| From the New Orleans Times Picayune |
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| December 17, 1861 |
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| Completion of the Nashville & Northwestern
Railroad |
| Track laying has been
recommenced on the western division of this road. The Nashville Banner
says: |
| The track is now laid
fifty-three miles from Hickman, Ky. Daily trains are running on that
portion of the road making connections at McKenzie with trains for
Nashville and Memphis. The ??? of track to be laid to Tennessee river is
?7 miles. It is now laid within ten miles of Huntington and progressing
to that point, to be continued without delay to the Tennessee river. The
graduation, bridging, trestle work, cross ties, &c. are now ready for
the iron. Superstructure to within five miles of the river, on which
there is a total ??? employed to have it completed beyond ??abt before
the track reaches th?? polar. There is also a force of men employed on
the finished work on the eastern division to have in completed by the
time the track reaches Tennessee river from Hickman, Ky., the western
terminus of the road. We may look forward to the early completion of
this important road. |
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