The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

Ems. HERALD-Sirs: The following II
the Approximate route q tho expert
mental survey OF that part of the Duck
River Valley Railroad extending be-
tween Columbia and Johnsonville:
Starting at the depot in Columbia the
line follows the track Of the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad, and the old road
bed of the railroad to Mount Pleasant
to . point near 6owell's, where it curves
to the right passing near Soweu's,
thence by Browns; crossing the Hamp-
shire Pike. It passes hear Parsons
FrieBon's house and Widow Flem-
ming's stables, near Haywood Steven
sons and near Boon McKennon's, whore
It ascends to gap, passing through the
Ridge; thence down . hollow it enters
the Sswdust Valley near Russel's. The
line thence follows the Valley and
Poplar Creek to its mouth, crossing
Duck River near Williamsport. 1tthen
strikes across Greenfield's Bend, cross
ing Duck River again, leaving Church
to the right aud passing near Sam
Bakers, it decends hollow and crosses
the creek near Shady Grove. 1t then
ascends . hollow to q summit at Widow
Totty's; thence by Brown Bighsm's to
another summit at Widow Deaton's;
thence down hollow to John Puckett's,
crossing Bucks Creek, tbe0ce down
Bucks Creek to the Bluff Of Duck
River. The line then ascends Q valley
by William Anderson's, and to the wight
of Widow Hassels, up short hollow to
high summit and tunnel; thence down
q long hollow, crossing a creek at Nc
Calebs; thence up the valley by Pickett's
end Wiley's, to a summit on the Ridge;
and downs hollow and branch by STAN
fields to the valley ofSwan Greek. Cross
ing Swan Creek the line follows the creek
on high ground and along the Bluff Of
Duck River; it reaches Centreville, pass
| ing to the North and West OF town.
| The line thence crosses the Bottom and
Indian Creek, and following Duck
River by -Etna Furnace Landing, 1t
crosses boldly across Ridge into the
| valley OF Beaver Dam Creek, which 1t
follows for several miles to a point on
Jones Bros land, opposite the mouth Of
| Upper Little Piney, where 1t crosses
Duck River above the head Of an island
by SeymOre's, and ascends the valley Of
Upper Little Piney to q high summit,
/ which it crosses, into valley leading
into the valley of Sugar Creek, By
Coleman's. The line thence follows
Sugar Creek to a point near an old fur.
mace, where the old ReynOldsburg road
turns off, where 1t ascends hollow to
summit, and thence down q valley past
past Young's lanyard, TO TumblinQ
Creek Valley. The line thence crosses
Tumbling Creek, and escendsa valley
by Joe Young's, to summit between
Tumbling Creek and Hurrican Creek
thence down hollow to the valley OF
Hurricau Creek, which it follows to the
main valley Of Duck River, and crossing
of aurrican Creek. The line thence fol
lows the main valley of Duck River
Buffalo River, thence across the BIZ
Bottom; crossing Duck River again, j
reaches Johnsonville.
The line of tho branch along Buffalo
River follows the valley of said stream
all the way, joining the main line at tb'
junction Of the two rivers.
This line, as described, will accom-
nlOdate the population on both sides o
Duck River along the whole valley a
much Is possible, and may at present
he pronounced the most practicable
route, until subsequent investigation
may alter the same.
Respectfully,
E. F. FALCoNNET,
| Chief Engineer.