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STOVER CANAL.

Description of a Canal from Teignmouth, in the County of Devonto Chudleigh and Bovey Tracey , terminating at the TurnpikeRoad, fve miles from Ashburton. 1792.

Stover

Canal.

THE length of this canal, from the tide-way of the river Teign,near Newton Abbots, is to Newton Bushel one mile, and fivemiles and a half to Bovey Tracey, with a rife of fifty feet. Thefame distance to Chudleigh, with a rife of twenty feet; communLeating in its course with a valuable coal-mine, and severalvaluable clay-pits. This canal commences at the navigable partof the river Teign, six miles from the port of Teignmouth, andterminates at the great road leading from Chudleigh to Ash-burton, towards which town, and others of some note, it is intend-c d to be continued ; by which, Morton and other parts will besupplied with manure at an easy expence, particularly lime andsea sand.

As this canal terminates within a few miles of the very exten-sive forest of Dartmore, extending the canal to that uncultivatedtract may be well worthy of consideration ; and if this ideasliould be carried into execution, the whole of that barren anduncultivated district might be easily supplied with manure andall the requisites to a cultivated and inhabited country ; returningas back carriage, stone, minerals, grain, &c. to be Ihipped atTeignmouth for distant markets.

The extensive importance of this canal is, I believe, inferior t»none. By it the various potteries, not only of Staffordshire, butthe whole kingdom, are supplied with the most valuable clay fortheir manufactories, the demands for which are daily augmenting

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