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
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