The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06

The report of General Martin. Presi
dent of this road, is full of interest to it:
friends and projectors. 1t shows thai
the work (mainly by his diligence, tact,
and industry, we will take the liberty to
add is in prosperous and promising
condition, all things considered. Thirty
miles of the road are finished and four
and half in addition are graded ready
for the iron. The net receipts per mile
last year of the road operated, amounted
to $423.31. The directory are making
arrangements as speedily as possible to
build to the place of Col. d. S. Patterson,
in Claiborne county, forty-three miles east
of Natchez, fifty-two miles southwest of
jackson and seven miles east of Port
Gibson. This extension it is propose d
to make in time for next seasons traffic
The distance between Utica, Kinds coun-
ty, and Patterson's is only twenty-four
miles and it is desirable to fill this gap
as speedily as possible. Meantime it is
hoped that such additional legislation
will be obtained as will enable the county
of Kinds to secure a legal subscription of
5000, 900 TO the capital stock of the COM
pany. 1t will bring a four-fold harvest
in the way of additional wealth. addi-
tional population, and additional taxable
resources to the county. The follow
ing statements from the report, as to the
route, are of special interest to the sew
eral localities mentioned:
The line so far located is an excellent and
cheap one. The heaviest cut yet developed
is a short one of about sixteen feet at the
summit, between jackson and Raymond.
The grades are light and the curves very
easy, with many long stretches on airline.
The same thing may be said of the line
from Red Lick TO the Bayou Pierre. There
are no serious obstacles anywhere on the
line to Jackson. Beyond Rcd Lick there
are two considerable streams, the branches
If the Bayou Pierre, to be bridged. Be-
sides these streams there will be only few
that will require bridging, and these are
marrow, with easy approaches.
Tie country To be traverSed Is an exceed
in9ly productive one, excepting only that
within eight miles of Jackson. There re-
mains to be located but twenty -four miles
of the entire distance
The careful reconnaissance of the country
made by the President, last summer, in
'duced the Directory to abandon the line
once run out by Major Green, and adopt
one more to the west, through Utica and
Raymond. This change was demanded Tor
the following reasons:
lst The present line would afford facili-
ties for ra pid and cheap transportation to
the greatest numberof people by furnishing
an outlet for the products of the rich cOun-
try along the eastern bank of the Big Black
river and its tributaries in Claiborne and
Hinds counties. The changes OF the chan
mel of the Mississippi river in cutting oil
Vicksburg and threatening 70 do the same
at Grand Cult, made it advisable for us not
to leave the people affected by these acct
dents without a feasible road TO market,
especially since there appeared TO be no dis
position or ability on the part of the people
in or near the Mississippi river to bridge
the Big Black or guard against the conse-
quenccs of these cut-otfS.
I'd The line adopted is no longer than
the old one, and is easier and cheaper of
requiring less bridging and
grading.
81. At Raymond we would be able to
utilize the graded track to Bolton, six and
a half miles, which is offered to us, and is 10
the direct line To YaZoO City, and we have
secured and now have in possession the
prepared profile and estimates OF
the line located from Hazoo City, through
Bolton, to Raymond, some years since, by
Mai Richardson and Capt. Porter, very
competent and trustworthy engineers. The
survey and estimates show two good and
not expe 1sive lines tc HaZoO City, through
an exceedingly productive country, which
invite the building of a branch of our road
to that city
4th. The new line better divide the angle
made at jackson by the junction OF the
Vicksburg and Meridian and the New Or
leans and Jackson roads.