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nhabitants of the town have lately been 
at the expence of cutting‘an eafy wind- 
ing way to the top of it, from whence 
there is a fine profpect. In cutting 
ftones from it, fragments’ of immentfe 
magnitude have fometimes rolled down, 
rufhed through two or three garden 
walls, which ftand ona floping ground 
at the foot of the hil, forced their way 
into the ftreet, and have even damaged 
the houfes. 
This diftri€t enjoys a fine air, and 
plenty of excellent waser: indeed, thefe 
are bleflings which I have not hitherto 
found any place in this part of the king- 
dom deficientin. ‘The Tipple runs juit 
by the town, through a fine, fertile, and, 
extenfive vale. Settle is famous for its 
manufacture and trade in leather and 
hides; a fair being kept here once a 
fortnight. for the fale of thefe articles, 
and alfo for fat cattle. 
April 14, went from SETTLE to SKipP- 
TON, in Yorkfhire, 16 miles. The foil 
in general rather heavy and moift. The 
furface for about 12 miles hilly, the other 
four miles, a beautiful level. The farms in 
this difiri€&t feem to be large ; fences 
partly of ftone, and partly of earth and 
quickfets. Many trees and fmall woods. 
Moft cf the land is in grafs. Very little 
corn of any kind, but what there 1s, 
chiefly oats. Cattle long horned. To- 
wards Skipton there prevails a large 
long-woolled breed of fheep ; it was the 
firft I had feen of that kind fince I left 
Cerby. Paffed over fome extenfive com- 
Mons, confifting of green hills more apt 
to produce ruthes than furze or heath, 
and much refembling the South Downs. 
Crofled the new canal now cutting be- 
tween Leeds and Liverpool: it is plea- 
fant to fee veffels navigating through 
beautiful meadows and fields, without 
the leaft rifk or danger, and conveying 
every fort of goods with eafe, and at a 
trifling expence. At the village of Gar- 
grave, I croffed the Air, a branch of the 
Klumber ; and miffing my road a little, 
I reached Broughton-hall, a feat of Mr. 
Tempeft, who has in this place,.a fine 
and extenfive eftate. - From hence to 
Skipton the country is very fertile and 
beautiful. . 
SKIPTON is a {mall market-town, 
containing 2100 inhabitants. The ftreets 
rather dirty and narrow ; buildings 
good. No manufacture, except a few 
cotton works at a fmall diftance. Moun- 
tains appear on every fide, but not very 
near. ‘She Leeds canal touches’ this 
town. ‘The parifhes in this diftri€t are 
extemlive, and the churches have gene- 
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rally large fquare fteeples. The farm- 
houfes and their offices are convenient, 
and well-built. 
April17. SxrpTon to BRADFORD, 
in Yorkfhire, 20 miles. The road for 
17 miles leads along a winding vale, 
about half a mile broad, and then croffes 
a mountain to Bradford. From Skipron 
the canal accompanies the road five or 
fix miles. The furface of the country 
is uneven; the land has a barren ap- 
pearance, with hills on each fide. At 
10 miles I arrived at KEIGHLY; a {mall 
market-town. The mountains appear 
to be covered with rocks and heath ; 
towards their bafes a few pieces of wood- 
land prefent themfelves, and enliven the 
{cene. From Keighly to BINGLEY, three 
miles, in a pleafant vale. The foil isa 
fertile ftrong loam, hedges neat, fields 
{mall and irregular. Little wheat to be 
feen, although an excellent wheat foil. 
A fort of white freeftone is obtained in this 
country in fuch great abundance, that 
foot-paths by the fide of roads, and even 
through fields, are flagged with it.. The 
fame uncouth manner of ploughing and 
harrowing whiclrwas mentioned before 
continues to prevail. Three or four 
horfes employed in turning over’a piece 
of fallow has a fingular appearance toa 
Cumberland farmer ; but that which ap- 
pears ftill more curious and unneceffary, 
is the cuftom in this diftriét of breaking 
the ground or clods with a fort of hack, 
previoufly to its being fown and har- 
rowed. 
Approaching BRADFORD, the foil 
changes to a whitith clay, and has fome 
appearance of fterility. ‘Che town, which 
is feen at two miles’ diftance, ftands ra-_ 
ther in a vale, furgounded by a hilly 
country. The whole has a very agree- 
able afpect. The floping hills difplay 
beautiful irregular green fields, inter- ~ 
mixed with a fewof corn and fallow, 
ftretching towards the town-in every 
dire€tion. The number of new-built 
cottages by the fides of the road evinces 
an increafe ef population. Smail neat 
feats alfo prefent themfelves in every 
part of this neighbourhood. Bradford 
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manufacturing town for tammies, 
and other worfted fiuffs, befides a few 
broad-cleths. it is well built, and is 
fuppofed to contain about 5000 inhabi- 
tants, who are principally fupported by 
the manufaétures. Spinning worfted is 
the common work of poor women, at 
which, however, they earn but fmalk 
wages. The Leeds and Liverpool canal 
touches this town. 
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