ij2 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



Derry to Strabane, the whole of the way by water. I 

 underftand, that it is in contemplation to lengthen the 

 canal a confiderable way further down the river, in 

 order to avoid fome flioals and fand-banks, which, in 

 dry feafons, much impede the navigation. 



There come up from Derry goods of various forts, 

 fuch as timber, coals, iron, flax-feed, liquors, groce- 

 ries, &c. There go down from Strabane, linen 1 , 

 corn, hides, tallow, potatoes, turf, &c. 



The navigation, from Coal-ifland, near Dungannon, 

 to Lough Neagh, in length about three miles and -a 

 half, is at prefent but indifferently attended to; in many 

 parts it is almoft choaked up with weeds. The chief 

 ufe of this canal is for conveying coals from the col- 

 liery. Some timber and other articles are brought up 

 to Coal-ifland, which are difperfed through the coun- 

 try on cars and horfes. 



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 The only navigable river in the county, except the 



river Foyle, is the Black-water, which runs from 

 Lough-Neagh to Black-water town, diftance about ten 

 miles by water. In this courfe there are two or three 

 fhoals, which require to be removed. The boats are 

 from twenty to eighty tons burden, and bring to 

 Black-water town feveral kinds of goods from Newry 

 (from which town there is alfo a canal to Lough- 

 Neagh), fuch as timber, iron, coal, culm, dates, afties, 

 (alt, &c., and bring back barley, oats, and ,fometimes 

 potatoes, and alfo linen cloth, as there are two 



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