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St. Ive and Leſkard, and below this toward the Sea, is a tract of charming land: five or ſix quarters of barley, an acre, are now harveſting. The Fecies of ſoil appears to be very much like that of Weſt Devonſhire. The suESOII is alſo ſimilar:-namely, a flatey rock, and a kind of ruſty rotten flate, or rubble. RivERs. Several large Brooks paſs from the Mountains, ſouthward, to the Sca. NavrGATIoN. None of the Eſtuaries ſtretch up ſo high as this road. That of Looe reaches within a few miles of Leſkard. The Roaps are of ſtone, and in ſome parts extremely well kept. The gates few, and the tolls moderate. Toll Roads are now formed between moſt or all of the market towns. The Roads of Cornwall were, formerly, very rough and dangerous; eſpecially acroſs the open heaths, among the Mines! yet, at the firſt introduction of them, in this Country, obſtinate riots took place. MINES. Some, but not many, in this ride:=Theyare, now, I underſtand, chiefly confined to the Weſtern parts of the County. B 3 Ihc

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