 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...faft, the principal river, contrib-, uting uting more to the common ftream than does the Miffifippi, even after its junction with the Illinois. It is remarkably cold, muddy, and rapid. Its overflowings are confiderable. They happen during the months of June and July. Their commencement bejng fo much later... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) - 1803 - 402 pages
...fact the principal river, contributing^ more to (he common stream than does the Mississippi, €vcn after its junction with the Illinois It is remarkably...and July. Six miles above the mouth it is brought to a compass of a quirter of a mile's width, and yet it is navigable two thousand miles upwards. It heads... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...the western and northwestern country, they shall be noted in their order. The Missouri is, in fa«Sl, the principal river* contributing more to the common stream than does the Missisipi, even after its junction with the Illinois. It is remarkably cold, muddy and rapid. Its overflowings... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Atlases - 1804 - 706 pages
...longer, broader and deeper river than the Missisippi, and affords a more extensive navigation ; it Is, in fact, the principal river, contributing more to the common stream than does the Missisippi. It has been ascended by French traders about twelve or thirteen hundred miles, and from... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - Alleghany River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) - 1809 - 334 pages
...cranes, ducks, brants, geese, swans, and water-pelicans swimming on iis surface, -and breeding in ils vicinity. The Messauri is in fact the principal river,...remarkably cold, muddy, and rapid. Its overflowings arc considerable. They happen during the months of June and July. Six miles above the mouth it is brought... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...with the Missisippi the former is the largest stream. It is remarkably cold, muddy, and rapid. lis overflowings are considerable ; they happen during the months of June and July. Captams Lewis and Clark, who were sent on an exploring mission from the United States to the Pacific... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 432 pages
...Jefferson's Notes, at the junction of the Missouri with the Mississippi, the former is the largest stream. It is remarkably cold, muddy, and rapid. Its overflowings...; they happen during the months of June and July. Captains Lewis and Clark, who were sent on an exploring mission from the United States to the Pacific... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...communication with the western and northwestern country, they shall he noted in their order. The Missouri is, in fact, the principal river, contributing more...junction with the Illinois. It is remarkably cold, rnuddy and rapid. Its overflowings are considerable. They happen during the months of June and July.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 628 pages
...communication with the western and north-western country, they shall be noted in their order. The Missouri is, in fact, the principal river, contributing more...considerable. They happen during the months of June and July. Their commencement being so much later than those of the Mississippi, would induce a belief that the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 634 pages
...communication with the western and north-western country, they shall be noted in their order. The Missouri is, in fact, the principal river, contributing more...considerable. They happen during the months of June and July. Their commencement being so much later than those of the Mississippi, would induce a belief that the... | |
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Ohio, since the cession to Congress, are no longer within our limits. Yet having been so heretofore, and still opening to us channels of extensive communication with the western and north-western country, they shall be noted in their order. The Missouri... 
