Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-30
Port Scott Railway Notes.

Messrs' Johnson lark, the con-
tractors who are looking after the
work on the Fort Scott Railway on
the Natchez side of the river, are
making good Roadway. They have
graded the incline down to the
waters edge, have some of the road
bed built, ready for the Ties and
rails, and have also started work on
the bluff at the old quarantine station.
They have a considerable force of
men and teams there clearing the
right of way, grading, digging, &C.,
and this force will be augmented
from time to time as the additional
labor can be secured. All the hands
engaged in this work aIe white, aud
they appear to be llite ii igent
and fully understand the business of
railroad building.
A number of tents have beeu erect
ed at the scene of The work, which
are occupied by the men, some of
whom are accompanied by their
families, and they also have good
landing where steamboats, can dis
charge the supplies that are nece s.
sary in the work Pile driving has
not vet been begun on this side of
the river, but will be started just as
soon as practicable
There are two gangs Of graders at
work, one at the old quarantine sta
ton and the other just below, on the
bluff in the rear Of the old o. X.
Field ("Hill Tops place, all of
which has been purchased by the
railroad company. There are also
several squads of eng neers out maxi
inr a final location Of the Inc up
into the city, and from present APP
pearances it wonld seem that the
line is projected to sri6e Canal
street about a block beyond Green.
We understand hat the old lines
laid out for the road are not likely
e. be closely followed, but that there
will be some deviaLions from them in
coming over the bluffs and up into
the city.
The steam ting Will II. Wood,
which has been chartered by the rail-
way company for towing purposes
between Natchez and Vicksburg
was expected down last night with
another barge of lumber and four
fiat cars for Vidalia
President Hammett, of the Natche2
Construction Co., yesterday closed
by telegraph contract for 5000
tons OF steel rails for the New
Orleans, Natchez & Fort Scott Raft
way. This, together with the rail;
already on hand, gives the company
a sufficient quantity to iron one hun
bred and fifty miles of their line
There has been a rise in the price O.
steel rail, lately, the advance being
from $40. to $4,000 and the rise still
continuing to $4,000 per ton. Those
purchased by the Construction Co.
cost less than $4,000 per ton, anC
are flrst-cIass in all respects. l
anybody had any idea that this roaC
would be built only between Natche.
and the V. & S. Railroad, we thinI
the purchase of this vast quantity o
rails will disabuse their minds a
once
In speaking of the gulf termina
Of the Fort Scott Railway, and it
possible location at mississippi City
the Pass Christian Beacon in its las
issue says:
eve sincerely trust that tn
management will seriously conside
and investigate this latter route
believing firmly as we do that it viii
be the cheapest, and that it is no
only feasible and practicable, but i
will in the end lead TO the best anc
most satisfactory gulf port. -
Natchez Democrat.
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