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firm gravel at the bottom, from river to river, 

 and built a water lock at the edge of the new 

 river, where I found a firm foundation at the 

 bottom of the bog. It anfwered my purpofe, 

 gave me a great command of water ; for by 

 opening the flaices of the lock, I can at any 

 time overflow my meadows, which lie on each 

 fide of the old river : it has flood now for about 

 1 8 years. When I obferved the advantages 

 which arofe from being able to convey manures 

 by boat, I proceeded, and cut a navigable line 

 30 perch long, 20 feet wide from the new river, 

 above the great bank into the fouth great bog, 

 and cut another navigable line 32 perch long, 

 12 feet wide, from the old river northward in- 

 to the north bog, and another navigable line 

 through the fame bog weft ward, in a winding 

 direction, for the fake of beauty, 50 perch long, 

 and 20 feet wide ; and cut another line 2 1 perch 

 long, and 14 feet wide fouthward, from the 

 Weftern line, which brings my boat into my 

 farm-yard, and enables it tq proceed through 

 all the navigable lines which communicate with 

 each other. Several fprings of water rofe from 

 the uplands, which lye weft of the north bog, 

 and probably were the caufe of that bog in the 

 before-mentioned navigable line, which run 

 towards thefe fprings. I built a fecond water- 

 lock, and turned an arch over it, as it ftands in 

 one of the approaches to my hp.ujej by ftiut- 

 ting the gates of this lock, the fprings which 

 run into the river, beins intercepted, a iheet 

 of water overfp reads near two acres in my lawn, 

 which lies between the wood and my houfe, and 



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