Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-05-15

wing on the MARYLAND side, and Eve and a
halt miles above Hancock !: good water a short
distance-then passed a rect of rocks with a
tall OF near three 'eet, extending quite across
the river, and abou, so yards IN width, the
boat rubbing part OF the way, and dragged a.
| bout ten yards by ,he water from 5 TO 10 in.
| ches-then ! niles of WATER from 20 inches
| to ieet--then $50 yards of ripple, the water
| upwards of g inches, but large stones arising
above the surface, so numerous as to render
1 II very difficult tor the boat TO pass along
| then ! or of a mile of good water-then a
| ripple OF a mile in length, above Round Hill
water from 10 Il lnches-good water short
! distance, then another ripple-through canal
| below Round Hill, water about inches, ex-
| cept through the shute of the cannal where
| the boat grounded-then good water to Han.
| cock with the exception of two ripples, a.
! bove the mouth of Little Tonoloway, the one
! 50. the other 20 yards long, the water from
| 3 10 10 inches deep the boat rubbed part OF
| the way, and twice grounded moorcd at the
| mouth OF Little Tonoloway.
| Sunday, 10Th, goth, and 9lst, lay al the
| mouth of Little TonoIoway, whist the jewellers
| went back to Cape Capon, to survey the
| route from thence to Hancock, on the Virginia
shore.
August %.
Set off with the boats from the mouth of
Ionoloway few perches OF good water at
hrst-then three lodges, of slate rock,
across the river, two opposite Hancock, and
one just below, on all which we rubbed be-
tween tliem-a few perches of good water
then good water to the lower end of Danoyan
Island, where ridge crosses, at which there is
aiish-dam, and fall OF or 10 inches and diff
cult crossing-good water opposite the mouth
OF the " arm Spring Run, (Bath)-a little
good water-then shoal and reef of slate and
gravel grandchildren good water--touched
another reet--passable water SO yards--then
large stone. SO close as to prevent passing
without rubing--then grounded in nine IN
ches water, ON shoal and fish.dam-eight
inches water, stone so close as to allow IN
| uninterrupted passage some passable water
to the upper end of Yates's Island-then
| grounding, rubbing, and touching abreast OF
| this Island. Big Tonoloway enters Just above
| this island-for, half mile bad water, FIVE or
| SIX inches oniy-bad water, and two more
| lodges of slate, with five inches water on them
| above the Widow Rows or Beven's Island,
| toierable water abreast of Island, for 300
! yards.
August %.
Moved from opposite DR. Jacques, house,
| where the channai crosses from Virginia to
Mar, land. Good water for $50 yards, then
shoal begins opposite jacques Island, water
from five to eight incnes-boats rubbed for
! 80 yards, and then grounded, and hands had 10
| open channel by removing the gravel and
| stoaes-not three inches water--boats lifted
! over with hand spike--ailer this water dee
pens TO about teninches or a foat, filed with
large loose stones whcifimpede the navigation,
< caused the boats twice to get fast good va err
begins belo Wish dam, opposite the lowerend of
Jacques Island, & continues 10 about 80 yards
-. tolo A.
mile, where begins a shoal, al a fish DAM
| where hands had to make a channel, by remov-
| ing stones, &c. tor 20 yards, water at four TO
| six inches-then increases to nine, but un.
| interrupted BY stones and rocks for about so
yards-then shosi water from ten to four inches,
| for distance TO Licking, say one and half
! mile-men out again, aud making channel be.
tween upper and lower point OF siiilers Island,
and, repeatedly, aground on lodges between
this Island and Licking. Moored at mouth of
Licking.
August o.
Moved from mouth Of Lcking-good water
! for 100 Yards to fish-dam-then rapid, and full
! of big rocks-boats fast from SIX to eight
| inches-water then good Tor $50 yards to ano.
| Their dam below, which IS a rapid of short
| contnuance--then water sufficiently deep,
but very rocky for 80 yards-boat rubbing on
| the rocks. Here line OF large rocks nearly
| across the river-boats among them. Deep
! water from this for so yards-then shoal and
! boats fast upon bed OF large stone-then rocky
bottom, good water for 80 yards, to a fish
dam-boat occasionally touching on the large
stones-several lodges here across the river,
| upon one of which boat fast-beiow this, deep
water, with sledges, upon winch boat re-
| peatedly got fast-this kind OF water ana bed
continues for one and halt miles, in this in.
| stance, bed of moss across the river extends
for half mile. good water through it, but iull
| OF rocks. This water extends to the elm
| spring on the Maryland side-a shoal ther. be-
gins and continues for upwards of halt a
mlle-boats fast, and lifted over with great la
bor-men obliged to open channel by removing
stone, &C. this shoal extends TO Cherry Run,
on Virginia side, with the exception Of about
so yards just above fsh-dam, which is a RAPID
for few yards, and then good water for one
mile and an halfto Johnsons Falls, nearly OPP
poste Back Greek, on Virginia side, where
we moored for the night
Sunday, 25
The boats lay too, and the party rested.
Monday Morning, Aug. Is Moved from
| Johnson's Falls; shoal water to Garrison S
Falls, one and half miles here are high
| lodges oil rocks, extending across the river
and one narrow pass for boats then good
water-the fidde-strings so called, from four
lodges of rocks near each other, appearing a.
boye water, extending across the river the
boats passed the ripple with great difficulty,
there being no passage ahording sufficient
water. the boats were then lifted and
dragged over by doubling the crews, and
were more than an hour IN moving less than
100 yards: then good water to Clsycomb'
ripples then shoal from shore TO shore, to