Travels in America Performed in 1806: For the Purpose of Exploring the Rivers Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi, and Ascertaining the Produce and Condition of Their Banks and Vicinity, Volume 2R. Phillips, 1808 - Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) |
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... occurred on the Ohio side . Encou- raging this idea , and seeing a very com- manding eminence about three miles higher up , and near the Muskingum , I directly made for it , and immediately discovered it to € 5 AMERICA . 17.
... occurred on the Ohio side . Encou- raging this idea , and seeing a very com- manding eminence about three miles higher up , and near the Muskingum , I directly made for it , and immediately discovered it to € 5 AMERICA . 17.
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... miles . After a hasty repast , I proceeded toward that range , and en- countered nothing remarkable , if I ex- cept the immense quantity of quails I met in the valleys , thirteen of which I killed in three shots . I also saw for 1 the ...
... miles . After a hasty repast , I proceeded toward that range , and en- countered nothing remarkable , if I ex- cept the immense quantity of quails I met in the valleys , thirteen of which I killed in three shots . I also saw for 1 the ...
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... miles due west . The ruins were magnificent in a high degree , and consisted of mounds , barrows , and ramparts , but of such variety of form , and covering so immense a track of ground , that it would take ten days to survey , still ...
... miles due west . The ruins were magnificent in a high degree , and consisted of mounds , barrows , and ramparts , but of such variety of form , and covering so immense a track of ground , that it would take ten days to survey , still ...
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... miles I passed no less than four islands , and two miles more brought me up to the little Kenhaway river on the left side . The little Kenha- way is one hundred and fifty yards wide at its mouth . It yields a navigation of ten miles ...
... miles I passed no less than four islands , and two miles more brought me up to the little Kenhaway river on the left side . The little Kenha- way is one hundred and fifty yards wide at its mouth . It yields a navigation of ten miles ...
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... of the first distinc- tion from Ireland . Two hours after leaving the island , I reached the lower settlement of Belleprie , a rising place on the right hand side , three miles below which on the same side I passed AMERICA . 45.
... of the first distinc- tion from Ireland . Two hours after leaving the island , I reached the lower settlement of Belleprie , a rising place on the right hand side , three miles below which on the same side I passed AMERICA . 45.
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Page 62 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Page 63 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance: for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace.
Page 61 - Logan, who had long been distinguished as a friend of the whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the Great Kanhaway, between the collected forces of the Shawanese, Mingoes and Delawares, and a detachment of the Virginia militia.
Page 124 - The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, — the most unremitting despotism on the one part and degrading submissions on the other.
Page 61 - ... attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled out their objects, and at one fire killed every person in it. This happened to be the family of Logan, who had long been distinguished as a friend to the whites.
Page 63 - I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear; Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life.
Page 258 - Indiana is included between 37° 41' and 41° 46' north latitude, and between 84° 44' and 88° 6' west longitude. It is bounded on the north by the parallel which is ten miles north of the southern extremity of Lake Michigan; on the east by the meridian of the mouth of the Great Miami River; on the south by the Ohio, and on the west by the Wabash River and the meridian of Vincennes. Its extreme length is 250 miles, its average width 145 miles, its area, .36,350 square miles.
Page 148 - ... have all the glass struck out by boys in the day, and the inside torn up by rogues and prostitutes who frequent them at night.
Page 279 - I shall mention it to you because it conveys a general idea of the mode of living through the State. On entering the house, which was a log one, fitted up very well, the Kentuckyan never exchanged...
Page 280 - The dinner consisted of a large piece of salt bacon, a dish of hominy, and a tureen of squirrel broth. I dined entirely on the last dish, which I found incomparably good, and the meat equal to the most delicate chicken. The Kentuckian eat nothing but bacon, which indeed...