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Next it is carried acrofs Sale Moor-, un- 

 der the firft bridge you catch a pleafing 

 view, through the arches of other bridges, 

 in a line, and at the end a church and 

 fteeple. This part of the navigation, from 

 the lownefs of the Moor below the level 

 of the canal, was pronounced by many to 

 be imprad:icable, and Mr. Brindleys ne 

 plus ultra-, but this difficuhy was removed 

 by perfeverance and fpirit; a complete bed 

 was made for the canal, raifed at bottom as 

 well as the fides, fufficient for condudl- 

 ing the water on a level. This was ef- 

 fected by making a vaft cafe of timber for 

 the whole work : Great piles of deal were 

 fixed as a mound to keep the earth in a 

 proper pofition to form the banks; and 

 when they were raifed, the piles removed 

 on for anfwcring the fame work again, and 

 the water brought forwards by degrees, 

 to the aftonilliment of thofe who pro- 

 nounced the work impracticable. It is 

 carried over two brooks here, for which 

 arches are turned. 



At Altringham Bridge, the Duke has a 

 large warehoufe on the fide of the canal, 

 feveral ftories high, for the convenience of 

 flowing and lodging goods, in the trade 



that 



