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Jackson, the capital OF Mississippi, contains
about 10 600 inhabitants, and is eitua:ed on
Pearl river, about 46 miles eaat of Vicksburg,
ard about 200 miles north of New Orleaus--
The Southern Mississippi Railroad. from Vieks-
burg to Meridian, Miss and the New Orleans,
Jackson, and G reat Northern Railroad TO NJ en-
phis and the North cross each other at j ick-
son
Vieksburg Is situated on elevated uneven
ground, on the cast bank Of Mississ ippi, about
is miles west Of Jackson, and, by the course
of the river, about 400 miles from New Or
loans Railroads are projected, and partly
completed to Shreveport, In Louisiana, on the
west, and to Selma, Ala, on the east. The
latter road Southern !Miss:j,ssippil crosses the
New Orleans and the Mobile aud Ohio rail
road at Meridian, Miss.
Meridian is email place, l3i miles West Of
North of Mobile. situated on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, where it ia crossed by the South
ern Mississippi from Vicksourg to Selma. 1t
is about I4O miles east from V,cksburg, and 2l
east from Jackson.
Grenada is situated at the head Of steamboat
navigation on the Yalsbusha river, one CT the
tributaries Of the Yazoo, aud ID miles n. by K.
OF Jackson, On the New Orleans jackson and
Norther. railroad
Canton is a tiourishjng town III Madison
county, Mississippi, Of which il is the county
sits. j. is situated on the New Orleans, Jack
SOB and Northern railroad, atou5 % miles N.
+. O: jackson.
RAYMOND is village about 16 miles s. W of
Jackson, and about miles South of the South
ern Mississippi railroad, with which il is con-
nected by branch road, and about tue ga ne
distance from the New Orleans, Jackson and
Northern railroad.
Okolona ia a small town in mississippi, On
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, abont Is mies a
little northeast of Grenada, and 2Go miles south
Of Corinth. at pre- sent the cars on the Mobile
ANA Ohio railroad do not 1ua beyond Cko-
Iona.
Grand G alf 10 email town on the east tank
of the Mississippi river, miles below the
Big Black, and about 60 miles southwest of
JackaOn.
Port Gibson is a hourishing town on the
Bayou Pier,e, a email etream which eEters the
Mississippi about 10 miles below tbs Big Black,
and ,s si,usiec about % miles from the moat.,
cf,,he Baycu, about 10 miles southeast from
Graud Gulf, and G5 miles scuthest from Jack.
son.
Port Hudson is town of some imrortance
in the Parish of Eas. Feiiciana, La, and is ait
uatsd on the east hack of the Mississippi, l55
miles above Ne Orleans, and about 250mies
below .Vcksbu.g, by the course. OF the Iive er,
aud is distant about 1870 miles southwest Of
jackson by land.
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana,
situated on the east bauS of the MiEsissrpi
Is miles below Port Hudson by the course OF
the river.
Pearl river riges in the Northern central
Fart OF Miesissipfi, and flowing in southerly
dire ctiOn pact Jackeon, - distance Of $50 miles.
passes through Lake Borgne into the Calf of
Mexiee.
Yszoo river is deep, narrow, sluggish
stream, 300 miles long from the Junction OF
the Talahatehie and Yaiiabnsha (which form
III to it's routh on the Mississippi, about II
miles above Vicksburg. Ia navisable au uali.ies
it ia said to be unsurpassed by any river of Its
size.
Yallabusha river rises a little to the west
ward of OkOlona. and pursaiog a westward
course, unitss at Lehore with the Tallahatchie
aud forms the Yazoo. In the winter it IL navi-
gable by steamboats, to Grenada, on the New
Osleanr, Jackscn, and Northern Railroad, q
distance Of 80 niles
Tallahatchie river rises in the extreme
Northera middle part Of the State, and running
first southeast, and then southeriy direc
ton, forms q junction with tha Yalabuaha at
Lslors, about 100 miles by land, north OF
Jackson, end forming the Ysxoo. lis length
Is about $50 miles, aud II Is navigabls to the
mouth Of the Coldwater Creek, q dietancs OF
100 miles
Suniower river is . small stream iising near
. the Mississippi river, and after flowing about
$50 miles, cutters the Yasoo about Is miles
tronite mouth.