Refutation of Mr. Colden's "Answer" To Mr. Sullivan's Report to the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactories in New-Jersey Upon the Intended Encroachments of the Morris Canal Company in Diverting From Their Natural Course the Waters of the Passaic

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Excerpt from Refutation of Mr. Colden's "Answer" To Mr. Sullivan's Report to the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactories in New-Jersey Upon the Intended Encroachments of the Morris Canal Company in Diverting From Their Natural Course the Waters of the PassaicIt originated with a few gentlemen in Morris County, and commis sione'rs being appointed by the legislature to investigate the ground, they reported that the basis of its practicabiiity was the occurrence of a spa cious lake on the route, situated on the summit of the mountain to be traversed, and which could supply the canal 1n both directions with not enly a sufficiency, but with even three times as much water as the whole canal would require.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.