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DRAINING. 
tl The next step taken, was, to follow np the work 
so as to secure a course for the water to empty itself 
into the brook; this was done by stones got at an ad¬ 
jacent quarry, cut on purpose, about eighteen inches 
long, and eight in depth, placed on each side the drain 
six inches apart; then a thin turf put on each outside 
of the stones, to prevent the soil from getting between 
the joints ; afterwards a covering stone, eighteen inches 
long, and eight wide; over these turf, gorse, or rushes; 
heath (erica), is, I believe, still better; and lastly, the 
drains were filled up with the soil which had been 
thrown out; this is done in the best manner by two 
rnen, one to shovel the soil into the drain, and the 
other, at the same time, to level and tread it well, to 
prevent any wet from injuring the drain.”—See Plate 
IV. Fig. 1. 
I viewed the above-described drainage in August, 
1807, but then forgetting to make a sketch of the pre¬ 
mises, must refer the reader to Plate IV. to convey the 
general idea. A. the lower corner of the premises; A. B, 
the outlet, the ground rising to B. eight or nine feet 
above the level of the brook at A.; B. C. the drain, with 
borings, in a direction rising a little from B. to clear 
itself: this drain, by its depth and borings, drains the 
land above, and by intercepting the springs, pre¬ 
vents their breaking out below. 
Upon Brant Hail estate, Worley Wiggorn, Mr. 
Bichard Miller has executed hollow drains with great 
spirit where wanted, in almost every field; here drain¬ 
ing tiles are used to form the opening; they are made 
in a semi-circular,, or rather semi-elliptical form, thus i 
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