 | Washington Irving - 1871 - 650 pages
...before the canoe," writes he in his journal, " I spent some time in viewing the rivers, and the land at the Fork, which I think extremely well situated for...The land at the point is twenty or twenty-five feet aboye the common surface of the water, and a considerable bottom of flat, well timbered land all around... | |
 | Charles McKnight - 1873 - 536 pages
...notice of the site where now stands Pittsburgh, and where, at that time, no human being resided : " As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time...absolute command of both rivers. The land at the point is twenty-five feet above the common surface of the water, and a considerable bottom of flat, well-timbered... | |
 | 1876 - 604 pages
...baggage, to meet us at the forks of Ohio, about ten miles below ; there, to cross the Allegheny. " As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time...command of both rivers. The land at the point is twenty -five feet above the common surface of the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat, well timbered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1876 - 766 pages
...before the canoe," writes he in his journal, " I spent some time in viewing the rivers, and the land at the fork, which I think extremely well situated for...as it has the absolute command of both rivers." The Ohio company had intended to build a fort about two miles from this place, on the south-east side of... | |
 | Charles McKnight - 1873 - 532 pages
...notice of the site where now stands Pittsburgh, and where, at that time, no h urnau being resided : " As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time...absolute command of both rivers. The land at the point is twenty-five feet above the common surface of the water, and a considerable bottom of flat, well-timbered... | |
 | Rufus Blanchard - 1880 - 580 pages
...the canoe, 1 spent some time in viewing the rivers ami the laud in the fork, which I think extremelv well situated for a fort, as it has the absolute command of both rivers.6 The laud at the point is twenty or twenty-five feet above the common surface ot the water,... | |
 | 1887 - 734 pages
...down before the canoe," writes Washington, " I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land at the fork, which I think extremely well situated for...absolute command of both rivers. The land at the point is twenty-five feet above the common surface of the water, and a considerable bottom of flat, well-timbered... | |
 | 1885 - 606 pages
...is 1753. He arrived on the twentyfourth of November, and he entered in his journal under that date: As I got down before the canoe I spent some time in viewing the river and land between the fork, which I think is extremely well situated fora fort, as it has absolute... | |
 | George Henry Thurston - 1888 - 358 pages
...us at the forks of the Ohio, about ten miles, there to ,cross the Allegheny. As I got down some time before the canoe, I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land in the forks, which I think extremely well situated for a fort, as it has absolute command of both rivers.... | |
 | George Washington - 1889 - 558 pages
...commanded the Duquesne expedition. ' The Ohio and Aligany are the same River. — Note in Original. As I got down before the Canoe, I spent some time...absolute Command of both Rivers. The Land at the Point is 20 or 25 Feet above the common Surface of the Water ; and a considerable Bottom of flat, well-timbered... | |
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As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land in the fork, which I think extremely well situated for a Fort, as it has the absolute command of both rivers. 
