The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-14
Report Of the Chief Engineer of the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.
M1LL1AusnRe. Feb. 2olh. 1aGn.

WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. Goth, 1860.
10 the President and Directors Of the Ga7f d.
Ship Island Railroad COMPANY:
| GENTLE MEN:-In obedience to the wish of
| your Executive Comm ttee," expressed at
| your November meeting in jackson. repair
ed to the Sea-coast not long after your ad.
journment for the purpose Of locqtiaq the
| grounds donated to your company in order
that they might be more infinitely described
in the Deed to be conveyed The area en-
braced within the Fractional Township, w.
| ing on the sea shore was accordingly staked
off and posted, and may be called the Depot
grounds proper. The plan of Drrtttioa and
lots Of the section lying north, kslid not deem
within the purview of my autfbIty Ind thus
remains for the future action On the Board.-
"Picayune Springs" having heeN4made the
initial point of the surveys, and subsequently
Mississippi City the Southern Terminus, "a dis
lance of six miles Intervening a Few survey
beginning at the coast for some fifty IN les was
thus rendered ne esSary, which with the con-
cuIIence and authority of the President was
performed, and now have the pleasure of re-
porting briefly the following satisfactory re-
suit:
Beginning at the Depot grounds long tan
gent OF 20 miles is attainabe. presenting very
few Objectionable points throughout its entire
length. Bayou Barnard is crossed in its course
at highly favorable point, involving no ex-
pensve bridging, and so high up that we will
escape the exaction of a UfaW-5rI{qe-a piece
Of good fortune we cannot too highly estimate
and moreover up to this point the bayou is
at all times navigable And here | would re-
specially suggest is the proper location for the
machine shops where an abundance of fresh |
water is at all times to be had few feet be-
low the surface, and quite far enough removed |
from the Gulf to escape the injurious effects |
oil the salt atmosphere Through the literal |
ity of the several land-llollerS around the
point, more than 100 &C ess of ground have
been rendered the company for this proposed
purpose. To resume our line this long tan
gent keeping on very good ground next cross
es the Biloxi rivers involving short bridges
over both, and pursues the valley OF Socier's
creek Ga large tributary of Biloxi) to its ex |
IRENE head, IN a sharp narrow point OF. the
ridge dividing Biloxi from Red Creek, and is
1t once met on the north side of the ridge hy
1ne of the "heads' Of the 40 mill, creek
which conducts us from this high ridge IN
ar more satisfactory style than either of the |
previous surveys. 1t twill be remembered that | ,
We experienced great difficulty and unrcason-
IDLY heavy work as previously reported by
eason of the shortness Of the streams running
nto Red creek in descending to the valley Of :
he latter stream, now effected with comnara- !
i've ease. This, | am satisfied, is the best an q
roach to Red creek valley, which we fall in
o near the residence Of Mr. Hickman, where +,
ur long tangent ends, and slight detection :
o the west made necessary to keep in the i.
alley which is pursu over highly favorable
round in second tangent of 10 miles cross
,g the stream little below Mr. Dales bridge
We next turning north, and again northwest | n
p the valley of Indian creek, prominent {
tributary of Red creek, we proceed with fair t
lngents and gentle curves up to its head and n
be dividing ridge between Red and Black s
rseks, whore we fall into our old line at the {