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*^ That clearing a channel through the Bald Friar Fallsj 

 and opening a canal through either of the ahovementioned 

 levelvS, will not only reduce the whole trade of the Suf- 

 quehaanah to a water carriage, hut will open fuch a com- 

 munication between the Delaware, and all the rivers of the 

 Chefopcak-Bay, as will greatly advance the commercial 

 intcreft of all the colonies adjoining thereon, by reducing 



the expence of carriage, on the various articles of traiFic, 

 which are yearly transported from one province to another 

 through thcfe extenfive waters." 



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pofed from the mouth of Red Lion Creek, on Delaware, 

 below Newcaftle, to the navigable branches of Elk-4liver, 

 at the place marked EF, It appears from the drafts, &c- 



that the fame maybe executed by cutting either from Long 

 Creek or Broad Creek, 



The length of the canal, if from Long-Creek to Dela- 

 w^are, is lo miles, ii^^ perches; if from Broad-Creek to 

 ditto, it is 9 miles 200 perches; and cither of thcfe canals 

 leads Immediately Into Delaware. 



The committee declare themfelves fully fatisfied, that a 

 good canal, either for a barge or lock navigation, may be 



made in this place, through one of the hollows adjoining 



the ridge on which they carried their level, at a lefs ex- 

 pence than at any place of equal convenience. The feve- 

 rity of the feafon did not permit them to carry their level 

 along any of thefc hollows, or to examine the foil fo ftritlly, 

 as that they could pretend to make an accurate cftimate of 

 the expence. But, by the befl; judgment they could form, 

 the ground to be dug and moved for a barge navigation, 

 is about 420,000 cubic yards, and the whole expence of 

 this and the other work neceffary for a barge navigation 

 in this place, they eftiraate at £'. 14,426. 



Secondly^ With refpcd to the canal propofed from Elk- 

 jiver to the navigable v/atcrs of Chriftiana-Creck, ncar 



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