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necefi'ary, and, before the final difcharge of the 

 fuperabundant quantity, rcfrefh ?nd fertilize 

 the valleys it pafles through. I witnelTed an 

 inftance of this in viewing an eftatenear Whit- 

 by upon the moors, where nunnbers of fprings 

 of mofl: beautiful water trickle from nearly the 

 fummits of the hills into the valleys. Mr. Bake- 

 well would alwavs affert that the pureft water 

 improved land the moftj but I muft own he 

 did not convince me that the aflertion was ab- 

 folutely true. 



In valuing the eftatejuft mentioned, an in* 



duftrious old farmer attended me. I found 

 the greateft part under very bad management: 

 in feveral places many acres were rendered ufe- 

 lefs by the fprings from the hills breaking out, 

 and continually fpreading over the land : the 

 cattle going over the ground trod it fo that it 

 was like mortar, to the great detriment of the 

 tenants, who complained heavily that their land 

 was fpringy and rujhy, 1 endeavoured to per- 

 fuade them that a remedy waseafily to be found, 

 and pointed out the method above defcribed ; 

 but I had not the fatisfadion of making one 

 convert to my opinion. I do not believe one 



fingle 



