. 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 . escribedby their numbers. Those ivho irish to descendthe Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio, canturn forward to where the maps reach the mouth
. 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 . escribedby their numbers. Those ivho irish to descendthe Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio, canturn forward to where the maps reach the mouthof the Ohio, in descending from St. Louis. ••?»© © B** Directions for Map No. 1*—Mississipypi River. Boats descending the Missouri river, at a low stage of water, mustwhen near its mouth, keep near the middle of the river, when youhave entered the Mississippi, incline over towards the left river, a small stream of Illinois, empties in on the left, abouttvro mil3S below the mouth of the jMissouri. Choteaus Island. _ Channel to the right, and nearest to the island, to avoid a long stringof bars near the right shore, and a small island near the lower extremityof them. Wood Island. Channel to the right. You may pass to the left of Wood island, bykeeping well towards the left shore until nearly up with its foot, thenkeep to the right, near its foot, to avoid the bar which makes from theisland on tl?e left, immediately Blood f. 1. Cahokia Ftotfci. %^ 78 V.^P NO. 1.—MISSISSIPPI KIVER. Bloody Island. ?. --1; 7 Channel to the right. — ST. LOUIS, right side. St. Louis is one of the oldest and first settled towns in the Missis-sippi Valley. It was settled and occupied by the French, until thecountry was purchased by the Anaerican governnaent. It is, and al-ways has been, the commercial capital of the country, now forming jthe state of Missouri. In the style of building, the taste and sim^plicity of the old French settlers are very apparent.
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