Notes on the state of Virginia - Discover Spas with Julie Register

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half a mile below. It is avoided by keeping very close
to the bank, on the south side. There are but a few
miles j)ortage between a branch of this river and the
navigable waters of the river Mobile, which runs into
the Gulf of Mexico.
Cumberland^ or Shawanee river, intersects the boundary
between Virginia and North Carolina (J7 miles from
the Mississippi, and again 198 miles from the same river,
a little above the entrance of Obey's river, into the
Cumberland. Its clear fork crosses the same boundary
about 300 miles from the Mississippi. Cumberland
is a very gentle stream, navigable for loaded batteaux
800 miles, without interruption then
;
intervenes some
rapids of 15 n)iles in length, after which it is again navigable
70 miles upwards, which brings you within 10
miles of the Cumberland mountains. It is about 120
yards wide through its whole course, from the head of
its navigation to its mouth.
The IVabnsh is a very beautiful river, 400 yards wide
at the mouth, and 300 at St Vincennes, which is a post
100 miles above the mouth, in a direct line. Within
this space there are two small rapids, which give very
little obstruction to the navigation. It is 400 yards
wide at the mouth, and navigable 30 leagues upwards
for canoes and small boats. From the mouth of Maple
river to that of Eel river is about 80 miles in a direct
line, the river continuing navigable, and from one to
two hundred yards in width. The Eel river is 150
yards wide, and affords at all times navigation for periaguas,
to within 18 miles of the Miami of the Lake.
The Wabash, from the mouth of Eel river to Little
river, a distance of 50 miles direct, is interrupted with
frequent rapids and shoals, which obstruct the navigation
except in a swell. Little river affords navigation,
during a swell to within 3 miles of the Miami, which
thence affords a similar navigation into Lake Erie, 100
miles distant in a direct line. The Wabash overflows
periodically in correspondence with the Ohio, and in
some places two leagues from its banks.
Green river is navigable for loaded batteaux at all