——themeansnothavingyetbeendevisedatCyfarthaformalleableizingthepit-coalcast-ironwitheconomyorgoodeffect。
YetCrawshayfoundareadymarketforalltheironhecouldmake，andheissaidtohavecountedthegainsoftheforge-hammerclosebyhishouseattherateofapennyastroke。Incourseoftimehefounditnecessarytoerectnewfurnaces，and，havingadoptedtheprocessesinventedbyHenryCort，hewastherebyenabledgreatlytoincreasetheproductionofhisforges，untilin1812wefindhimstatingtoacommitteeoftheHouseofCommonsthathewasmakingtenthousandtonsofbar-ironyearly，oranaverageproduceoftwohundredtonsaweek。Butthisquantity，greatthoughitwas，hassincebeenlargelyincreased，thetotalproduceoftheCrawshayfurnacesofCyfartha，Ynysfach，andKirwan，beingupwardsof50，000tonsofbar-ironyearly。
ThedistanceofMerthyrfromCardiff，thenearestport，beingconsiderable，andthecostofcarriagebeingverygreatbyreasonofthebadnessoftheroads，Mr。CrawshaysethimselftoovercomethisgreatimpedimenttotheprosperityoftheMerthyrTydvildistrict；
and，inconjunctionwithMr。HomfrayofthePenydarranWorks，heplannedandconstructedthecanal*
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