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great confequence, not only to lefTen the 

 miichief of the mere lofs, in preventing the 

 navigation going forward, but alfo in leiTen- 

 jng greatly the damage the country would 

 fuffer from being overflowed ; a point of 

 much importance. 



Next we come to Leicejier Bridge, (under 

 it another canal door,) and pairing through 

 it, 1 obferved, on the left hand, a fmall wa- 

 ter-hill, which is the mouth of a main drain 

 made by the farmer, with fmaller ones that 

 lead into it, all covered: The excellent ef- 

 fect of which is here ftrikingly viiible ; for 

 the land on that fide was perfectly dry, but 

 on the other fide the canal very wet, though 

 not much rain had fallen. 



At V/cather- Meetings we pafTed another 

 canal door. 



PaiTlng the mouth of the canal that leads 

 to Altringham, &c. and under Taylor s 

 Bridge, you catch a view of Mars Bridge, 

 in a pretty fituation, the furrounding coun- 

 try fine ; you look over it, fcattered with 

 feats, houfes, &c. in a pleaiing manner. 

 This part of the canal runs through Trafford 

 Mofs, which is a peat earth black moor : It 

 is great pity that the noble advantage of a 

 water-carriage through the heart of this 

 moor, to lb fine a market as Manchefler, 

 docs not induce the owners to cultivate this 

 wafte track, which might, beyond all doubt, 

 be applied to numerous ufes, far more pro- 

 fitable 



