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cultivation. Excellent Water is procured 
by sinking wells on the Point, notwith¬ 
standing the soil is composed of sand and 
sea-shell. One Well in particular suppli¬ 
ed nearly all the inhabitants with Water; 
as this was situated in the upper part of 
the Town, much inconvenience was expe¬ 
rienced by those Inhabitants who lived in 
the lower part; to remedy which, the 
Lieutenant Governor gave directions to 
sink a large Well in a central part of the 
Town, 
GEORGE TOWN. 
George Town is extensive, bounded 
to the North and East by the sea; on the 
South, by an inlet of the sea, improperly 
called the Frangin River; and on the 
West, by the high road. The Streets, 
which cross each other at right angles, 
are spacious and airy; but having been at 
first merely lined out, without being ei¬ 
ther raised or drained, they were frequent- 
