| From the Raleigh Confederate |
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| January 17, 1865 |
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| A New Railroad |
| A very important link in the chain of
Southern Railroads is now in process of construction, viz: from
Augusta, Ga., to Columbia, S. C. {the Columbia &
Augusta RR}. It is an inner
line, avoiding the necessity of running down from Augusta to
Branchville and then up to Columbia, and saving 61 miles of distance
equal, indeed, considering necessary detention at Branchville, to
nearly 100 miles. Like the Piedmont road, from Greensborough to
Danville, it may become of vital importance to the Confederacy, should
the enemy ever get possession of the lower Roads in South Carolina.
About 560 hands are at work on the road, the whole is under contract,
and about 25 miles graded. Two thousand hands it is said could complete
the road in 6 months. |
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