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 A TABLE OF DISTANCES[59]

From the mouth of the Missouri to the Mandan Villages—Rivers—Latitudes, &c.

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=================+=======+========+======+======+===========                             | Width |        |      |      | Places         |  of   |  Side  | Dis- | Total| |rivers,|  of   | tance| Dist.| Latitude | yds. |Missouri|     |      | +-++++- St. Charles                  |       |  N. E. |   21 |      | 38° 59['] Osage river, (Little,)       |   30  |  N. E. |   20 |      | Charles' creek               |   20  |  S. W. |   27 |      | Shepherd's creek             |       |  S. W. |   15 |      | Gasconade river              |  157  |  S. W. |   17 |  100 | 38° 45['] Muddy river                  |   50  |  N. E. |   15 |      | Great Osage                  |  397  |  S. W. |   18 |  133 | 38° 31['] Marrow Creek                 |   20  |  S. W. |    5 |      | Cedar Creek and island       |   20  |  N. E. |    7 |      | Lead Mine hill               |       |  S. W. |    9 |      | Hamilton's creek             |   20  |  S. W. |    8 |      | Split Rock creek             |   20  |  N. E. |    8 |  170 | Saline or Salt river         |   30  |  S. W. |    3 |      | Manitoo river                |   30  |  N. E. |    9 |      | Good Woman's river           |   35  |  N. E. |    9 |      | Mine river                   |   70  |  S. W. |    9 |  200 | Arrow prairies               |       |  S. W. |    6 |      | The Charitons              } |   30  |  N. E. |   14 |      | } |  70  |        |      |      | Ancient village of Missouri } |       |        |      |      | Indians, near which, fort } |      |  N. E. |   16 |      | Orleans formerly stood   } |       |        |      |      | {244} Grand River            |   90  |  N. E. |    4 |  240 | Snake creek                  |   18  |  N. E. |    6 |      | Ancient village of the     } |       |        |      |      | Little Osage Indians     } |       |  S. W. |   10 |  256 | Tiger creek and Island       |   25  |  N. E. |   20 |      | A creek and island           |       |  S. W. |   12 |      | Fire prairie and creek       |       |  S. W. |   12 |      | +-++++-