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from the Vale o f Connege. not more than ¢ d. or 4 i/2-from below payne's
not chore than 3 d. If Land Carr. from Seneca a Waggon would be two
Days in going down and up it being abt 20 Miles-at r$/ a Day (two
thirds of the whole Carr. being allowed to rest on the produce brought
down) the Expence would be 20/ on a Load 3o B. of wheat or 6 t/3 p B.
If a Canal could be constructed to take off such a part of the Distance
only that the Waggon might return the same Day it would reduce the
Land Carr. one half at least and consequently the Expence inclusive of
that on the Canal to at "lost ¢ d p B_ so that even from F. Cumberland
the whole Exp. to navigable water might not, probably exceed to d p B.
If the Road from F Cumberland to the Westn. Waters can be made good
and brought under 5o Miles a Waggon may perform a Trip in 4 Days at
t; / a day L 3. 38 B. brought and as much salt carried back y6 B., brings
it to about 9 d p B.-say i/ to F Cumberland and r/ afterwards. it would
bring the Yough. as near to Market as Fred Town is at present. What
an Increase of Shipping would such Improvements occasion what a rise
in Value of the Lands in Conn[ocheague] which are said to produce up-
wards of 2o B. to the Acre. Nye might spare one half our present number
of Horses or make the present number about doubly useful. we Should
be strengthened in Harvest with the Labour of the Battoomen they would
too assist in Winter in clearing our Lands. We might thus greatly in-
crease our Export of wheat gently lead our people off front Tobacco at
least in due proportion as well as render a vast Extent of Back Country
useful to Trade but if the present method of Carriage continues it will
then as it does now take at least 4 good Horses to carry the produce in
\\ heat of the Labour of two to Market front Connogochege. 2 Horses
can put in 3o acres very- well, besides rye and oats suffn. for their own
t; loads or at the Rate of 30 Loads for two horses. is it to be wondered
a• teat 'o •.11a1•11- Hone, being killed in fining to Market mnct of them
being
so much injured by long Services fit the worst of weather tile price of
I -lone; should have rise" 50 1> C. or more or that the new Crop comes in
betore the old is carried to Market.
The Europeans have grown fond of our flour. we ought to improve
on the Circumstance even so far if possible as to occasion a Discontin'ce
of their lIills for we should thus not only gain the profit of
rnanufactoring
that essential article and make a further Demand for Labour in Cash but
become one Step more necessary to their Subsist'ce. The River Carr'e
would promote trilling; in the winter there's a plenty of water at all the
Mills. the flour ground in Winter is best for Exporta. the Brand of
that then ground may be fed away profitably to Stock whilst it is sweet
and nourishing. the Brand of that ground in Summer grows musty and
is spoiled before Stock, other than Hogs, has the least Occasion for it.
the Spring is a very proper Time to export Flour; from Mar. till May
inclusive, the Water on the River is the best when any Quantity may be
brought down so that our Wheat might by the Assist'ce of water Carr'e
be shipped chiefly in Flour earlier than generally it is now chiefly or at
least great part in Wheat. In the Spring the Roads are very soft and in
many places Springy so that it is unfavourable for Wagonning and besides
the Horses are generally employed in April, if the weather is good, and
part of May in putting in a Spring Crop.
From the great Cost as we have heard of some of the Canals in Europe
we are dettered from over estimating the Expense of any Improvemt. of
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