Wigan Sept 14th 1816
Statement of the Tuneg watter and other nesessary thigs on the Sankey Canall Clarks Colliery
and rodes Mr Blundel and Mr Hustlers Collereys in Winstanley Orell and setrey.
Mr Woods acount he has 3 sloops on the Sankey trades to Nant Wich Coles at and near Sant Ellen
is put on board at 8/4 per Tun 24 Hundred to the tun Canell Do put on bord 12s per Tun of 24
Hundred Canall Dues 1s per tun of 24 Hundred Frite 3s per tun to Liverpool and som 3s 4d by some
vesels the state of the watter by the Locktentr and Carpenter Repairin a Brige near the nue
dubell rise or Ingan Lock They informed me thay are never short of watter onley in verey dry
Seasons but has not so much trade as formerley owin to the Salt Works not doin much at Nant
Wich thay had pased throu the ferry Lock from 30 to 50 Bots in one day formerley but Could do
more then thay do now but the Coale trade is verey slack at present hadack Lock pear heads
Coals Curnall Lees Capten informed me Cols 8s 4d per tun 24 hundred at Stock and Eckels Colery
8s 4d at the Union Colierey 8s 4d Canell 12s all 24 hundred to the Tun the Ingan Lifts the
water into Sant Ellen Lock out of Lower pound in to the hier poand Clark Coles ar put on board
at Black brook the man informed me thay sould to the Contrey at 5 ½ per hundred but did not
know what thay was to the Canall.
Mr Clark Coals Costs Cartin 3s per tun of 20 Hudred to the tun Mr Daglas makes the Carters have
carts to hould 2 tun with in the sides thay bring 2 ton at once and gose twis Some days and
once others but will not goo above once in winter severall of the Carters tould me it was a
verey bad job thay have the Bars Cleared besides th 3s but som of the Carters says thay had as
good play as Cart Coals at that price the Distans from the first pit from the Wharf at Black
Brook it will be I think 6 miles some say 5 ½ miles and some say 6 and some more thay go
3 ½ miles in narow Lanes Not good rod mow thay obliged to have 3 horse from the pit at top of
the hill and the rode fals for above a mile befor we com near whear thay are sinkin for
Mr Blundell the nearest of Blundels pits to the Sankey is 7 or 7 ½ miles and 2 mils all up
the hill to the top of winstanley thos cols would Cost 6s per tun Cartin to Sankey Canall if
noot more And thay have a good Iron raleway down to the Leeds and Liverpool Canall not above
2 ½ miles and som of the pits Not above 1 mile or a mile and a half Mr Clarks whear thay are
Cartin to Sankey is not 3 ½ miles to the Liverpool Canall down a good raleway the rale way
Lade in the Rode Side for 5 or 6 pits a regerall desent down touards the Crook Mr Hustlers is
still forder of the Sankey Mr Clarks Canot Cart to Sankey onley 2 o 3 pits and that will be
found a verey great Exspence The Woman at turnpike Gate sade 2 or 3 or 4 Carts per day Sometims
10 thear was 7 on Friday over.
The Woman at the Bare says the Carters do not think of doin much after the water is on the
Wigen Canall The Sankey Canall is soplide part of th Brock and part by Reservoies the peopell
in the Cuntrey thinks Daglas verey folish to Cart Cols 3 or 4 Mile furder then he neds down a
bad rode and has A good rale way to take them down but he has Informed maney peopell that I
talked with that the Coles will Cost 2s per tun Les by the Sankey than thay will by the Leeds
and Liverpool Canall but you will know about that youer self this I hope will be what you
wanted and give Sattis factiion I did not se one person that knowed me all the day nor aksed
my name but one Dear Sir
I Reman your Friend Sinsearley
Thos Clapham