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IN
AMERICA,
PERFORMED IN 1806,
For the Purpose of exploring the RIVERS
ALLEGHANY, MONONGAHELA, OHIO, AND MISSISSIPPI,
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
LETTER XXX.
Jefferson's Town and Canal-Clarkesville-general view of the
river two hundred and seventy-two miles down-Henderson's
Town-Diamond Island.
LETTER XXXI.
Remarkable cave-Vengeance of the Illinois on the Ken-
tuckyans-Wilson's gang-particular description of the
cave-hyeroglyphics.
LETTER XXXII.
Hurricane Island-a violent hurricane-Cumberland River
the Tenassee State-its produce, commerce, &c.-Indian
tribes-Tenassee River—the whirl-Shawanee Village, an
Indian settlement-its inhabitants-interesting character-
istics and habits-Indian gallantries-Song of Logan
➡Shawanee practice of physic-jugglers various customs-
marriage and divorce-other habits and traits of the Sha-
wanee character:
LETTER XXXIV.
Massae fort the commandant's successful means of preventing
disease-Entrance of the Mississippi-a miew of that
immense river-St. Charles, Bonhomme, and New Ver-
sailles villages-Osage, Kanons, and othзr Indian nations
-Kaskaskia river and toun-Kahekia village-Illinois
river-other rivers joining the Mississippi.
LETTER XXXV.
Louisiana-its history-progress through the country-Cape
Farida Hopple Creek St. Genevieve- Lead-Mines
St. Louis Town-The Valley of Bones-Confluence of the
Messauri and Mississippi.
LETTER XXXVI.
Mississippi River-An ever-green species of Plane Tree A
curious Cavern-Chalk Bank-Bayeau de She-New Ma.
drid.