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ters Pennsylvania, and joins the north eastern branch 

 at Tioga Point. 



Upon this north western branch, and at a distance 

 of eighteen miles north west of Tioga Point, is situ- 

 ated a handsome and flourishing village, called New- 

 town, from whence it is but twenty one miles to Sene- 

 ca lake, and from the head of Seneca lake, the distance 

 by water to lake Ontario is under one hundred miles. 



Of all the points that I have mentioned, this is, in 

 my opinion, the most important ; 1. Because I have 

 the best information, that can perhaps be furnished, 

 from persons well acquainted with the country, for say- 

 ing that a complete water communication, by canals 

 and a few small locks, can be opened from Newtown 

 to the head of Seneca lake, for less than 10,000 dol- 

 lars : 2. Because I know that Mr. Philip Church, son 

 of Mr. J. B. Church, who owns a large and valuable 

 estate ( 100,000 acres) upon both banks of the river 

 Genessee, including the town of Angelica, attended 

 during two sessions of our legislature at Lancaster, 

 and pledged himself that a canal or a turnpike road 

 should be made between Newtown and Seneca lake, 

 if Pennsylvania would improve the Susquehanna within 

 her own lines, say for 200 miles, which I have already 

 shown could be done for 15,000 dollars at the utmost ; 

 3. Because the formation of this canal or road, and this 

 improvement of the Susquehanna, would certainly, as 

 Mr. Church declared, be the means of conveying the 

 produce of six millions of acres into Pennsylvania, but 

 a small portion of which we now receive, owing to 

 the neglect of the legislature to improve the Susque= 

 hanna. 



