The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

sea for succor. or retreat in ease of extssfcy's a-'s'
 The road from the national boundary to Matches was laid out In 1so2.
 On April z1. 1905. Congress appro- priated the sum of se,o0o for the pur- pose of opening the road through the Indian country in conformity to the above treaties In 1915, A committee appointed to investigate the ,expediency. of repair ing and keeping in repair the road from Matches to Nashville. reported in favor of an appropriation for that purpose. stating that the subject was then universally Interesting from the efforts of the enemy to seize upon the emporium of an immense country. as we'll as other positions, In the same quarter. or less. though great import ance to the Unted States. So lolg as the war continues, New Orleans, and the other adjacent parts will be liable to invasion. and will, of course, re- quire no inconsiderable force Tor their defense During such a state of things 1t Is highly desirable. indeed necessary, that good roads sf onld facilitate the transmission 'of intelligence. as well as the march of troops and the trans mission of supplies. when passage by water may be too tardy or wholly iInpfacticable." +
 An appropriation bill was passed in accordance with the recommendations of the committee.
 It may prove interesting to read just where the old road lay, Crossing the Tennessee River a.few miles below Mussel Shoals, at Coiberts Ferry, the Natchez Trace pursued southwesterly course through the country of the Chickasaws and the Choctaws, to Grind stone Ford on the Bayou Pierre; thence A. AYaN 1..4f4 of Natchez 1t followed the general trend of the river and eventually con- nected with the various roads leading to New Orleans.
 At Nashville. Tenn, this old national road connected with the public high way, which ran east to Pittsburg. Pa, via Lexington. Chillicothe and Zanes- ville. Under the treaties. the Indians expressly reserved the right to estab- fish public houses of entertainment along this route. as well as the control of the numerous ferries. The stations which sprang up along the route be- tween Natchez and Nash vile. and the distance tmiles) separating each sta- ton from the other were as follows: Washington. 6; Selsertown. 5; Union Town. 8: Runtley 0ater Greenvilie). g.: Port Gibson. 25; Gdfndstone Ford. 8; .M'Raven's Indian line. IS: BraEhear's 70: Norton's. t2: LeffIoss. S4; Folsorn's, --s;3 Pigeons Roost. 30: Choctaw Line. i s35i Chotas. 30: Indian Agents. 10: Jas. Coibert's. To-; Old Factors, 2B; Jas. Browns. IT; Bear Creek. 33; Levi Col hert's. Duzzard Roose. 5; Geo. Colberts Tennessee River. '; Toscomby's, 1s; Factors Sons. 16: Indian Line. 20: Dobbins. B. Stanf1efd's Key Spring. 10: Duck River. 6: Smiths 8: Boon'k, 10; Franklin. S.. McDonald's. G.; Nashville. 12, The total distance to Nashville wss 501 miles. and the distance to Pjttsburg WAS 1918.
 Does not the thought of these old times and old places compel the wish to preserve and mark the outline Of this national road made famous by the passing of noble wayfayers? Should we not consider the admonition of Moses. to Remember the days of old: consider the years of many genera fbeHs; ask thy father and he will show thee; and thy elders and they will tell thee. And of Solomon. to Remove npt'athe- ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set?''
 sA.tt Elizabeth Howard Jones, ts5 (Mrs. Egbcrt Jonesl
 Vice-Pres.-Gfen. N. S. D. A. R.
 Holly Springs, Miss.