The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28
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Yazoo Valley Railroad.

We have promised to keep our readers well
posted in all matters Of interest relative to this
important enterprise. Below will be found
two items of much interest, showing what is
being done in the counties of Carroll and
Holmes. The first is taken from the Carroll
ton Democrat and the second from the Lex
ington Advertiser.
On last week, Col. Irrelevant, of Memphis,
the agent Of this Road, paid US a short visit,
and gave US some interesting facts relative to
the progress of the survey.
The party of engineers left the main line
Of the Miss. and Tennessee Road at Craig's
field, lust South of the YoRoaa river The
line IS nearly direct from that point r. eelirr-r-
lesion, which IS reached in II miles. Thence
the line goes down the Tallahatchie Valley,
on a tangent. to 1aliobusha river, Is miles
from Charleston. Crossing the stream, the
line comes on down the valley near the hills ;
and by this time, the engineers are IN Holmes,
en- route for Lexington and jackson.
Col Irrelevant informs us that when he left
the party on Saturday they were at the South
ern line of McLemore's farm, and had moi
varied a hair from the Yallobusha to that
point. He is confident that a tangent, or dir
ect air line can be obtained from that rlyer tC
Davis farm in Holmes, where they propose
leaving ths valley. This tangent will be up
wards of thirty miles in length, with one le
miles long. between the Yallobusha and Char
lesion.
He informs US that for miles, the Earpttior
in the surface grade does not exceed ten feet
to the mile and often, two or three miles are
run without variation of two feet to the
mile. He is confident that such line, foI
long tangents, low grades, and abundance q
timber has never been found in the whole
Mississippi Valley, and that the Road ca1be
built for one third less money than any Road
within his knowledge. When built, such a
line must be very safe one, and capable of
the highest speed, on account of its long tan
gents and easy grades.
The party camped at the Turkey valley
spring on Sunday, and we Learn that the
spring is Is miles from Yallobusba, 26 miles
from Charleston and 1l8 from Memphis.
We learn from Col. T., thai our citizens
along the valley are doing Their duty towards
this great work. Jack Leflore has put down
5000; the Messrs. M'Cain $500; Col.
Greenwood Leflore, $1,000; James c. Har
ris 5000; Col. Bl'Caskill 5000; with many
others taking $1,000 and $1,000; swelling
the amount now taken, in tfis country, to
fraction less than $6o,OOf; although not one
fourth Of the citizens in he valley and scarcely
any in the hills have get been seen.
The Northwest corner Of Holmes made up
10000, on Col. yrezeyants first visit, last
December; and we learn that DR.. Rowe, of
Lexington, obtained SIC, 900, from the citizens
of that town alone IN one hour, on one day,
week before last This looks as though they
were in earnest and we trust our own people
will not fail in their duty.
THE RAILROAD TAx.-Gratifying Result
The result of the vote taken on last Monday,
in our town, in regard to lcvying tax of
$4,000, on the part of the corporation, to
assist in the building of the Valley Railroad,
can not but be highly gratifying to the friends
of this enterprise The vote was almost unan-
imously in favor of the tax-79 being cast
IN its favor and only one against the same
This result IS an evidence that our people are
in earnest. The tax is heavy one for cor
poration like Lexington, and the manner in
which it has been sustained will certainly give
a renewed impetus to this enterprise along
the entire line through which the road is to be
built Elsewhere we give more extended
notice of the progress being made in the un-
dertaking.