which is much superior to that of Idle; a
ton of it will cover about 14 square yards.

All this stone and slate is immediately upon the adopted line, or can be
brought to it for 4.25d. per foot, which, with the expense of carriage to
Bolton-Percy will cost at that place as below:--

Pounds _s._ _d._
Rail-dues 30 0 3 1.5
miles, at
1.25d. per ton
per mile
Waggon-dues, 0 3 1.5
do. do.
0 6 3
Calculating 16 0 0 4.75
feet of this
stone to weigh
one ton, it
appears the
carriage of
each foot will
cost
And the 0 0 4.25
original cost
delivered on
the line
Cost of this 0 0 9
stone at
Bolton-Percy
per foot

Which if necessity requires, may experience a little reduction. At this
time the Bramley-fall stone delivered at Selby, costs 1s. per foot; and
at York during the building of Ouse-bridge it cost from 15d. to 16d.

STONE FOR HIGHWAYS.

This is found in immense quantities at Greenhow-hill, distant from
Pateley-bridge two miles, it resembles a grey flint; the road from
Pateley-bridge to Skipton is principally composed of it; it is hard but
easily broken small, and after a little using almost resembles one entire
stone; its use and extraordinary properties are not known to a great
distance, particularly towards Ripon or Ripley; this may be accounted for
in two ways--first, the hills in either direction are long and steep; and
2dly, other materials are just at hand, of a quality sufficient for a
road where the forbidding ascents deny the frequent passing of heavy
carriages.

This stone has been compared to that at Middleton-Tyas, near Richmond,
and when analysed is found to be exactly of the same quality, although a
little lighter in colour; it was compared to this merely to prove a
corresponding property.

For it is a certain fact, that the Middleton-Tyas stone has been for some
time, and is now, carted from the quarry to Northallerton and Brompton,
distant 14 and 15 miles, for the use of their highways, at an expence of
8s. 2d. per ton to the former, and 9s. to the latter place. This fact is
the more remarkable, since there has been a quarry open for many years,
within 200 yards of Northallerton, but the stone is only of a comm