ll,
by way of Ripon
and
Boroughbridge,
per ton, is
BY THE RAILWAY,
From 4 1.5
Pateley-Bridge
to Bolton
Percy, 33
miles, 1.5d.
per ton
Rail dues, 33 4 1.5
miles, at l.5d.
per ton, per
mile
Removing from 0 3
the waggon into
the boat
Freight to Hull 4 0 0 12 6
from Bolton
Percy
0 7 6

By this statement it appears there is a clear saving of 7s. 6d. per ton;
but should the freight and carriage at present be only 19s. instead of
20s. as before stated, then the saving will be 6s. 6d. which is an object
of no small moment, and contributes its full share of recommendation to
the project.

STONE FOR BUILDING,

Next claims our attention: It is of various kinds and qualities, some
about Birstwith is of a strong coarse grit, will bear an immense
pressure, is well adapted for bridges, locks, wiers, &c. but is not to be
had in blocks large enough for pier works. There is another kind of
stone at Dacre-Pasture, of a much finer grit than the last, paler in
colour, and well adapted for finer masonry, such as columns, pediments,
&c. Blocks of this kind may be had of large dimensions. Another kind of
stone is found at Wilsill, in quality similar to that at Birstwith, but
may be risen in much larger blocks. When the Ouse-bridge at York was
building, in 1818, the contractors for, or the inspectors of that work,
got some stone from this neighbourhood for the piers, and by a letter
from Mr. William Craven, one of the inspectors, there is no doubt of its
being fit for any kind of public works, as bridges, locks, &c. The
expense of land carriage from the quarry to Ripon was the sole cause why
a greater quantity was not made use of.

There is another kind of stone found a little way above Pateley-bridge,
well adapted for flags, window heads and soles, staircases, landings,
tomb-stones, and grind-stones; but owing to the beds being thin, it is
not well adapted for general building purposes.

At Fellbeck, near Smelthouse-mill, a slate quarry has lately been opened,
which produces a slate of a darker colour than that of Idle, is very
sound, lays well on, and will probably improve in fineness, if pursued to
a greater depth. A ton of it will cover about ten square yards.

Another Slate-Quarry, at Bouthwaite, near Pateley-Bridge, has recently
been discovered; the produce of