. Fart of a Letter containing a farther Account of the 
Aquediift ;/e^r Verfailles, (is^C 
THey are every where at work ^hoxxzVerfaiUer^ m 
making Ma^ai^ines for the waters which are to 
come thither; as one upon the Mountain of Montbo- 
rort already cut, which will have 2200 Perches of lur- 
face /each perch being 18 French foocjand 12 foot in 
depth. In another place much lower, will be another 
Maga:{ine^ to receive the waters of many Pools, the 
moit part of which as yet have no water in them. In 
the Fal/ey ot Buc v/i\l be an ^queduS , the middle 
whereof will be raifed 22 Fathom high, for conveying 
the Pools of vy^r/^, which itsfaid contain muck water, tho* 
there be nothing but rain to fill them. This ^que- 
is 300 fathom long, and pafleS through two Moun^ 
tains, which have been cut thro* upon that account. 
The Valley alfo on both fides of the Aq^ueduH^ is raifed 
II Fathom high to make paffages. 
An j^quedu^' 2i\iQ is making neer the Tower oi Stone^ 
(where the Mills raife the waterj which now willpafs 
without force to the top of the M^^^/z^^^'w, and there be 
part of it dillributed into feverall very great Cijierns^ 
which are making above Marli for that place. 
In fine, tis a furprizing thing, to fee, in how many 
places they are here at work. 
The Elevation of the AqueduU of Mahtenon is now 
fet forth at but 2^ do Fathoms whereas it was defired 
to be carryed on more then 8000 Fathom, and the re- 
mainder willbe made of Earth, which muft be brought 
thither : This Opinion prevails, in regard it gives a 
quicker difpatch, tho' it may be doubted it will not 
be for the better. 
Thefe 25'(^o Fathoms contain 242 Arcades^ whofe 
Aperture is d Fathom and 1^ and the face of each Pil- 
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