| From the Vicksburg Citizen |
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| December 30, 1861 |
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| Through and Close Connections to Selma and Montgomery,
Alabama and to the North and East |
| By the Southern {(of
Mississippi)} Rail Road daily to Meridian,
thence by Mobile & Ohio Rail Road daily, except Sundays to
Lauderdale Station and Scooba. From Scooba, daily, in Four Horse
Coaches, via Gainesville, Clinton, Eutaw and Greensboro to Newbern,
thence by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Rail Road, via Uniontown,
to Selma, and Stage or Steamboat to Montgomery Alabama, connecting at
Eutaw with a tri-weekly line to Tuscaloosa, and at Greensboro with
daily lines to Tuscaloosa and to Marion, Alabama. |
| From Lauderdale Station tri-weekly, viz.:
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, in Four Horse Coaches via
Livingston, Bluffport and Demopolis to Uniontown on the Alabama &
Mississippi Rivers Rail Road, and thence as above to Selma and
Montgomery. And on Monday Wednesday and Friday in Two Horse Coaches
via Livingston, Bluffport and Forkland to Greensboro, Alabama, there
connecting with the lines from Scooba. |
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Prices for through tickets as follows: |
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Vicksburg to Montgomery - $18.00 |
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Vicksburg to Selma - $15.00 |
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Jackson to Montgomery - $17.00 |
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Jackson to Selma - $14.00 |
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Distances by Rail Road and Stage to Montgomery,
viz.: |
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Vicksburg to Scooba by Rail Road - 183 miles |
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Scooba to Newbern by Stage - 60 miles |
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Newbern to Selma by Rail Road - 49 miles |
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Selma to Montgomery by Stage - 50 miles |
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Grand Total - 342 Miles |
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| Travelers, if they prefer, can take the
Boat at Selma for Montgomery with the same ticket. From Vicksburg to
Selma Thirty-Four Hours, From Vicksburg to Montgomery Forty-Six hours. |
| Jemison, Ficklin, Powell & Co. Proprietors of Stage
Line |
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