MAP NO. 10.—ALLEGHENY RIVER. 35 This bar is situated in the middle of the river, and a little above a small stony point on the right shore. In low running stages, it is a little under water, and well calculated to deceive. Look out for it. When going around the bend below, incline to the right shore to prepare for NICHOLSON'S EDDY and HACKNEY'S BAR. ----- 2 - 99 3/4 Channel to the right. When down even with the little right shore bar, a few rods below the boat scaffold, turn in a little more to the right, to pass the head of Hackney's bar, and then incline more to the left. The head of the bar extends up so near the little one on the right, below the boat scaffold, as only to leave a narrow pass sufficient to slip through, which must be done in season, for the main current of the river at this point crosses directly to the left of the bar, and then spreads over the bar for the space of over half of a mile back into the right channel again. The bar is about a mile long. When down near the foot, cross directly to the left shore to avoid a rocky bar on the right point. Tradition says, Nicholsons Eddy derived its name from a mistake made by the pilot of a keel boat, in an early period of keel boating on the Allegheny river. The Pilot, whose name was Nicholson, on arriving within sight of the bend below the riffle, told his men who had been labouring hard all day, they would have easy times, when they got up to that bend, for it was still water for several miles but what was there supprise on reaching the bend, to find swift water for nearly two miles. They however got up a hearty laugh at the pilots expence and called it Nicholsons Eddy, a name which it is known by to this day* DIRECTIONS FOR MAP NO. 10 EMLENTON and BRIDGE. ----- 3 - 102 3/4 The bridge has but one pier, and that stands in the middle of the river. Channel to the right.
