The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-10-15

distance between the two cities is $50
miles, on straight line. New Or
leans being on the 30th degree and
Memphis just above 35 degrees par
allel of north latitude, and very near
ly due north and south of each other,
with the city of Jackson, but a few
miles west of the same meridian and
nearly equidistant from the two pla-
ces. The distance by the Mississippi
river, is between 900 and 1000 miles,
while the road would not exceed $50
miles, as from the very favorable ma
ture of the country it is believed it
might be run nearly on an air line, but
because of the meanderings of the
river, the road in its due south course
would vary from thirty to sixty miles
from it. The country throughout the
whole distance is an alluvial forma-
ton, exhibiting no points of rock exca-
vation-a valley in the Strictest sense
of the word, with no noun. ain or even
hill of much elevation to overcome,
and no water course of much mag
nitude to cross. The Talla-
hatchie is the largest stream be-
tween Memphis and New Orleans
That, together with Cold Water and
Nonconner on the north, and Yorkney
Yallabusha and Big Black on the
South-all small streams, constitute
| the whole of the water courses on the
contemplated line of road as far as the
city of Jackson. After reaching
Jackson, which is on the west bank OF
Pearl river, it would take the dividing
ridge between that river and the Mis-
sissippi and encounter no stream OF
any size between there and New Or
/ lenns, except the pass connecting
Lakes MarepaS and Ponchartrain
This ridge between the Pearl and the
Mississippi is said to be one of finest
for railroad in the world one which
has, for some time past, attracted the
attention of the people of that part OF
the State, and the adjoining parishes
of the State of Louisiana, and at the
last session of our Legislature an act
was passed Incorporating company
to construct railroad from Jackson
to the city of New Orleans-the right
of way having been previously granted
by Louisiana over that part of th'
route lying within her limits.
The distance from Jackson to New
Orleans is about $50 miles. Th,
i. ridgeway from Memphis to the Talla
hatchie river, at or near Belmont, il
Pamela county, a distance of siXt,
miles, intersected only by Nonconne
and Cold Water rivers, is we'll know
to many of our citizens to be nos
, admirable route, inferior perhaps. to n
, part of that between jackson aIfl 4l,Ney
, Orleans. The most difficult part q
5 the route of the contemplated roa
: lies between the Tallahatchie rive
and the city of Jackson, distance {
about lao miles. But the obstacle
, even on this part of the line, as befor
: remarked, would be comparatively il
considerable and easily overcome. Nc
!. a doubt, therefore, can be entertained
that the route is a highly eligible an
r practicable one-none more SO, pc
:, haps in the United States.
: Are the people adjacent to the PR
r posed line of road sufficiently name
4 Gus and in condition to make tt
: road in the next FIVE years :! 1t is b.
i lieved they are, and could they be il
i duced to take stock respectively
l. proportion to their taxable propert,
is both real and personal, and all who a
If not able to pay in capital would pa
a in labor on the road. and comment
e the work in earnest, and pursue it VII
l. that energy for which our people a
:. distinguished, not even that a sho
. time would elapse before the Cresce
IF City, the great commercial mart
,e the southwest, and Bluf-city, on o.
n own Mediterranean, would be unite
j. by railway, bringing them with
d. eighteen hours run of each othe
T. thereby almost consolidating and col
al pressing them together and makil
d them one grand commercial metrop
r. lis of the vast valley of the ,Mississip