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fhould be found to anfwer, would, no doubt, encour- 

 age the fearching for mines. 



The quality of the coal is excellent, having been 

 tried by feveral. I have tried it myfelf, and found it 

 to agree with the favourable reports I have had from 

 others. 



The following accounts I have had from Mr. O'Neil, 

 an old refident of Drumquin, whofe veracity I have 

 no reafon to fufpeft. That fome years ago he had 

 been examined by Mr. Camac, a well known enter- 

 prizing gentleman in the mineral kingdom, refpefting 

 this bufinefs 5 that a Scotch engineer had taken the 

 levels, and in fome meafure afcertained the whole ex- 

 pence to be about twelve thoufand pounds, the diftance 

 of the line, propofed for the canal, to the nearcft 

 point of Lough Erne, to be about twelve miles j that 

 in a fevere winter, which happened fome years ago, 

 and when it was difficult to procure turf, the Rev. 

 Mr. Daniel, of the parifh of Longfield, ufed the 

 coal in qucAion, in common, throughout his houfe. 



Iron Ore. 



Frnm the fulphureous and ferruginous appearances 

 of water in many parts of this county, there is reafon 

 to apprehend, that iron mines might be procured in 

 large quantities j but the want of the neceflary fuel 



for 



