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which ought to be laid on 2. firm Jiirface. If 

 the fite be naturally unfound, the foil ought 

 to be removed, or to be made firm by under-, 

 draining. For until a firm foundation be 

 obtained, it is highly imprudent to be at the 

 expence of laying on a covering. 



Neverthelefs, a general method of raising 

 Roads in this and almoft every other reclufe 

 Diflrift, is to dig a deep ditch on cither fide ; 

 to cafl the loofe earth into the middle of the 

 file ; and on this to pile a iiarrow high ridge of 

 hard materials. The effedis, carriages being 

 necefTarily confined to one track upon the 

 ridge of the rond, the Hones which are not 

 preiTed into the loofe dirt beneath, are foon 

 cut through by the wheels always pafling in 

 the fame ruts, through which the artificial 

 bog below foon rifes to the furface. 



The method of repairing is equally ab- 

 furd. Inftcad of the ruts being clofcd, by 

 pecking in the ridges on either fide of them, 

 or by filling them with a /^w additional flones; 

 the entire road-way is covered with a thick 

 coat : and fo often as frelh ruts are formed, 

 fo often is this expenfive and therefore doubly 

 abfurd method of repairing repeated : until 



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