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town ; how far a canal would add to its profperity, 

 requires no demonflnuion. 



I have not fufficiently examined the country about 

 Dungannon, fo as to be able to form any idea of the 

 beft line for a canal, or how far water might be fe- 

 cured in quantity fufficient to feed it ; but the latter, I 

 conceive, there could be no doubt about, from the 

 great number of extenfive bleach-greens all through 

 the neighbourhood, the wafle water of which muft be 

 very confiderable. 



SECT. 3. Sttfe of Fi/fjeries. 

 I KNOW of no regular fiflicry in the county, except 



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that near Strabane, which is confined to falmon. This 

 is immediately under the infpecYion of the perfons, who 

 rent the royalties of the rivers, which ultimately fall 

 into the river Foyle. 



Though there are fevere fines and penalties againft 

 poaching, or killing of fifh unlawfully, yet vafl depre- 

 dations are always committed by idle fellows, who 

 make this bufmefs a great part of their occupation. 

 The moft deftrucYive way of dcftroying fifh is, by 

 night, with lighted faggots or ftraw, at the time the 

 falmon are about to fpawn, or emit their young. 



Thofe, who pay for privilege of fifliing, would ac"l 

 well for themfdves and the community, if, inftead of 



paying 



