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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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ject, in the summer and autumn, to the endemic diseasesof the country, owing to the stagnant waters in the neighborhood.The ponds and marshes have been drained, and the health of the townhas, in consequence, improved, and is now nearly as healthy as anytown on the river. The falls may be seen from the town, and exhibit a romantic appear-ance. The river is divided by a fine island, which adds to the beautyof the scene. In high stages of water, the falls almost entirely disap-pear ; but when the water is low, the whole width of the river, whichis here nearly a mile wide, has the appearance of a great many brokenrivers of foam, making their way over the falls. A canal connects Louisville with Shippingport; which removesthe barrier to navigation, created by the falls. This canal is a workof stupendous labor. It is two miles in length, in some places fortyfeet deep, and of sufficient width to pass steam boats. The greatestpart of this distance is cut out of solid rock It affords an immense
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5» MAP NO. 14.~0HI0 RIVER. water power for the mill seats below its locks,corporated company. SHIPPINGPORT, left side.. It belongs to an in- Shippingport, Kentucky side, is at the foot of the falls, a smalltown, fast going to decay. The locks and foot of the canal, is thedividing line between this place and upper Portland. Sandy Island. Sandy island, head nearly opposite the foot of the canal, Shipping-port, channel to the left, and close to the head of it, or under the footof the bar connected with the head of it. On going out of the canalwith a flat boat, you must pull hard over for the island, to avoid theledge of rocks that makes from the left shore towards the head of theisland, then keep close to the island all the way down, if you want torun to the right of Portland bar. If you wish to go to the left of it pullover from the island a little above the foot of it, say from the falsepoint on the island. PORTLAND, left side. Opposite Portland is a middle bar ; if you run to the rig

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