The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-12-06
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
yvashinston's Tour to the Ohio in III

tour TO the Ohio river, prospecting Tor
land, His journal is before Us. lie left
for Fort Pin, (Pittsturs) in company
with Dr.. Craig and three servants--the
party on horseback. On the 18th. they
reached Captain Crawfo,d's, near the pres
snt town Of Connelsvile, Fayettc County.
Pennsylvania, Gu the Youshiogeny river.
Crawford had served with Washington in
the French aud Indian Wars, aud was his
Ultimate friend, lie is well known in Yves.
tern History as Colonel William Crawford
vino led an expedition against the Indians
in lIS2, and was taken prisoner in the
present County ofWyandotte, Ohio, where
he was burned to death amid most excru.
ci4;ing fortunes. On the l4,h. they went
to SEQ a coal mine coal Of the very best
kind, and abundance Of it," says Wa,h.
iugton and on the 10th he states that no
went to see 1000 acres of land which
Captain Crawford had taken up for me
near the Ycugbiogeny, some as Gae land
as ever saw"
Washington arrived at Fort Pitt on the
l7th, aud remained there three days and
GU October Goth, embarked on the Ohio,
"ia large canoe, with sufficient store
ofproTisions and necessaries. and the fol.
loving persons besides Dr.. Craig and my.
self, to Wit: Captain Crawford, Joseph
Nicholson, Gan interpreter Robert Bell,
William Harrison, Charles, Morgan, Dan.
lei Rendon, . boy Of Captain Crawford's,
and the Indians ltwo) in canoe by .hem-
selves
They proceeded on their way down The
Ohio, encampins on shore at night.
Washington noted here "a body of fine
INDIA body Of good land also." and
again, "a body Of fine, rich, lerel land, ;"
and 50 on. l55
On tho 22d, he sa,,: "The river
abounds in wild geese, aud several kinds
Of ducks. We killed five wild turkeys to.
day. Upon our arrival at the Nlingo
Town, thrcc miles below Steubenvllle, }
80 received the disagreeublc news oftwo
traders being killed at the Grapevine
town, thirty-cight miles below this, which
e,ussd US to hesitate whether wc should
psoceed% But they concluded TO 80 on.
They found here more than sixty warriors
of the Six Nations. going to the Cherokee
country, to war against tho Cawtaxbas.
Tic creek called "Wbeeling' rs noticed.
.asis also "pipc Creek so called by the
indians froma s.ono found hero out Of
which they make pipes" and opposite. "a
bottom exceedingly rich land" Came
to Caplina creek, -(Waslingtsn spells il!
..Cnptena,) nearwhere the traders are said
TO have been killed, but found at Grape
Vino town. eight miles up the creek Cat
tho lower edge Of Belmont County. mo.
body but two old Indian women." and the
story ofthe two traders killed dwindled
down to ono drowned in attempting TO
cross the Ohio. Other creeks are noticed
but not by the prcscn. names.
October 25th, "abou. half way in the
! Long Reach, We cncampcd opposite the
beginning Of largo bottom on the east
side ofthe river"
October Goth, lef. at G. o'clock in tho
morning. Sat the lover end Of the Long
Reach, and for some distance up it. GU
the east side, is large bottom. but low,
aud covered with beach near the river
shore, which is no indication Of good land
Tho Long teach. is a. sttaigh. course Of
the, river for about eighteen or twenty
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