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 afTertions of the fame kind, it is probably an 

 exaggeration. However, whether the dif- 

 covery was worth five, ten, or twenty thou- 

 fand, it certainly was of noble ufe, and for- 

 warded all the works in an extraordinary 

 manner. The bed of this lime-marle (which 

 I think is the propereft name for it) lies on 

 the fides of the canal, about a foot below the 

 furface. 



Advancing towards Worjley y I was much 

 pleafed to fee many vail: heaps of the mud 

 that came out of the canal, mixed up with 

 dung, and ready to lay on to the grounds. 

 The Duke keeps thefe fields in his own 

 hands, and manages them like an excellent 

 hufbandman. 



At Worjley we paffed three more canal- 

 doors, and a large ftream, which runs un- 

 der the navigation. 



Arriving at the head of the works, we 

 were much ftruck with the excellent and 

 fpirited appearance of active bufinefs ; for 

 the little village of Worjley looks like a ri- 

 ver environ of London. Here is a very large 

 timber-yard, well flowed with all forts of 

 wood and timbers for framing buildings, and 

 building boats, barges, and all kinds of float- 

 ing machines. The boat- builder's yard joins, 

 and feveral boats, barges, etc. are always on 

 the ftocks. Next to thefe is the ftone ma- 

 fon s yard, where lie vail piles of ftones, 

 ready fquared, for loading barges with, to 



convey 



