CONTENTS
| PAGE. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Arthur St. Clair | [Frontispiece.] | |
| Discovery of the Ohio River by La Salle, 1669–70. | Col. Charles Whittlesey. | [3] |
| Geographical History of Ohio, | C. C. Baldwin. | [16] |
| A Description of Fort Harmar, | [26] | |
| Illustration—Fort Harmar in 1788. | ||
| Organization of the Ohio Land Company, | Alfred Mathews. | [32] |
| Illustration—Portrait of Rufus Putnam. | ||
| Indian Occupation of Ohio, | Alfred Mathews. | [41] |
| Arthur St. Clair and the Ordinance of 1787, | William W. Williams. | [49] |
| Geo. Washington’s First Experience as Surveyor, | Walter Buell. | [62] |
| Illustration—Washington on a Surveying Expedition. | ||
| Editorial Notes, | [70] | |
| Pioneer Societies, | [73] | |
| Historical News, | [75] | |
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