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fire. This is a small matter, but deserves notice. Many of the best 

 conv i.iences oflife are little matters ; an 1 any one can male? ;:n c^. 

 stand on the small end after being, shown how, 



4. Water-Works. The barn of Cornelius Bassett at Lee, 

 wh )se farming is higlily creditable to him, stands on a side hill near 

 his house, at a distance of perhaps thirty or forty rods above a small 

 stream, which flows at the foot of the hill. On this stream he has 

 erected a wheel, which carries a forcing pump ; and ihroir^h logs the 

 water is thrown in a steady stream direcily into his barn-yard. This is 

 a miniature of the Fairmount Water- Wo ks on d;e .ichuylkill ; and a 

 pleasing and useful operation. 



XV i I. CONCLUSIO :. 



I am unwilling to protract this report, though I have necessarily 

 passed over many things deserving of notice, and have done imper- 

 fect justice to subjects vvhiidi I have treated ; but I have the less re- 

 luctance in the case, from the fact, that in other reports, shoukl the 

 Government deem the survey worthy of a continuance, I shall have 

 opportunities to recur to them. 



I cannot close without expressing my pleasure in witnessing the 

 universal prevalence of a spirit of improvement throughout the coun- 

 ty, I should do serious injustice to my own feelings if I did not ex- 

 press, likewise, my grateful sense of the kindness and courtesy which 

 I every where experienced ; my high appreciation of the many val- 

 uable acquaintances and friendships, which I have formed ; and my 

 sincere respect for a people eminently distinguished by that intelli- 

 gence, refinement of manners, order, and good morals, which con- 

 stitute the honor and happiness of the social state. 



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