of beautifulconfiguration, having a rich soil, and clothed with heavy timber to theirsummits. From some of these sum.mits, the city; with all its streets,ts gardens, its public buildings, its manufactories, the Ohio studded^vith steam boats ; the towns of Newport and Covington, on the Ken-:ucky shore, and the bustle of life and business, are distinctly seen,rhe eye takes in the whole grand amphitheatre at once; and few spots 4671 4701 I / >
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MAP NO. 11—OHIO RIVER. 41 command a more beautiful and picturesque panorama-view orpleasing and animating objects. The streets of the city occupy the whole of the first bank, called the Bottom, and extend back upon the second bank, called • theHill.* The second bank is elevated fifty o-r sixty feet above thefirst; but the Streets have been so graded as to form a smooth andgentle ascent, and to render the communication between the twoparts continuous and easy. In consequence of the descending angleef the streets, all the stagnant waters are carried off: the streets arewashed clean by the rains, and are rendered dry, clean and healthy.The city is amply supplied with water from the Ohio, by steampower. The water works, which afford this supply, belong to the ;city, which cenvey it to every family who wish it, for a stipulated isum. I The City is advancing with rapid march in population, wealth, \and improvements of every description. Within the last year, (1846.) about one thousand b

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