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coal is apparent which renders Pittsburg & all places where it is used exclusively & in large quantities so disagreeable. a place of residue unclear: -ing everything & insinuating itself into every crevice and spot no matter how unclear:-retired? or secured, it constitutes an atmosphere of dirt & dust -- The Monongahela river is elegant in its scenery without possessing the grandeur of the mountains or the more cultivated character of the homes of succeeding Anglo Saxon generations. - Here the steamers & craft peculiar to the Western waters first present themselves. A strange feeling of contempt was the first impulse on beholding these "fresh-water" craft and sailors -- Always accustomed to consider the steamer but a modification of the ship the appearance of a combination of improved chicken coops & teakettles underlined_slipping_ down a waveless stream