have one good efFedl, to water the whole face 

 of the hill, which would not only deftroy 

 the heath, but enrich the foil in grafs. 



This is perhaps alfo the cheapeft and mod 

 certain way to find out where there are any 

 mines, either of lead or copper. 



The pafture upon the very top of Cariarich 

 would be much improved by draining in this 

 manner, and covering fuch parts as are green 

 with the mofs that is lying upon the top., 

 which has the appearance of being much of 

 the nature of rich black earth. Even fome 

 of the rocks that are flat, if covered with 

 this mofs, and fown with white clover, would 

 make good pafture. 



Moft of the lands- in Badenoch that I had 

 an opportunity of feeing, along the fide of the 

 river Spey, feemed to be of a light foil par- 

 ticularly adapted for grafs* After being fome 

 years in grafs, they would produce great 

 crops of corn. And it would tend greatly to 

 the improvement of all thefe lands lying a- 

 long the river-fide, which, in time of floods, 

 are wholly overflown by the water, 



Fir ft, That the bed of the river IhoulJ b, 

 made as ftraight as pofliblc. 



Secondly, That the ^Yhole banks on bodi 



fide? 



