Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-10
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Fart S.odasrt on The Nabils rivsr,
January ssls, 1908.

I6Ff 1i6aaeTk on ide 140Usse S - ~
January 2a9sd, 1903.
sla, s..
have he honor i o .inf0fm you that
agree ahsy 10. your ipstrucsiana OF the 5ls!
loiy, 1907. have sufvsyed and mafxeo
4 wsy fsr asroad fsom the head OF Inc
Musclc Shoals, Teusessee, .otae Goiton
Csn posr. head navigsbls waters o. me
3 xonbisbrs sivess, near the Ihiek assw "a.
4 Ton. dss.aoee. go a,iles have also ex.
nioxed ths route from the lower eGd OF the
saos,s 90 the head waters OF bear cTees,
n.ar fvre Tie lass will lnsrrsecs the hrss
yfrfs,ioasd route; dlssanse from lower e 8.
of.,r Shoals to Ton bigbse river, - miss
neaslys; and from connecting sfats with .
survey which made.in 1902, by orcss @
genera Wilkinson, 4 6sd the distance iron
.Coibsss,. ferry tos.he Cotton GiO port o;ss
: c.3.es--apd As miles f,on, what 10 dee med
The hsrdest point of nayigation On 6eaf
eyesk. sbous IS miles soush OF IosOerrs
10 s:hr Gin port. Abou IS 70 SO mites Q!
cach of lhs las, meDsions4 souscs are no Of
"a, screwed os marked, ss | deemed .
expsdis5s TO have those parts re.ex ploiea,
w o,tlsr the shet,sr 10 asecriaiu the uaosstt
,rsbis ground for . roed The ffss saenY
rloosd route is, therefore, me. cniy one
stesr.y laid e6T. a,on3 Witch 40 excel
lrus road sxay al { Gaodsrase eEPeose Dc
o1rossi. an persuaded, that ID gooa
wsashsroa hpadred active pioneerswcula
5 ooeo Lem s. 10 10 miles per day, SO IS TO
peeni. 40 easy passsgs Tor Wagons soaa ga
5 aties r4se of 500 lbs, for each aorss OF INC
team. For The greater part oil tnio TOME,
saw 40 assen,or descent that Eeesdrd
.,~ostrs. Prom the head Of shs ssoaIs 20
,hs n E. sources of Bcsr creek, d'ssspee
s IS ta,sss, sis IS ncarly isvsi as cnesu %
Wished, either FOR mskipg good read or
Tor ca.tis atm. Ihcl is hsn, and the
soil whish il eiscss is mixed WHO. gravel;
IS deep and. Ct dark t,d color. sh'aiy ssta'
hsrsd nlsi1. .hickaiy and black cas-, ws.h
L,s,e or no underwood, sxcs?t 90 tsie ~ ar
cling nf soras Of the creeks aad branches,
aad shsrc nrly ic: ssaall skirts : ah3ut seven
eirh.hs Of this distance had to ec upiaau
al The first qaaIi.y. inlerseeted by beautiful
grayes!g botsom creeks and rssassss or { 3.
cellrn. aisr, noue ofwhl en- appear 20 form
any serious obstacle 20 the "a endcd rosd.
Erasn ID lAe - tsf
& TOO h:l.s 10 adsal. 81 > good road for car
{ riagss, by going near . straight course =
but By waving the course 10 sotaarmny to
the slopes of the ridges, asl willie crossed
wiynoat 40 ascent or descentei more 'nan
thirteen and ba.f degrees The land is
: s;ooy IN places. but gsnrsally suosg, aad
web litnbered aud wasered. From the
464 h 10 the 18th mile, fad low wsving
ridges, 6sm land, and thin greyish s rcd.
ss;sh aoil--osk, hickory and pine timber,
: bu,liule underwood. The Tpu,e for the
greater part of the distances 90 toe diyid.
ing ridges between the waters OF Tennessee
and Mobile. and betweentEo lasge branch
es Of ,hes Tomblgbec risers and ccnse.
queatiy not ssbjecs 70 The IL lonvsniencc ct
crossing water cou:ssc, save one small
creek. add few riyuicss which. vii, re-.
auise bu.slitsie, bridging or eauseway.
8 From The 18th mfie 10 the Cotton Gin porse
she lsnd is firm saa nearly issei, and of a
good analily, haying hickory, oak B some
pine lumber, and is intefsectcd By several
ANAL ri,uleis WIKI grayeliy bottoms We
hear sun small distance from the low
grounds Of, ADD parallel so stream or ii.
ser called Lunecisto, which in 1909, lex.
plored up 10 the mouth of Twenty Mile
creek, about IS miles NNw. from the Gin
port, aud aboat As miles from Coibrr,'s
ferry, aud rs miles from the highest nayi.
gable wa,ersof Bear creek, s. of Colbsit's.
A. the mouth Of 90 mile creek, Lunecis,o
IS 90 yards wide. Increasing in sire to It's
mouth, where il is from SO 20 SIS yards
wide. Il is Generosity from 20 ~ fee,
deep, graselty, ssndy and clay bottom and