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 canal. As a result, Schriver was satisfied with the head of the Youghiogheny which, though it could never be made navigable, yet contained plenty of water to fill a canal. Schriver's proposed route, therefore, left the Potomac at the mouth of Savage River, ascended that stream and its tributary, Crabtree Creek. Reaching Hinch's Spring by means of a tunnel, the canal would follow the North Fork of Deep Creek and Deep Creek itself to the Youghiogheny. Descending the Youghiogheny and Monongahela, the Ohio River would be reached at Pittsburg. The vital question was thought to be whether there was a sufficient current of water to supply the summit level of the canal at the tunnel under Little Backbone Mountain.

The bill to incorporate the Potomac Canal Company, however, failed to pass the