The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-05-11
THE SURVEY COMPLETED.

Ellisville News.
On last Wednesday morning the sur
veying party of the Pascagoula &
Northern Railroad completed the pre-
liminary survey of the line from Moss
Point to Eilisville, driving the last
stake near the local Northeastern de-
pot.
The line as surveyed is 120 miles In
length. The survey passes two miles
west Of Lucedale and three miles east
OF Leakesville in a very direct line.
The surveyors report the route as
practicable and say that comparative
~ few difficulties will be encountered
10 building the road: two hifls, one at
Thompson's Creek, the other on the
Chickasahay. constituting the main
obstacles. C%hickaSaIlay crossing will
require some hundred yards OF trcstle.
They all agree that the region hi
Sected by the road contains some of
the finest lumber in the world.
The party returned to Scranton to
await further orders. After a topn-
graphical map Of the region To hi
trdver>ed has been completed. a SEE
0nd survey will be made. and the On-
%struction survey will follow this.
The party, consisting nf eight mon.
left Moss Pplut March It'll last, aud
have been pushing their way through
primevll forests for nearly two
months. The chief engineer is Mr.. J..
}. Weaver, or Kentucky, and his as
siStant. Ed. H. Erllcb, is also a Ken
tuckian. Bntll are clever gentlemen
an thorough masters Of their prufes-
sion.
Every member Of the party has ac-
Quired "A fine bronze during their Jour-
ney. They report an enjoyable time.
taken all In all. though some of their
experiences were anything but enjoy
able. Caught in The recent foods,
they were compelled to bridge a mum
Der OF streams. and to swim their
horses acrcss Others. Game was scarce
hut they managed to kill il deer at
Evans Gap.
Nine streams requiring bridges are
crossed 10y the survey boy river.
Cans. Rogers and Thompson creeks.
Bogue Homa, Tallahalla and Chickn-
sahay creeks. All Of these will be
bri0ged without trouble. though "A
great deal Of trestling will be required.
While Chief Engineer Weaver vas
very guarded in his remarks. he ex-
pressed the belief that the road had
good hacking aud would be built, and
that at no very distant day. He cs.
tlmated that the probable cost would
be in the neighborh0od Of two millions
Of dollars for the road complete from
Moss Point to Ellisville.
When asked it the road would Ger.
talnly come here, he replied: ~ can
not say; II your people grasp the stu
alton and offer the necessary induce
ments, the road will be reasonably
certain to come here. The route as
surveyed is practicable. and the pro-
Ject0rs are disposed TO realize the val.
Tie of the large trade E~llisville has al
ready established. But your people
Will probably be asked to show their
appreciation of the advantages the
road Will bring them, ia a substantial
manner"
N'SiN' 'NdN'i anu LIilICll IcIu On
evening for Hattiesburg, the bal
ance returning overland to Evans |
Gap, where a short section OF the sur.
Vey needs a little Strengthening.
IhlS railroad business is a big thing.
1t means an cvcrlaStingly prosperous
tutuse for Ellisville if we secure it,.
and We trust that no public spirited
Will underestimate the yalupuf
the prize, or be TOO cocksure of win
ming it.. u
Work, push, energy and cash. the
last in capitals, will bring the PAsca.
yollla X Northern to ElliSville. The
road will repay us five fold.
We need it in our business. we have
The inside track. The News has
enough confidence in the pluck and
intelligence Of our people to believe
That they will % after this thing
highland get it, too-whcn the prop
,r time comes.