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raVj atcr * n ^ le Subterraneous Channels, isas 1 Eo as far above the level of the Ocean,ate the Heads and Fountains of great Ri-first f considering the height of their

c '‘Ptings up the Mountains, the lengtht leir Courses, and the swiftness of theirfo r a great part of the way, is veryc^erabie, a constant declivity being ne-ar y to their descent. And therefore Ir? n by no means assent to the Learned Do-* rl ^ ot > (is I understand him aright)

hat the Valleys are as much below the Sur- *//i(l.Nat.s ce °f the Sea , as Mountains are above it. Sta ff orci t° r how then could Rivers descend down to p ’ 79 '

* e Sea through those Valleys,* the Sea wouldat her run into them , and make Sinuses ;

^ , if they were enclosed, the water

°jdd stagnate there, and make Pools,r " this be done by way of Filtration (whichto be the most likely Means ot raisingsu e ,vvater)I do not lee, but these Filters mayc k up the whole Ocean; and if AperturesOutlets large enough were made, pourj out upon the Earth in no longtime. Butt , c 3nnot be fully reconciled to this Opinion,t i 0u gh it hath great Advocates , especiallytore-mentioned very Learned and Inge-Ie? US Per *° n Dr. Robert Riot. I acknow-Subterraneous waters: I grant a Con-e nce and Communication of Seas by under-G ^ ground