Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-11
FROM THE ST. LOUIS ENQUIRER.

the month Of TIE Ohio to M'Into8huiHe
in The ChickoSdzv nation.
Some of the proprietors of the town
of America lately employed Mr.. Tho
mas Mathers, surveyor, to mark out a
road between the above points, which he
has completed, and made out plat and
report Of the ground over which it runs.
The following are extracts from the re-
port:
The road marked out crosses the Ohio
river at the town of America opposite
the mouth of Humphreys creek and goes
up the west side Of the creek about two
miles and half, then crosses the creek,
and goes nearly southeast direction,
leaving the waters of Humphreys and
MayGelds creeks on the right, and the
waters of Clark's river on the left, pass
ing over an open, champaign country
the distance of fifty-two miles; thence
south nine miles to the dividing line be-
tween kentucky and Tennessee. This
line is crossed twenty-four miles west of
the Tennessee river, and fifty-two ,ailes
east of the Mississippi river. From the
line the road continues nearly due south
seventy-two miles to point where it
enters the United States road opened
from MIntoshville (Chickasaw old
Fields) under the order of the general
government, to Reynoldsburg in the west
part of Tennessee. From the point of
junction with the Reynoldsburg road is
thirty,eight due south to the south boun-
Diary line of Tennessee. This line is
crossed where Stuart lives, fourteen and
half miles west of the Tennessee river,
and ninety-fve and half miles east of
the Mississippi. From the line to MIN
toshyille is sixty miles, the course lit
tie west OF south, thence to Natchez
along the great United States road 24o
miles little west of south.
The accuracy of these courses and dis
tances may be tested by looking to Mel
lish's map.
From the town of America to Natchez
is AZ miles, to which add the distance
to ST Louis SO miles, and it will make
G. miles from ST. Louis to Natchez via
the town of America. By the way of
4NaoHNiiiC IL 10 . ~ W ASdolFlllC, OOo
thence to Natchez in all 8l8 miles !;
giving difference of one hundred and
ninety-seyen measured miles in favor of
the road by the town Of America.
Horsemen can now travel the new
route. 1t is strongly marked and blazed
by two axemen from the town of Ameri-
ca to the intersection Of the Reynolds
burg road, a distance of 1888 miles through
an open country, which is the only part
that wants cutting out, the rest of the way
being opened and travelled by horscmen
and wagons. The longest distance be.
tween stages on the new route is As
miles, but by fail it will probably be re-
duced to twenty or even ten miles, as the
kentuckians and 'Tennesseeans are daily
moving down to the country through
which it passes. This country is very
rich and desirable to live in, especially
Oh the Obion and Forked deer rivers,
and is well diversified with prairie and
wood land.
The importance of this road needs no
comment, as all the citizens of Missouri
and Illinois, the western parts Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee, and of Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana, must see the
advantage of saving one hundred and
ninety-seUen miles in their overland
communications between the upper and
lower Mississippi.--There are two fer
ries at the town IF America; one on
each side Of the river.
Mr.. Mathers also marked another road
from .Askew's ferry OH the Tennessee
river, in the west part of Tennessee, to
the town of America.
This road is the same as the former
from the mouth of Humphreys creek,
opposite the town of America about 50
miles; thence to Sandy river, 81 miles,
the course about southeast. Sandy is a
branch of the Tennessee, and where
crossed by this road is IS yards wide,
with ferry over it, and considerable
settlement in the neighborhood. From
this ferry to Askew's on the Tennessee
is nine miles, about cast, good road
now open. This also will be an impor-
tant road, as it will lead from Nashville
to the mouth of the Ohio. #F.
The report states that there will labor
and expense be required to open road
nearer to the Mississippi than the route
marked by him, as the Obion, Forked
deer, HatcAy, and other streams, are
deep and overflow their banks.
FROM THE DELAWARE GAZETTE.
1t is high time for the good people Of