Identifier: westernpilotcont1847cumi (find matches)
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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rds of the right hand shore, to justabove Stouts run on the right; when a mile below Stouts run bear intothe middle of the river, and run down one mile ; then wear aeross to theright hand shore, 100 yards from the shore, until you approach the headof Wilsons island. Wilsons^ or Brash Creek Island Channel on the right. When opposite the head of the island keep within25 or 30 yards of the right hand shore until a little above the mouth ofBrush creek, then bear over towards the island to within 25 or 30 yardsof the island, then run down near the foot of it, then bear to within150 yards of the point on the right hand shore. CONCORD, A small village on the Kentucky side about two miles below Brushcreek island. About one mile below Concord is Pennyweight bar onthe left hand shore, channel to the right, keep close down the rightshore until you come to the mouth of a run or a brick house just abovethe mouth of the run, then wear out into the middle of the river. . 368: 3791 14 3931 *^or. ^ko.
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MaysviUe 36 MAP NO. 9.—OHIO RIVER. Manchester Islands. Channel to the left. These islands are connected by a large bar attheir head, at low water. Keep well over to the left shore, oppositethe head bar of the islands, and cross over, passing the foot of the largeisland, towards the right shore. The town of Manchester is on theright, just below the islands. This is a post town of Adams county,Ohio. Cabin Creek, on the left..Brooks Run, left side. __. Below the mouth of Brooks run is a large snaggy bar.the left shore. Limestone Creek, on the left.MAYSVILLE. Channel near Maysville, formerly called Limestone, stands on the Kentucky shore,just below Limestone creek. It has a fine harbor for boats. It is situa-ted on a narrow bottom, between the high hills, which rise just behindit, and the Ohio. It has three streets, running parallel with the river,and four crossing them at right angles. The houses are about 700, andthe inhabitants about 3,500. It is the depot of the goods and merchan-di

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