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RIVERS: Names and Data (continued)—

• • Miami: Hamilton's expedition up, 7, 169–170; Fish-pot Ford on, 8, 94; Céloron on, 9, 46–47.
  • Mississippi: Joliet reaches, 7, 34; significance of route of discoverer of, 37; Radisson and Groseilliers discover, 182.
  • Mohawk: effect of water of on rocks at Little Falls, 12, 120–121; Little Falls described, 120–121; early navigation of, 120, 122–123; in Washington's plan of communication, 13, 47; overland routes up, 14, 15–16; primeval condition, 18–19, 27–28; early improvements of, 20–21; Western Inland Lock Navigation Company on, 22–42; canal at Little Falls of, 28–29; canal at Rome, 29–30; objections to improvement of, 40; influence of Potomac Company on improvement of, 41.
  • Monongahela: Braddock's Road near, 4, 189; and Youghiogheny, map of, 5, 29; Céloron's failure to mention, 9, 39–40; Cramer's description of, 74–77; in Washington's plan of communication, 13, 40–50; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal planned along, 85; Baltimore and Ohio Railway reaches Fairmount on, 134.
  • Muskingum: devoid of Indian villages in lower portions, 2, 62; Céloron at mouth of, 9, 43;