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CHAP. XII

Fish and shells of the Ohio.—Inhabitants on the banks of the
river.—Agriculture.—American emigrant.—Commercial intelligence
relative to that part of the United States 188

CHAP. XIII

Limestone.—Route from Limestone to Lexinton.—Washington.— Salt-works
at Mays-Lick.—Millesburgh.—Paris 195

CHAP. XIV

Lexinton.—Manufactories established there.—Commerce.—Dr.
Samuel Brown 199

{ix} CHAP. XV

Departure from Lexinton.—Culture of the vine at Kentucky.—Passage
over the Kentucky and Dick Rivers.—Departure
for Nasheville.—Mulder Hill.—Passage over Green River 206

CHAP. XVI

Passage over the Barrens, or Meadows.—Plantations upon the
road.—The view they present.—Plants discovered there.—Arrival
at Nasheville 215

CHAP. XVII

General observations upon Kentucky.—Nature of the soil.—First
settlements in the state.—Right of property uncertain.—Population 222

CHAP. XVIII

Distinction of Estates.—Species of Trees peculiar to each of them.—Ginseng.—Animals
in Kentucky 228

CHAP. XIX

Different kinds of culture in Kentucky.—Exportation of colonial
produce.—Peach trees.—Taxes 237