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MAP OF THE DUKE'S CANAL. 

 [Eastern Part.] 



trusting; liim with the conduct of the proposed work; 

 Mini, as the first step, he was desired to go over ilir 

 ground at once, and give his opinion as to the best 

 plan to be adopted for carrying it out with dispatch. 

 Brindley, accordingly, after making what he termed an 

 " ochilor [ocular] servey or a ricconitoring," speedily 

 To ruied his conclusion, and came back to the Duke with 

 his advice. It was that, instead of carrying the canal 

 down into the Irwell by a flight of locks, and so up 

 au'ain on the other side to the proposed level, it should be 

 < -a rr i rd right over the river, and constructed on one 

 entire level throughout. But this, it was clear, would 

 involve a series of formidable works, the like of which 

 1 1 ; i 1 never before been attempted in England. Iii the first 

 |.l;i<v, the low ground on the north side of the Irwdl 

 would have to be filled up by a formidable embankment, 

 and united with the land on the other bank by means of 

 M large aqueduct of stone. Would it be practicable or 



