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Iron Ore,—may be had in many parts of the county; of late years the convenience of ſhipping it at Holy Iſiarid, has induced the Carron Company to have confiderable quantities from thence.

Freeftones,—of various kinds, abound in almoſt every part of the county, and are applied to all the purpoſes of building. Many of the quarries afford tolerable ſlates for roofing, and flags for floors: at ſome of them excellent grindſtonés are got, of which a great many are exported

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SECT. 6.— Waters.

The principal rivers, which at as eſtuaries to he Vet; are the Tyne, Blyth, Wanſbeck, Coquet, Aln, and Tweed. "The innumerable ſtreams, which loſe their names in the above, ſpread in every dire(tion through the county:— The Tyne branches into nearly two equal ſtreams a little above Hexham, which are diſtinguiſhed by the names of North Tyne and South Tyne: the main branch of North Tyne, is the Reed;.and of South Tyne, the Allen: The principal ſtreams which empty themſelves into the Tyne caf of Hexham, are the Devil’'s-water and the Der- went: and the river Till is the only ſtream, of ány note, which empties itſelf into the Tweed, in this county.

The Tyne and Tweed are the moſt eminent for their navigation, the tide flowing up the former 16 miles, and up the latter cight or tenz the navigation of the other rivers is confined to a ſmall diſtance from their mouths; of theſe the Blyth and Aln are of the moſt im- portance, from the convenience which the firſt affords to its neighbourhood, for the exportation of confiderable quantities of coals; and both of them for corn,&c. and the importation of timber, iron, and other uſeful articles.

The‘Tyne and Tweed have been long celebrated for C4 their