The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . - to the north of Xew iirigliloii is one. 270 RIVER>i OF GREAT BRITATN. [The JIerseY. of tlio dcfciuos of the river in Rock Fort, and jnst beyond the fort is the Perch RockLighthouse. At this point, the visible sliore-Hne nf the Mersey on the west sideconies to an end. but tlie channel of the river runs on over a well-buoyed line ofroute, some eight or nine miles furtlicr on. and for navigation purposes does yotreally cease till the bar is crossed. nircctlv to the nortli-west of the Wirra
The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . - to the north of Xew iirigliloii is one. 270 RIVER>i OF GREAT BRITATN. [The JIerseY. of tlio dcfciuos of the river in Rock Fort, and jnst beyond the fort is the Perch RockLighthouse. At this point, the visible sliore-Hne nf the Mersey on the west sideconies to an end. but tlie channel of the river runs on over a well-buoyed line ofroute, some eight or nine miles furtlicr on. and for navigation purposes does yotreally cease till the bar is crossed. nircctlv to the nortli-west of the WirralPeninsula are great sandbanks, but tliese as a rule are witliin tlie ken only of thenuiriner familiar with the ins and the outs of this great conunercial highway. Thetotal length of tlu river is about 70 miles. At least miles of that, towards themouth, is a vast basin, having an average width of about two and a half miles, andcontaining at high tide some (JOO,000,()()(» tons of water. To see the Mersey hereat the Hood is to agree with Drayton : — Whence, where the i-i\ its meet with all their stately train,Proud Mersej is so great
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