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The head waters of Chriftiana and Elk rivers may 

 be brought in to fupply either of thefe canals. 



The committee further report, that when they had 

 complcated their furveyvS, &c. as above; they proceeded, 

 agreeable to their inftru^lions, to Peach Bottom Ferry, on 

 Sufquehannah, in order to make the beft enquiry they 

 could, concerning the different falls and rifts in that river; 

 and to examine where the bcft and fliorteft road could be 

 made from that place to Chriftiana Bridge. 



With refpedto the different falls they report, from the 

 beft information they could obtain, '* That the Bald Friar 



Falls, are the moft difficult to pafs in that river. Thefe 



lie in Maryland, about three miles below the Southern^ 

 boundary of this province; that the other Falls are often 

 paffed in canoes, flats, rafts, &c. that they all difappear 

 in the time of a frefh, and therefore may be paffed with 

 the greateft fafety, and that in the intermediate parts of 

 the river, the current is fo flow and gentle, that it is eafy 

 to row, or even fail againft it. From the great quantity 

 of water which this river contains, it appears obvious, that 

 with a very moderate expence a channel may be opened 

 through the feveral Falls, by blowing up a few rocks, fo 

 as to make a good navigation, without doing any detri- 

 ment to the other parts of the river by leffening its depth; 



or where it may be judged more expedient, a fmall canal 



may be cut on the Ihore, fo as to avoid all difficulty and 

 danger from them. They cannot afcertain the expence of 

 this work with precifion, but they apprehend it will not 

 amount to more than four thoufand pounds/' 



With refped to the road, they add, " That from the 

 mouth of Peters's creek, (vvhich empties into Sufquehannah, 



at Peach Bottom, about three miles above the boundary 

 line of the province, and where a very convenient harbour 

 may be made for boats,) they had examined the ground 

 and find a good road may be made from thence to Chrif 



tiana Bridge, by an eafy afcent along the valley of this 

 creek, which extends about two miles from the river in a 



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