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<^astern sid^N When it reaches the mouth of Deep Creek, it may fol- 
low one of those Ihtce directions. 
Ist. Ascend Deep Creek and liiilTalo-inarsh Run, followinj^thc first 
of the thi-ee routes, which we have just indicated for pas sing -from the. 
base-mark, to the mouth of Bear Creek. This route, as we have 
seen, presents a tunnel two miles in length: The total distance over 
wliich it runs, is as follows: 
From tlw mouth of Savapje river to the east ex- 
tremity of the tunnel of Crabhy's Arm, - 15 miles 86 yds. 
From thence to the mouth of Deep Creek, - 22 miles 426 yds. 
From thence to tlie mouth of Buffalo- marsh Run, 6 miles 
From thence to the mouth of Bear Creek, - 11 miles 440 yds. 
Total distance from the mouth of Savage river to 
that of Bear Creek - - - 54 miles 952 yds. 
^riiis route would present two tunnels, one three miles 1,5 38 yards 
In length at Crabby's Arm, and the other two PMiiles in length between 
EnfTalo-marsh Run and Roeklick Run — total nearly 6 miles of tun- 
Eieiling. 
2d. The canal might cross Deep Creek, and follow the 2d routs 
indicated for passing from the base-mark to Bear Creek, by winding 
sound Panther's Point, and the heads of the ravines of Hoy's Run, 
Steep Run, Sang Run, Gap Run and Frieisd Run, to the western bianch 
of Bear Creek — its total length would be: 
From the mouth of Savage river to that of Deep 
Creek, as above, » _ ^ 37 miles 512 ydg^ 
From thence to Bear Creek, - - 17 miles 660 yds,. 
Total length 54 miles 1172 yds* 
This route presents only one tunnel, of the length of 3 miles 1,538 
yards, or nearly 4 miles at Crabby's Arm. It may also be shortened, 
as mentioned above, by an aqueduct i of a mile in length, and 250 feet 
high, or a tunnel i mile in length, with 250 feet of height of ridge 
above its bed. 
3d. The canal might follow this third route indicated above, after 
crossing Deep Creek, by keeping along the eastern side of the val- 
ley of Youghiogeny. and crossijig its tributaries on aqueduct^. it« 
total length would be as follows: 
From the mouth of Savage River to that of 
Beep Creek, as above - - - 37 miles 512 yds* 
From thence to Bear Creek - - 13 miles 660 yds. 
Total length - - 50 miles 1172 yds. 
This route would require, like the preceding one, one tunnel of 
6f miles 1538 yards, or nearly 4 miles in length. 
