where the north and north-westerly winds prevail, the winters are much more severe. The reed cane grows as high up as the mouth of the Big Miami. Cotton is raised at Vincennes, Princeton, Harmony, and in the settlements below the mouth of Anderson; though it does not grow to perfection above the thirty-first degree of latitude. Rivers. This state is watered by the rivers Ohio and Wabash, and their numerous branches; the southern parts by the former, over a distance of 472 miles, following its course from the entrance of the Big Miami to that of the Wabash. The principal branches of the Ohio are-1. Tanner's creek, which rises in the flat woods to the south of Brookville; and, running a course of thirty miles, falls in below Lawrenceburgh, where it is thirty yards wide. 2. Loughery's creek, forty miles in length, and fifty yards wide at its entrance, falls in eleven miles below the Big Miami. 3. Indian creek, called also Indian Kentucky, and by the Swiss, Venoge,* rises in the hills near the south fork of White river, forty-five miles north-east of Vevay, and falls in eight miles below the mouth of Kentucky river. It forms the southern limit of the Swiss settlement. 4. Wyandot creek issues from the hills which extend in a transverse direction from near the mouth of Blue river to the Muddy fork of White river, and joins the Ohio at about an equal distance between the falls and Blue river. 5. Big Blue river, * The name of a small river of Switzerland, in the Pays de so named from the colour of its waters, rises farther north, near the South fork of White river, runs fifty miles south-west, and then, taking a southern direction, enters the Ohio thirty-two miles below the mouth of Salt river. It is about fifty yards in breadth, and is navigable forty miles to a rift, which, if removed, would extend it farther ten or twelve miles.* 6. Little Blue river, forty yards wide, has its entrance thirteen miles below the former. 7. Anderson's river, which joins the Ohio sixty miles farther down, is the most considerable stream below Blue river and the Wabash. Besides these, there are several creeks, but none of great length. The current of all these streams is pretty rapid, and their waters are good. The Wabash, which waters the middle and western parts of the state, rises from two sources near the eastern boundary line, about 100 miles from Lake Erie, and runs across the state in a south-western and southern course of above 500 miles, discharging its waters into the Ohio in latitude 37° 21'. The principal upper branch of the Wabash has its source two miles east of old Fort St Mary's; another, called Little river, rises seven miles south of Fort Wayne, and enters about eighty miles below the St Mary's Portage; a third, the Massassinway, rises in Darke county, state of Ohio; a fourth, Eel river, issues from several lakes and ponds eighteen miles west of Fort Wayne, and enters the Wabash eight miles below the mouth of the former, which unites five miles below the mouth of Little river. White river, the largest branch of the Wabash, is 200 miles in Schultz, Vol. I. p. 196. 25ur A fork ad then thirty-t where the north and north-westerly winds prevail, t winters are much more severe. The reed cane gro as high up as the mouth of the Big Miami. Cot is raised at Vincennes, Princeton, Harmony, and the settlements below the mouth of Anderson; tho it does not grow to perfection above the thirty-first gree of latitude. but fifty Rivers. This state is watered by the rivers and Wabash, and their numerous branches; the s ern parts by the former, over a distance of 472 1 following its course from the entrance of the Miami to that of the Wabash. The principal bra Bilo of the Ohio are-1. Tanner's creek, which rises flat woods to the south of Brookville; and, run course of thirty miles, falls in below Lawrence where it is thirty yards wide. 2. Loughery's forty miles in length, and fifty yards wide at trance, falls in eleven miles below the Big 3. Indian creek, called also Indian Kentucky, the Swiss, Venoge, rises in the hills near th fork of White river, forty-five miles north-east vay, and falls in eight miles below the mouth tucky river. It forms the southern limit of t settlement. 4. Wyandot creek issues from which extend in a transverse direction from mouth of Blue river to the Muddy fork of ver, and joins the Ohio at about an equal dis tween the falls and Blue river. 5. Big 1: * G * The name of a small river of Switzerland, in amed from the colour of its waters, rises farthes all wester parts of the side, note tro , the ›n of wide; ite ri vatered nich has Wayne, t Mary's; hose of the Lake Michi g the Michicanches of the es of Black ri Michigan. The where the north and north-westerly winds prevail, the winters are much more severe. The reed cane grows as high up as the mouth of the Big Miami. Cotton is raised at Vincennes, Princeton, Harmony, and in the settlements below the mouth of Anderson; though it does not grow to perfection above the thirty-first degree of latitude. Rivers. This state is watered by the rivers Ohio and Wabash, and their numerous branches; the southern parts by the former, over a distance of 472 miles, following its course from the entrance of the Big Miami to that of the Wabash. The principal branches of the Ohio are-1. Tanner's creek, which rises in the flat woods to the south of Brookville; and, running a course of thirty miles, falls in below Lawrenceburgh, where it is thirty yards wide. 2. Loughery's creek, forty miles in length, and fifty yards wide at its entrance, falls in eleven miles below the Big Miami. 3. Indian creek, called also Indian Kentucky, and by the Swiss, Venoge,* rises in the hills near the south fork of White river, forty-five miles north-east of Vevay, and falls in eight miles below the mouth of Kentucky river. It forms the southern limit of the Swiss settlement. 4. Wyandot creek issues from the hills which extend in a transverse direction from near the mouth of Blue river to the Muddy fork of White river, and joins the Ohio at about an equal distance between the falls and Blue river. 5. Big Blue river, *The name of a small river of Switzerland, in the Pays de |