The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

APPENDIX.] TOUR TO THE OHIO. 533
visions thither, bread only excepted, altogether unnecessary. Dr.
Connolly is so much delighted with the lands and climate on that
river, that he wishes for nothing more, than to induce one hundred
families to go there and live, that he might be among them. A new
and most desirable government might be established there, to be
bounded, according to ]his account, by the Ohio northward and westward, by the ridge that divides the waters of the Tennessee or Cherokee River southward and westward, and a line to be run from the
Falls of the Ohio, or above, so as to cross the Shawnee River above
the fork of it. Dr. Connolly gives much the same account of the
land between Fort Chartres in the Illinois country, and Post St.
Vincent, that Nicholson does, except in the article of water, which
the Doctor says is bad, and in the summer scarce, there being little
else than stagnant water to be met with.
23d. - After settling with the Indians and people that attended
me down the river, and defraying the sundry, expenses accruing at
Pittsburg, I set off on my return home; and, after dining at the
widow Miers's, on Turtle Creek, reached Mr. John Stephenson's in
the night.
24ta. - When we came to Stewart's Crossing at Crawford's, the
river was too high to ford, and his canoe gone adrift. However,
after waiting there two or three hours, a canoe was got, in which we
passed, and swam our horses. The remainder of this day I spent at
Captain Crawford's, it either raining or snowing hard all day.
25th. - I set out early in order to see Lund Washington's land;
but the ground and trees being covered with snow, I was able to
form but an indistinct opinion of it; though, upon the whole, it appeared to be a good tract of land. From this I went to Mr. Thomas
Gist's and dined, and then proceeded on to the Great Crossing at
Hogland's, where I arrived about eight o'clock.
26th.- Reached Killam's, on George's Creek, where we met
several families going over the mountains to live; some without having any places provided. The snow upon the Allegany Mountains
was near knee deep.
27th. - We got to Colonel Cresap's at the Old Town, after calling
at Fort Cumberland and breakfasting with one Mr. Innis at the
new store opposite.
28th. - The Old Town Creek was so high as to wet us in crossing it, and when we came to Cox's the river was impassable; we
were obliged therefore to cross in a canoe, and swim our horses.
At Henry Eno'ch's, at the Forks of Cacapehon, we dined, and lodged
at Rinker's
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